Navigating Indo-Pacific: India’s Strategy
For India, the US-India joint strategic vision for the Asia Pacific and the Indian Ocean regions (agreed in January 2015) constituted a big leap in its geostrategic thinking. India has important political and economic interests in the East and Southeast Asia. India’s ‘Act East Policy’ encompasses this region. China’s sovereignty claims over the South China […]
India, China differ over J&K, but focus on successful Modi-Xi informal summit
The Wuhan spirit of widening convergences and managing differences between India and China has found a reaffirmation in the second meeting of the P2P mechanism co-chaired by the foreign ministers of the two countries. The wide-ranging discussions between India’s External Affairs Minister and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on August 12 have set […]
Modi launches Kashmir outreach, promises a new dawn for J&K and Ladakh
Barely days after the audacious move to reorganise the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two separate Union Territories and scrapping Article 370, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a spirited outreach to the people of Kashmir by assuring them of accelerating development and liberating them from the scourge of terrorism. In a televised address […]
India mourns ex-foreign minister Sushma Swaraj: A gifted politician, orator and sensitive soul
Iconic Indian politician, a brilliant orator and tireless foreign minister who imparted a new resonance to diplomacy with a human face, Sushma Swaraj died of heart attack in New Delhi, brining to “an end a glorious chapter in Indian politics.” Swaraj’s sudden death triggered an outpouring of national grief, with politicians straddling the ideological divide […]
Creating history: Special status for Jammu and Kashmir ends
In a historic decision, the Indian government has announced the scrapping of Article 370 of the Constitution that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir for the last seven decades. Article 370 has been removed by a presidential order, Home Minister Amit Shah said in parliament on August 5. The announcement came after days of […]
This is a Victory of Gender Justice and will Further Equality In Society: Modi
PM Narendra Modi thanked all the parties and MPs who have supported the passage of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 in both Houses of Parliament. He said that they have risen to the occasion and this step of theirs will be forever remembered in India’s history.In a series of tweets […]
Ahead of Modi visit, Russia says US sanctions won’t affect time-tested India ties
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Vladivostok, Russia has underlined that unilateral sanctions by the US can’t impact “time-tested” relations with India, indicating that it is confident of the S-400 deal going through in the face of threats by Washington. “Russia-India relations are time-tested and it cannot he stopped by sanctions…,” Roman Babushkin, […]
Chandrayaan-2 launch: India’s Moon dreams soar high
In a shining moment that brought cheer to millions of Indians, India launched its second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 from its most powerful rocket with the rover expected to land on September 7 in the unexplored lunar south pole. Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) erupted in spontaneous cheers as Chandrayaan-2 lifted off successfully […]
JAI Ho! Balancing JAI with RIC
OSAKA: JAI Ho! Amid sharpening power games in the region, India engaged in a smart diplomatic balancing act by holding two separate set of trilateral meetings with the leaders of Japan and America (JAI), and with the leaders of Russia and China (RIC). Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second day in Osaka began with a trilateral […]
Modi, Trump try to reset India-US ties: Focus on resolving trade, Iran tensions
OSAKA: Amid differing perceptions over a host of economic and geopolitical issues, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump agreed to resolve trade irritants and converged on handling the Iranian issue for the sake of peace and stability in the region. The leaders of the world’s two largest democracies met on the […]