India-Italy Connect: The Road Ahead (WEBINAR VIDEO)
On November 17, India Writes Network and India and the World organised a webinar entitled “India-Italy Connect: The Road Ahead.” Italy’s Ambassador to India Vincenzo de Luca delivered the keynote address. Besides Ambassador Luca, eminent speakers at the the webinar included Sandeep Chakravorty, Joint Secretary (Europe West) in India’s Ministry of External Affairs; Anil Wadhwa, […]
India-Italy Connect: Italian Envoy calls for stronger ties with India, maps the way ahead
By Sanjeeb Baruah and Shweta Aggarwal Unveiling his big-picture vision of India-Italy relations following the November 6 digital summit, Italy’s Ambassador to India Vincenzo de Luca has called for rebalancing relations between Italy and China and pitched for greater cooperation with India in the Indo-Pacific and connectivity projects. Assuaging some of the concerns about China’s […]
BRICS@12: Modi calls terrorism biggest problem, pitches for spurring UN reforms
By Shweta Aggarwal Enhanced cooperation in combating pandemic, collective action against the scourge of terrorism and spurring reform of global governance, including expansion of the UN Security Council figured prominently in India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech at the 12th BRICS summit hosted by Russia. Addressing the first-ever virtual summit of the five-nation grouping comprising […]
With China on mind, India, UK set to deepen Indo-Pacific connect
The emerging Indo-Pacific connect between India and the UK is set to get deeper in days to come, signalling new avenues in strategic alignment and cooperation in multilateral fora between the two countries. “The UK sees a lot of potential to collaborate with India in the Indo-Pacific as the vision of both the countries for […]
SCO summit: India take swipes at China, Pakistan
By Shweta Aggarwal In an oblique critique of China and Pakistan at the SCO summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns over attempts to bring in bilateral issues into the SCO agenda and underlined the need for respecting each other’s sovereignty and integrity. In the first virtual SCO summit hosted by Russia, PM Modi came […]
Shringla’s visit: India expands development ties with Maldives
In the first high level in-person visit between India and Maldives since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Foreign Secretary Harshvardhan Shringla and Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid signed four MoU’s including a $100 million grant by India to fund the Greater Male Connectivity Project. ”The MoUs are emblematic of our strong development partnership which is […]
World welcomes Biden’s mission to rebuild America
By Rushali Saha After winning the most polarized elections in recent history, US President-elect Joe Biden has vowed “to rebuild the soul of America, to rebuild the backbone of this nation, the middle class and to make America respected around the world again.” History was made when Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in a tightly contested […]
India-US relations set for higher trajectory under Biden, say top experts
By Sanjeeb Baruah India is confident of the India-US relations climbing a higher trajectory during the prospective Joe Biden presidency. This was the sense of the online conference organized by India Writes Network entitled “Future of India-US Relations after US Elections – New Hopes, New Horizons.” A galaxy of diplomats, scholars and strategic analysts participated […]
WEBINAR: Trajectory of India-US Relations after the US Elections
Organised by India Writes Network, India and the World magazine & The Global India Insights (TGII), the Webinar entitled, “India-US Relations after the US Elections: New Hopes, New Horizons” will explore the contours of the India-US relations, famously described by President Obama as “the defining partnership of the 21st Century,” under the new US administration […]
India, France to enhance partnership in Indo-Pacific
In a major upgrade to their multi-faceted strategic partnership, India and France have decided to strengthen cooperation to keep the critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific “free, open, and inclusive”.The wide-ranging talks between Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and his French interlocutors in Paris imparted a fresh momentum to long-standing plans for Indo-Pacific cooperation between […]