Amid Indo-Pacific debate, President Kovind’s visit to deepen India-Vietnam strategic connect
The Hanoi-Delhi bonding is set to shine anew as India’s President Ram Nath Kovind heads to Vietnam on a three-day visit that will deftly blend culture, business and deepening strategic connect between the two time-tested partners. The visit begins on November 18, with a visit to the picturesque coastal town of Da Nang, where the […]
India-ASEAN breakfast summit in Singapore: Trade, Indo-Pacific & Quad on the table
The entire world will be literally on the table, specially the much-contested Indo-Pacific region, when India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leaders of the 10 ASEAN countries hold their first-ever breakfast summit in the glittering island-state of Singapore on November 15. What’s on the menu? The visit by PM Modi to Singapore, his second […]
The Korea Moment: The Road Ahead
The prospects of peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula have never been brighter, but looking ahead, it will entail give-and-take and steadfast political will to bring the process to fruition, says Vishnu Prakash, India’s former ambassador to South Korea and Canada A dept at theatrics, the mercurial American President Donald Trump made an astounding […]
World War I: Indian War Memorial unveiled in France
Honouring the contribution of the Indian soldiers to the freedom of France in the First World War, an Indian War Memorial has been unveiled at Villers Guislain, located 200 km from the French capital Paris. The first national memorial for the Indian soldiers who died in France during the World War I was unveiled by […]
India is changing rapidly. The business environment is changing for the better : Naidu
” India, one of the fastest growing major economies in the world, with a current growth rate of 8.2%, is on course to become a 5 trillion economy by 2025. The India story, as it is unfolding today, is a promising one.India is moving fast forward to transform itself into a modern 21st century inclusive […]
India has made technology a medium for attaining social justice, empowerment, inclusion and transparency : Modi
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi , addressed the India-Italy Technology Summit at New Delhi The Prime Minister of Italy, Mr Giuseppe Conte, was also present on the occasion.During the address, Prime Minister announced the launch of the next phase of the India-Italy Industrial Research and Development Cooperation program. He added that the program will enable […]
In Japan,Modi pitches India as a global manufacturing hub
TOKYO: Underscoring rapid economic and governance transformation going on in Asia’s third largest economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed Make in India as “a global brand” and positioned his country as a global manufacturing hub. “Make in India has emerged as global brand today. We’re manufacturing quality products not only for India but for world,” Mr […]
India-China security pact signals post-Wuhan progress
In a pioneering step, India and China are set to bolster their post-Wuhan convergence by signing a landmark internal security cooperation agreement, which will set an upbeat tone for the meeting between their leaders in Argentine capital Buenos Aires towards November-end. The first-ever security pact between Asia’s leading economies will be signed during the visit […]
Combating terror: China showcases vocational training to deradicalize Xinjiang
Amid rising threat perception from terrorism, China has packaged its counter-terror measures in the remote Xinjiang province as a comprehensive de-radicalisation drive, which includes a multi-faceted training and vocational programme to counter the twin scourge of terrorism and extremism. The so-called “re-education camps” in Xinjiang have come under sharp international scrutiny in recent months. Rebutting […]
Wuhan consensus takes wings: India-China joint training of Afghan diplomats begins
The seeds that were sown during the Wuhan meeting between the leaders of India and China six months ago have now blossomed into the first joint project between the two Asian partners in Afghanistan. The first India-China joint capacity building programme in Afghanistan, focused on training of 10 Afghan diplomats, began simultaneously in New Delhi […]