India, China foreign ministers meet to resolve border standoff
In a bid to revive stalled engagement, the foreign ministers of India and China held talks in New Delhi on March 25 that focused on ways to resolve nearly a year-old standoff between the troops of the two countries in Ladakh. India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi […]
Kishida visit to bolster India-Japan connect in Quad, Indo-Pacific
Amid the ongoing global geopolitical churn triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the prime ministers of India and Japan, Asia’s second and third largest economies, will hold their annual summit in New Delhi to bolster their strategic connect in the Indo-Pacific and Quad. This will be the first visit by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio […]
Modi pitches for direct talks between Putin and Zelenskyy
By Shweta Aggarwal Leveraging India’s good equations with the two warning nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the leaders of Russia and Ukraine and urged them to have direct talks to end the conflict that has unleashed a full-blown humanitarian crisis. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held telephonic talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on […]
Modi thanks Ukraine leader for help in evacuating Indian students
In his latest telephonic conversation with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on March 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed “deep concern” about the festering humanitarian crisis in the war-scarred country and called for quick and safe evacuation of the remaining Indian students in Ukraine. President Zelenskyy updated PM Modi in detail about the conflict situation and […]
Amid Ukraine crisis, Quad leaders to put spotlight back on Indo-Pacific
Amid growing perception that the Ukraine crisis can adversely impact the Quad, the leaders of India, US, Japan and Australia will hold a virtual meeting on March 3 to underline their collective commitment to the Indo-Pacific and shared development agenda. India’s abstention on resolutions in UNSC and UNGA deploring Russia’s attack on Ukraine has created […]
24×7 operation to evacuate Indians from Ukraine, Ministers sent to supervise
By Shweta Aggarwal Pulling out all stops, the Indian government is working literally round-the-click to bring over 18,000 Indian students stuck in various cities of the war-torn Ukraine, with four ministers sent to neighbouring countries of Ukraine to supervise evacuation operations. The decision to send the ministers was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime […]
Ukraine crisis: India abstains from UNSC vote for UNGA session
In an exercise in diplomatic caution, India has abstained from a procedural vote taken in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to call for a rare special emergency session of the UN General Assembly on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. The resolution was adopted with 11 votes in favour, paving the way for the General Assembly […]
UNSC vote on Ukraine: India abstains, opts for middle ground
In a delicate balancing act amid escalating tensions, India abstained from a vote on a resolution in the United Nations Security Council on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and stressed the need for the middle ground in resolving the issue through diplomacy and dialogue. A day after the Russian attack on Ukraine, a resolution on […]
Ukraine attack: Modi speaks to Putin, calls for cessation of violence
Amid escalating tensions following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin and appealed for an immediate cessation of violence. During the telephonic conversation on February 24 night, President Putin briefed PM Modi about the recent developments regarding Ukraine. PM Modi reiterated his long-standing conviction that the differences […]
India expresses regret at Russia’s attack on Ukraine, focuses on safety of Indians
Russia’s launch of military operation in Ukraine has put India in a diplomatic quandary even as it focuses its efforts to evacuate over 20,000 Indian nationals stranded in the beleaguered country. Responding cautiously to an early morning attack on Ukraine, India has expressed “regret” that the calls of the international community to defuse tensions were […]