The India-Japan Alliance is Next Global Power Play
One can expect increased, strategic cooperation and bilateral strategy. The meeting resulted in some really cool, non-cliché ways that India-Japan will build their strategy.
Diplomacy
News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
India, Sweden to Sign MoU for Polar Science Cooperation
“We have a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that’s being prepared, its both Arctic and Antarctic, so we call it Polar encompassing both… It has been in the works for some time. We have a tentative agreement,” Swedish Ambassador to India Klas Molin told The Hindu, ahead of the visit of King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia from December 1 to 6.
PM Modi Announces $450 Million Line of Credit to Sri Lanka After Talks with Gotabaya Rajapaksa
The talks focused on issues like fulfilling aspirations of the Tamil community in Sri Lanka, ways to boost security and trade ties and address concerns of the fishermen.
Swedish Royal Couple Visit India to Promote Investment & Innovation Partnership
This is the second State Visit to India by royal couple, the first was in 1993. It is the fourth high-level exchange between Sweden and India since 2015 when then President Pranab Mukherjee was on a State Visit to Sweden. In 2016, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven visited India and in 2018 Modi visited Sweden.
“Goosebumps” As Russian Military Cadets Seen Singing Indian Patriotic Song
While singing the famous Indian song by Mohammad Rafi — “Ae watan, ae watan, hamko teri kasam” from the 1965 Bollywood movie “Shaheed” — young Russian military cadets, along with their families and senior Indian military personnel, can be seen heartily swaying to the music in a video shared widely on Twitter.
First International Liaison Officer Posted to Information Fusion Center- IOR
“The French officer has begun his on-job learning informally as the terms of reference are not complete,” said a source.The Centre is expected to collate data on sea lanes in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) through which 75 per cent of the world’s maritime trade and 50 per cent of global oil pass. However, the region is troubled by maritime terrorism, piracy, human and contraband trafficking, illegal and unregulated fishing, arms running and poaching.
Indian Experts to Visit Afghanistan to Further Partnership Under OPCW Mentorship Programme
The Hague-based OPCW is an international organisation which came into force in 1997 to implement and enforce the terms of the international treaty, which prohibits the use, stockpiling or transfer of chemical weapons by signatory States. It was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013.
Australia to Return three Artefacts to India in January During PM Modi’s Visit
The artefacts being returned are a pair of door guardians (dvarapala) 15th century, Tamil Nadu, India – (two works); and the serpent king (Nagaraja) 6th to 8th century, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, India. “The return of these artefacts is the right thing to do. This is another demonstration of deep relationship between Australia and India.”
Mozambican Defence Minister Meets with Rajnath Singh
Mozambique Minister of Defence Mr. Atanasio Salvador M’Tumukeis on an official visit to India alongwith a delegation. It follows the earlier visit of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh to Mozambique in July 2019.
Want to Take Ties with India to Very High Level: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Speaking to reporters after a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, he also said both India and Sri Lanka need to work together on issues relating to security and overall welfare of the people of the two countries.