India, EU to scale a new summit: FTA, connectivity & Indo-Pacific on agenda
It seems to be the season of transformational diplomacy for India even as the world’s second most populous country battles a monstrous pandemic raging with ferocious intensity. Having raised the bar for its ties with the UK, India is now poised to transform its multifarious partnership with the 27-nation European Union at a defining digital […]
Transformational diplomacy: A new India-UK relationship in a new world
Transformational diplomacy has acquired a new salience and resonance in the multi-faceted India-UK relations after the May 8 digital summit between the leaders of the two countries. In their official versions of the summit, both India and the UK have underlined the transformational nature of the summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British […]
India, UK to unveil Roadmap 2030, to deepen Indo-Pacific connect
Taking a leap into the future amid a festering Covid crisis in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson are set to launch Roadmap 2030 – a defining document that will lay out a decadal vision for across-the-board upscaling and transformation of the India-UK relations. The digital summit, which was decided […]
World rallies in solidarity with Covid-stricken India, send oxygen & equipment
Moved by the plight of millions of Indians suffering due to a runaway coronavirus pandemic raging across the country, the world has rallied in solidarity with the Covid-struck India and pledged help in form of oxygen supplies, oxygen generating machines and medical equipment. A high level Inter-Ministerial group has established procedure for immediate clearance of […]
India, Japan leaders join hands to combat Covid, focus on supply chains
By Simran Walia India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga held a telephonic conversation and discussed intensifying collaboration to combat the coronavirus pandemic and exploring resilient supply chains. “The two leaders discussed the COVID-19 situation in the respective country and exchanged views on various regional and global challenges posed by the pandemic,” […]
Boao 2021: Xi’s call for reforming global governance strikes a chord
Chinese President Xi Jinping has advocated a more fair and equitable global governance system while opposing unilateralism, hegemony and “Cold War” mentality. In his speech at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2021 via video, President Xi underscored the trend toward a multi-polar world, resilience in economic globalization, and the need to uphold […]
PM Modi invites world to partner with India for green development
Unveiling plans to launch India-US climate and clean energy Agenda 2030 partnership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for high-speed concrete action and invited “partners to create templates of sustainable development in India.” “For humanity to combat climate Change, concrete action is needed. We need such action at a high speed, on a large scale, and […]
What Biden-Suga summit means for Indo-Pacific
By Simran Walia The first summit meeting between US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on April 16 has significant implications for shaping a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific. The wide-ranging talks between the two leaders in Washington culminated in a joint resolve to bolster the Quad and enhance across-the-board cooperation in […]
India raises the bar for Indo-Pacific, rejects “Asian NATO” Quad
In a big-picture articulation of India’s sense of its extended neighbourhood, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar underlined that India will not be constrained by the Indo-Pacific and rejected the stereotyping of the Quad as an “Asian NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation).” The Indo-Pacific is a clear message that India will not be constrained between the […]
After Modi visit, India, Bangladesh focus on forging “youth maitri bridge”
By Shweta Aggarwal Building on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic visit to Bangladesh nearly a fortnight ago, eminent diplomats, experts and politicians have pitched for forging a robust youth friendship bridge by roping in the next generation in both countries to propel bilateral ties to new heights. Setting the tone for increasing youth exchanges, India’s […]