Decoding India's Global rise

India welcomes withdrawal of Sudan’s designation as state sponsor of terrorism

India has welcomed the Trump administration’s decision to remove Sudan from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and Khartoum’s normalization of ties with Israel, saying that these positive developments will promote peace and development, as well as security and stability in the African nation. In a statement on November 9, India’s Ministry of External […]

Trump fires defence secretary Mark Esper

Less than three days after his election debacle, President Donald Trump has sacked his Defence Secretary Mark Esper and named Christopher C. Mills as acting head of the department. Mr Esper had two more months left before the leadership change in the White House. “I am pleased to announce that Christopher C Miller, the highly […]

Shringla’s visit: India expands development ties with Maldives

In the first high level in-person visit between India and Maldives since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Foreign Secretary Harshvardhan Shringla and Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid signed four MoU’s including a $100 million grant by India to fund the Greater Male Connectivity Project. ”The MoUs are emblematic of our strong development partnership which is […]