US-Iran tensions flare up over ballistic missile row, sanctions threat
Months after the historic nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 countries, the agreement has run into a rough patch with Iran suspected of bending rules of the agreement and the US raising the heat on Tehran. Denouncing possible new US sanctions on his country which could jeopardise a hard-won nuclear deal due to be […]
Nepal’s PM Oli heeds Modi’s call, set to visit India soon
Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Oli has been trying to play the China card against India, but it seems better sense has prevailed with the Nepali leader indicating that he will be visiting New Delhi first, before heading to Beijing.
Energy diplomacy: Qatar waives India’s 12,000 crore liability
In what could be seen as a major victory for India’s energy diplomacy, Qatar has halved the price of gas it sells under a 25-year contract and waived a payment liability of Rs 12,000 crore (around USD 2 billion) arising from India’s refusal to import the committed number of shipments in 2015 under the ‘take-or-pay’ […]
UN kicks off New Year with 2030 Sustainable Development goals
Marking the beginning of 2016, the UN on January 1 kicked off the ambitious 2030 Sustainable Development Goals that aim to end poverty, hunger and assure gender equally while building a life of dignity for all over the next 15 years. The 15-year cycle of the anti-poverty Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) came to an end […]
Decoding the Lahore stopover
It’s too early to say if the Prime Minister’s Pakistan trip was a calculated risk or his playing Russian roulette with diplomacy. But he has made clear that he wants peace with Pakistan and is unafraid to disrupt the status quo If there is one thing that Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have picked […]