Why QIP is a key pillar of India-CLMV ties? Jaishankar explains
India’s multifaceted ties with CLMV countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam) are getting transformed through Quick Impact Project (QIPs) that cover diverse areas such as water and connectivity. At a recent webinar, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar underlined that QIP has been one of the mainstays of India’s cooperation with the CLMV countries since […]
SCO meet: India targets Pakistan for terrorism, China for BRI
By Sanjeeb Baruah In an oblique reference to Pakistan and China in his speech at the 19th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, India’s Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has said that terrorism and nontransparent trade practices are the biggest challenges for the countries of the SCO. The vice-president directed his ire at the former for […]
A New Start, A New Journey
Great Achievements The 14th Five-Year Plan builds on the success of the 13th Five-Year Plan. During the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), China has made remarkable achievements and continued to script shining examples of development. China’s GDP is expected to exceed 100 trillion yuan ($15.22 trillion), and per capita GDP has already surpassed $10,000. More […]
A New Start, A New Journey
By H.E. Sun Weidong While the world is battling the COVID-19 pandemic as it goes through profound changes never seen in a century, we are facing a new critical juncture in human history. In this context, the recently concluded Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee adopted recommendations for […]
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 […]