India can get energy from the modern thinking and modern policies of the 21st century : Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the World Environment Day event, jointly organized by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change today through a video conference. During the event the PM interacted with a farmer from Pune who shared his experience of organic farming and use of […]
India juggles BRICS & Quad: Foreign Ministers to set stage for BRICS summit
In a deft exercise in diplomatic multi-alignment, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will host the BRICS meeting of foreign ministers, shortly after returning from the US where he explored ways of bolstering the Quad and Indo-Pacific with western democracies. The meeting of foreign ministers of BRICS countries on June 1 is expected to discuss […]
I dream of an Africa, which is in peace with itself — Nelson Mandela
Vietnam elections: Setting the stage for stronger Delhi-Hanoi Ties
The May 23 election in Vietnam will bring in a new National Assembly that is expected to strengthen the Southeast Asian nation’s economic rejuvenation, which has continued on an ascending path despite the pandemic. There will be many new faces in the 15th National Assembly (NA), but what will not change are foreign policy priorities, […]
New Horizons: EU envoys bat for fast-tracking India FTA & Indo-Pacific connect
By Shweta Aggarwal India and the 27-nation European Union are set to fast-track negotiations for an early conclusion of FTA and will be focusing on expediting implementation of the connectivity partnership in Africa, Central Asia and the Indo-Pacific, said ambassadors of the EU countries. In an online discussion organized by India Writes Network and India […]
EU ready to engage India over patents waiver for vaccines
By Shweta Aggarwal Amid a deadly shortage of coronavirus vaccines in India and many parts of the world, the EU’s Ambassador to India Ugo Astuto said that Brussels is ready to engage New Delhi on the issue of TRIPS waiver for vaccines and will approach the issue from the prism of global solidarity “I think […]
India-EU 2.0: India-EU 2.0: New Synergies, New Horizons
The webinar “India-EU 2.0: New Synergies, New Horizons” will focus on key outcomes of the first India-EU digital summit in 27 +1 format and map the road ahead for this mutually enriching and empowering partnership. The webinar will also explore new initiatives to scale up visibility and projection of the multi-faceted India-EU partnership across the […]
Webinar on India-EU Relations 2.0: New Synergies & New Horizons
On May 8, India and the 27-nation European Union transformed and accelerated their multifarious relations at a virtual Leader’s Summit. The India-EU Leaders’ Meeting has raised the bar for this crucial partnership between the world’s leading democracies. In a unique gesture that underscored the rising importance of India in the EU’s foreign policy calculus, the […]
China provides oxygen, ventilators to bolster India’s anti-Covid fight
As India is engulfed by the devastating second wave of the Covid-19, countries from across the world have been putting efforts to help India in combatting the pandemic through aid and assistance and support. In a gesture of solidarity with India, China’s envoy has announced that the roll-out of equipment and $1 million in cash […]
Watershed Moment: Enhanced trade, connectivity to power India-EU ties in a new era
In a set of defining steps that’s going to scale-up India-EU ties to a new stratosphere, the two strategic partners and the world’s largest democracies have decided to resume the long-dragging negotiations for trade and investment deals and unveiled a landmark connectivity partnership that involves partnering in joint infrastructure projects in third countries. “Taking forward […]