India, Maldives Ink Landmark MOUs to Boost Development Cooperation
New Delhi: In a significant boost to bilateral ties, India and the Maldives signed several key Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), marking a new phase of cooperation between the two neighbors. The agreements were exchanged during a virtual ceremony between the President of Maldives, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, solidifying collaborations in […]
Creative economy will drive 21st century: Uzbekistan PM
TASHKENT: Creativity, Culture and Innovation. This trinity of themes frames the 4th World Conference on Creative Economy (WCCE), which opened in the Uzbek capital Tashkent on October 2. The 4th edition of this marquee event titled “Inclusive Creativity: A Shifted Reality,” has brought together over 2,000 artists, innovators, and leaders from more than 80 countries […]
Exposing Pakistan’s double-speak on terror, the Jaishankar Way
It was vintage Jaishankar-speak. Elegantly deconstructing Pakistan’s duplicity and equivocation on terrorism with artfully chosen words that pierce to the heart of the issue. “Terrorism is antithetical to everything the world stands for,” he declared, asserting that all forms and manifestations of terrorism must be “resolutely opposed.” In a speech laced with bitter sarcasm at […]
India’s moment under the UN sun: World leaders back UNSC seat for Delhi
UNITED NATIONS (NEW YORK): It’s India’s moment under the global sun as world leaders backed a permanent seat for the world’s fifth-largest economy in the UN Security Council. Spanning north and south, east and west, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar put the global spotlight on a rising India and […]
France Backs India’s Bid for Permanent UNSC Seat at UNGA
NEW YORK: In a boost for India’s UNSC ambition, French President Emmanuel Macron made a powerful case for India’s permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) during his speech at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). President Macron’s endorsement of India, along with Germany, Japan, Brazil, and two African countries yet to […]
Telling the Tiger’s Tale: Jaishankar calls for leadership of Global South
NEW YORK: The hunter and the hunted. And the power of narrative to shape the world order and global governance. At an aptly titled panel discussion titled “Tiger’s Tale: Crafting a New Development Paradigm”, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar underscored the critical need for economic democratization, enhanced mobility, skill development, and connectivity as essential […]
PM Modi bats for peace, UN reforms: ‘Success Lies in Unity, Not Conflict’
UNITED NATIONS: In his soaring address at the UN Summit of the Future, Prime Minister Narendra Modi batted for peace and called for accelerating the UN reforms amid a slew of crises and conflicts in the world. Opening his speech, Modi underscored the importance of unity over conflict, a statement that seemed to allude to […]
From Local to Global: PM Modi Hails American-Indians (AI) as India’s Ambassadors
NEW YORK: In Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new lexicon, AI denotes American Indians – a vibrant well-heeled Indian community of nearly 5 million people who have made America their home, but stay connected to their roots. American-Indians are “Rashtra Doot” (ambassadors of the nation), PM Modi told them in his address at Nassau Coliseum in […]
US summit sets stage for Quad 2.0: The Road Ahead
WILMINGTON/NEW YORK: It was back to school for US President Joe Biden as he hosted the Quad summit of like-minded countries in his alma mater in his hometown and scripted a new chapter in the Quad’s ongoing evolution with the leaders of India, Japan and Australia. Together, the four leaders, who have forged a rare […]
Quad summit scripts a new chapter, unveils new initiatives in maritime security, space and combating cancer
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE: Pragmatic, purposeful and proactive – these three Ps framed a new alphabet of the Quad as the leaders of the four democracies unveiled a slew of actionable initiatives that will usher in 2.0 phase of this plurilateral grouping. In an emotive gesture, US President Joe Biden welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian PM […]