BRICS summit: NDB to be expanded, new offices in India & Russia
The five-year-old New Development Bank is set to scale a new milestone at the 11th BRICS summit in Brasilia as the leaders of the five BRICS countries look set to approve the expansion of the Bank’s membership to new countries and to open new offices in India and Russia. The New Development Bank (NDB), launched […]
India’s Development Diplomacy key to shaping a New India: T.S. Tirumurti
In an overarching speech delivered at the launch of the special edition of India and the World magazine, T.S. Tirumurti, Secretary in charge of economic affairs in India’s Ministry of External Affairs, outlined guiding principles of India’s Development Diplomacy, and its ramifications for shared development of the world at large. “Let me at the outset […]
Modi-Xi informal summit: Chinese envoy hints at a new consensus
MAHABALIPURAM: Ahead of the second informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, China has raised hopes, with its envoy saying that a new set of consensus, including guiding principles on direction of bilateral ties, can be expected after the October 11-12 summit. Underlining that China and India are not threat […]
Ahead of Modi-Xi summit, China sets a positive tone with shift in Kashmir stance
Setting a positive note for the second informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, China has signalled a shift in its stance on recent changes in Jammu and Kashmir by stressing that the Kashmir issue should be resolved between India and Pakistan through dialogue and consultation. In a tacit acknowledgment […]
Indian Solutions for Global Application – is Our Commitment : Modi
Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi gave away Prizes to the winners of the 36 Hour Singapore India hackathon which concluded at IIT Chennai today.The Hackathon the second such one was organised in collaboration with Government of Singapore, Government of India, IIT Chennai and the Nanyang Technical University (NTU), Singapore.The First Hackathon was organised based on […]
Modi asks world to unite against terror, Imran rants on Kashmir
NEW YORK: It’s a story of two neighbours, but with sharply diverging narratives. While India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about climate change, health and sustainable development at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan brazenly abused the global platform to launch a blistering hate speech against India in the name […]
India, US converge on terror & Kashmir, trade deal still elusive
New York: The bonhomie and bonding between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump was quite evident, but the real story coming from the New York meeting was that the US leader seems to have abandoned talk of mediation in the Kashmir issue, leaving India and Pakistan to sort out things bilaterally. Building […]
Trump extols Modi as ‘father of India, Elvis-like figure’
NEW YORK: The special chemistry between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump shone anew as they showered praise on each other, with Mr Trump glowingly describing the Indian leader as “the father of India” and comparing him to iconic American actor and singer Elvis Presley. Building on their unprecedented bonhomie at a […]
Climate emergency: No more talk, it’s time to act, Modi tells world
NEW YORK: The Global Climate Action Summit opened in New York on an exceptionally warm Monday in New York City, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking in almost identical language about the urgency of action to mitigate this unfolding catastrophe. The UN top diplomat set the tone by […]
Modi’s counter-Pakistan strategy at UNGA: Focus on development, not Kashmir
It’s the perfect snub, and one that is being choreographed with a lot of rigour and panache. In a stinging repudiation of Pakistan’s Kashmir obsession and paranoia, India has underlined that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s much-anticipated speech at the UN General Assembly next week will focus on showcasing India’s vision of its global role, rather […]