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 […]
Ahead of PM’s US visit, India says will recover PoK one day
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US to attend the United Nations General Assembly, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has upped the ante and asserted that Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) is a part of India and New Delhi expects to have physical jurisdiction over it one day. Mr Jaishankar has also […]
Trump’s presence at Texas event a big boost for Modi amid Pakistan’s Kashmir blitz
The decision of US President Donald Trump to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an Indian community event in Texas will not only make for captivating optics, but will signal India’s growing importance in Washington’s foreign policy calculus. The symbolism of Trump’s presence at an Indian diaspora event – the first time an American-president will […]
Engineers are synonymous with diligence and determination. Human progress would be incomplete without their innovative zeal : Modi
“Engineers are synonymous with diligence and determination. Human progress would be incomplete without their innovative zeal. Greetings on Engineers Day and best wishes to all hardworking engineers. Tributes to the exemplary engineer Sir M. Visvesvaraya on his birth anniversary”, the Prime Minister said. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has greeted engineers on Engineers’ Day. The […]
India exposes Pakistan’s twisted narrative on Kashmir at UNHCR
India is an ancient civilization with immense and rich diversity. It also holds the credentials of being the world’s largest democracy. Earlier this year, the world was witness to the biggest democratic exercise in human history, involving 900 million Indian voters and over a million polling stations. Our commitment to democracy is unshakable, and this […]
India, Africa to hold review meet, raise the bar for 2020 summit
Ahead of the fourth India-Africa Forum Summit next year, senior officials from the two global hubs of growth are set to hold a wide-ranging review meeting to appraise progress in implementing key commitments of IAFS-III, and to map the way ahead for this mutually empowering partnership. Senior Indian officials handling Africa in India’s Ministry of […]
I believe the time has come for even the world to say good-bye to single use plastic : Modi
“I welcome you all to India for the fourteenth session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.Going forward, India would be happy to propose initiatives for greater South-South cooperation in addressing issues of climate change, biodiversity and land degradation.When we address degraded lands, we also address water scarcity. Augmenting water […]