Why Modi’s US visit is The Real Big Deal?
WASHINGTON: The buzz and frenzy surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden state visit to the US are inescapable as the White House gears up to serenade the Indian leader next week. In an unprecedented build-up, the White House, the State Department and the Pentagon are rhapsodising in unison about the Modi visit in breathless anticipation. […]
Modi visit to US: India-US tech ties poised for ‘orbital jump’
Setting the agenda for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to US, the India-US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) held a meeting in New Delhi to propel technological partnership between the two countries to new heights. Co-chaired by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and his American counterpart Jake Sullivan, the NSAs agreed on advancing […]
G20 meeting: Modi calls for bridging digital divide, democratising technology
VARANASI: Advocating democratization of technology to bridge the digital divide, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered to share India’s experience in digitisation with partner countries. “One of the important issues before you is the growing data divide. High-quality data is critical for meaningful policy-making, efficient resource allocation, and effective public service delivery,” PM Modi addressed […]
Jaishankar the narrative shaper: India’s global stock higher than before, no longer a prisoner of past
In a masterly exposition, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar showcased myriad achievements in foreign policy by underlining that India’s credibility as a candidate for the United Nations Security Council and its credentials as a development partner of the global South have strengthened during nine years of the Modi government. In a nearly two-hour media briefing […]
Ahead of Modi visit, India, US defence ministers focus on jet engine deal
India-US defence ties are poised to move into a higher trajectory, with the defence ministers of the two countries finalizing a roadmap for intensifying high-tech military collaborations, which will be epitomised in a jet engine deal. India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held wide-ranging talks in New Delhi on June 5 with his US counterpart Lloyd […]
India-Australia ties move into T20 mode: CECA, migration, green hydrogen focus areas
SYDNEY: Signalling a new phase of accelerated engagement, India and Australia redefined their ties by signing a landmark pact on migration and mobility which will boost flow of skilled professionals, and zeroed in on green hydrogen as the focus of their clean energy collaboration. Using an analogy from cricket, Prime Minister Narendra Modi captured this […]
India-Australia ties on upswing, CECA by year-end: Indian envoy
SYDNEY: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ongoing visit to Australia has created quite a buzz in Down Under, and put the spotlight on this blossoming relationship between the two robust democracies and G20 economies. In this interview in Sydney with Manish Chand, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, India and the World and Centre for Global India Insights (CGII), […]
Modi weaves spell in Sydney, announces new consulate in Brisbane
SYDNEY: The Modi magic cast its spell on thousands of Indian-Australians who cheered him loudly as he shared his soaring vision of a new India on the move, and unveiled the new mantra of India-Australia relations, pivoted around 3Ds – democracy, diaspora and dosti (friendship). More than 20,000 Persons of Indian Origin, who have made […]
With Global South on mind, Modi touches down in Hiroshima for G7 summit
HIROSHIMA/NEW DELHI: With the overarching objective of strengthening multilateralism and bolstering New Delhi’s role on the global stage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched down in Hiroshima to participate in the G7 summit of the world’s wealthiest nations. “Landed in Hiroshima to join the G7 Summit proceedings. Will also be having bilateral meetings with various world […]
Sunset in Goa: India-Pakistan ties sink deeper in darkness, Jaishankar exposes terror duplicity
In a blistering expose of Pakistan’s duplicity on terrorism, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar called his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari the “promoter, justifier and a spokesperson” of the terror industry and made it clear that “victims of terrorism do not sit for talks with perpetrators of terrorism.” Just as the sun was setting […]