Vajpayee’s foreign policy legacy: Making India count, globally
Taking risks and pushing the envelope, but always keeping India’s vital interests centre-stage, was the hallmark of Vajpayee’s foreign policy. It is this multi-dimensional diplomacy that will sustain and nourish India’s ascent to the global stage…. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, India’s universally respected and loved statesman-philosopher-poet, now has countless admirers. We do not know whether the […]
Those people who have looted the country, I promise that they will be brought to justice : Khan
Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan took oath on August 18 as the prime minister of Pakistan. “Those people who have looted the country, I promise that they will be brought to justice,” Mr Khan told parliament after his swearing-in. In his first address to parliament, Mr Khan promised elimination of corruption and black money. “The money that […]
Vajpayee changed India’s place in the world: PM Modi
“Atal Ji irreversibly changed India’s place in the world. He overcame the hesitation of our nation, the resistance of the world and threat of isolation to make India a nuclear weapons power. It was not a decision he took lightly, but one he knew was of paramount importance in the face of mounting challenges to […]
A leader for all ages: Atal-ji guides dream of a New India
In a glowing tribute to India’s three-time prime minister and visionary poet-stateman, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a blog post entitled ‘A leader for the ages–ahead of his times’. The 93-year-old Vajpayee died in New Delhi on August 16, 2018. Here is the full text of PM Modi’s tribute to Atal Behari Vajpayee: In […]
Not a single bullet has been fired across the India-China border : Modi
“There have been occasional incidents in the border areas due to differing perceptions about the Line of Actual Control. However, both countries have always managed to resolve these incidents peacefully through dialogue on the ground as well as through diplomatic channels. It is noteworthy that over the last four decades not a single bullet has […]
Innovation is the buzz-word of 21st century : Modi
“Innovation is the buzz-word of 21st century. Any society that does not innovate will stagnate. That India is a emerging as a hub for start-ups shows the thirst for innovation. We must make India the most attractive destination for innovation and enterprise. India is emerging as the hub for start-ups shows the thirst for innovations… […]
BRICS bond in times of Trump
On a crisp sunny winter day in the land of Madiba and Mahatma, leaders of BRICScountries clasped their hands together at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg and decided to sculpt a new edifice of reformed multilateral order as a bulwark against rising tides of unilateralism and parochialism. This joint intent to re-shape the global order was telescoped in the imparting of virtual hand impressions at the Cradle of Humankind at Maropeng by leaders of BRICS countries.
BRICS blow trumpet of new multilateralism amid Trump Anxiety
JOHANNESBURG: On a crisp sunny winter day in the land of Madiba, the leaders of BRICS countries decided to build a new edifice of reformed multilateral order as a bulwark against rising ties of unilateralism and parochialism and forged a network to leverage the 4th Industrial Revolution for people of the global South. The major […]
The story of India’s own freedom struggle is closely linked to Africa : Modi
The story of India’s own freedom struggle is closely linked to Africa. It is not just the 21 years that Gandhiji spent in Africa, or the First Non- Cooperation Movement he led. For India, the moral principles of independence movement, or the peaceful means to pursue it, were not just confined to the boundaries of […]
BRICS summit to focus on free trade, reform of global governance
JOHANNESBURG: The 10th BRICS summit is set to open at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on July 25, with the five emerging economies of India, China, Russia, Brazil and South Africa joining hands to defend global free trade, which has been challenged by capricious US’ unilateralism, and advance the long-delayed reform of global financial architecture. The […]