Gandhi Prize for Bangabandhu set positive tone for Modi’s Dhaka visit
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s March 26-27 visit to Dhaka, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, revered as Father of the Nation in Bangladesh, has been conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize, kindling positive sentiments in Bangladesh ahead of Delhi-Dhaka talks. In his message, PM Modi described Mujibur Rahman as “one of the greatest leaders of our subcontinent. […]
Gen. Austin’s visit: India, US highlight importance of defence ties
The growing importance of defence ties and the Indo-Pacific in the India-US partnership has been stressed by both New Delhi and Washington during US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin’s maiden visit to India. Gen. Austin, who touched down in Delhi on March 19, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and conveyed Washington’s “strong desire” to […]
Pakistan Army Chief’s remarks signal desire for peace with India
In remarks that signal Pakistan’s powerful military establishment’s desire to seek rapprochement with India, Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has exhorted the two countries to “bury the past and move forward” to unlock the potential of South and Central Asia. While addressing a session of the first-ever Islamabad Security Dialogue, Gen. Bajwa asserted that […]
Sunny Days for India-Italy ties: Rome joins ISA
In a boost to global clean energy drive, Italy, Europe’s third largest economy and sun-blessed nation, has become the newest country to join the India-led International Solar Alliance. In New Delhi, Italian Ambassador to India Vincenzo da Luca signed the ISA Framework Agreement on March 17. The envoy signed the document in the presence of […]
India to take up racism issue with UK when needed, says Jaishankar
India will raise the issue of racism against Indian students with the UK government, in the backdrop of resignation of Rashmi Samant, an Indian-origin student who served as the president of the Oxford University Students Union on grounds of racism and cyber bullying. Ms Samant was the first Indian woman to be elected as the president […]
Quad leaders pen op-ed, recommit to a free & open Indo-Pacific region
The first-ever Quad summit on March 12 has repositioned the four-nation grouping as a force of global good and a robust partnership of resilient partnership to safeguard and promote a rules-based regional and international order. In a first of its kind, the leaders of the four Quad countries, including US President Joe Biden, India’s Prime […]
The Quad Moment: Scaling a new summit
The Quad moment is finally here as the leaders of the four democracies, shedding chronic hesitations, hold their first-ever summit meeting on March 12, a defining step that is poised to make the four-letter word central to the evolving geopolitical grammar of the Indo-Pacific. The Quad summit meeting is the culmination of the three foreign […]
Modi, Hasina open a new Friendship Bridge between India & Bangladesh
It’s a bridge of friendship that has the potential to herald a new era of shared future not just for India and Bangladesh, but for South Asia as well. Ahead of his visit to Dhaka later this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi put the spotlight on enhancing connectivity between India and Bangladesh by inaugurating the […]
Environment in the Media webinar: It’s time for world to unite against global warming
By Shweta Aggarwal With a looming climate emergency and increasing frequency of natural disasters as a backdrop, a virtual conference involving eminent journalists, environment experts and diplomats called for an acceleration of global efforts to combat the scourge of global warming. Canada’s Deputy High Commissioner to India Deirdre Kent set the tone for the webinar […]
India-Japan collaboration in the North-East region
By Simran Walia India’s partnership with Japan in the development of its north-eastern states is set to acquire greater momentum in the coming days. In a recent visit to Assam, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar underscored Tokyo’s crucial role in highlighted integration of the North-eastern states with the larger ASEAN region.In his speech in […]