Human Bonding in Riyadh, Modi-style: Sharing, selfies and eating together
It was the Modi diaspora connect show, albeit with a difference. The usual glitz and song-and-dance spectacular was missing; but the rhetoric was soaring and inspirational as Prime Minister Narendra Modi chatted casually with Indian workers, shared food, heard them out, showered praise on them, and let them take selfies with him.
Modi in Riyadh: India eyes Saudi Arabia’s new $2 trillion public fund
In a game-changing move, Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude supplier and the Gulf’s most powerful economy, has unveiled plans to create a $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund.
Obama asks India, Pakistan to reduce nuclear arsenal
In the wake of growing uneasiness over rapidly increasing nuclear arsenal of Pakistan, the US has asked Islamabad and New Delhi to cut down their nuclear arsenal. “India and Pakistan must reduce their nuclear arsenal and ensure they do not continually move in the wrong direction”, US President Barack Obama said. “One of the challenges […]
PM Modi announces crucial measures on nuclear security
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced various crucial initiatives taken by the Indian government in the area of nuclear security and non-proliferation, including countering nuclear smuggling and deployment of technology to deter nuclear terrorism. Presenting the national progress report at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on April 1, India emphasised on 10 key […]
Made for each other: Modi, Trudeau look to reinvigorate India, Canada ties
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and Canada were “made for each other” during his meeting with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of Nuclear Security Summit hosted by the US in Washington. In their meeting the two leaders reviewed bilateral ties including the progress on nuclear cooperation. “This was their first […]
China blocks India’s move to ban JeM chief Masood Azhar at UN
India has registered a strong protest against China after it has blocked India’s bid at the UN to ban Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, the mastermind of the Pathankot terror attack. India protested such move saying that it was made on ‘technical ground grounds’, and it is ‘incomprehensible’. India accused the committee of ‘selective approach […]