News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
Known for his acumen, sharpness and extraordinary efficiency, the 64-year-old Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer on Thursday took oath as a Cabinet Minister though he is not a member of either House of Parliament.
Down the line, ASEAN partnership has scaled new heights. India has not only developed strong bilateral relations with countries such as Bangladesh, Mauritius, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Vietnam, etc., but also steering a number of sub-regional programmes and projects such as the BBIN, the Trilateral Highway, etc., and is actively contributing to the success of several regional initiatives such as ASEAN, EAS, BIMSTEC, IORA, RCEP, among others.
“In India, Assistant Secretary Cooper will hold talks on defence cooperation and peacekeeping, two key areas of the rapidly growing US-India partnership as envisioned in the Administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy,” the Department of State said in a statement.
In the biggest-ever event held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Narendra Modi has been sworn-in as the Prime Minister of India.
Narad had behaved like a reactive subordinate. Very obedient, doing what the master told him to, leaving all the thinking to the master. Garud behaved like a proactive subordinate, anticipating all his master’s moves and preparing for it. That ‘ability to aniticpate’ made Garud more efficient and effective and hence more valuable in the eyes of Vishnu.
Several foreign dignitaries, heads of countries, BIMSTEC leaders and diplomats will be attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony on Thursday. Here’s why it holds key importance in India’s outreach to its neighbours.
Reciprocating to the importance India has attached to this archipelago nation, Maldives has decided to honour the Indian Prime Minister by having him address the Parliament.
The four democracies are exploring alternatives to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the upcoming meeting of the Quad, as it popularly called, is expected to discuss various projects, according to people aware of the matter.
The invite is another step up for bilateral ties that have been on an upward swing— the Central Asian republic is sharing a request for defence equipment from India, taking the strategic relationship beyond the current level of bilateral exercises and the construction of a joint mountain warfare training centre.
Between 2014-18, there were 25 high-level bilateral visit from India to Africa — a clear indication of a major build-up in India’s relations with the resource-rich continent.
