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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.
The choice of Varanasi is because Modi wants to invite Xi to his parliamentary constituency, just like the Chinese President had hosted him in Xiamen for the BRICS summit where he had made a mark as a Communist Party of China office-bearer almost 30 years ago.
During the last five years, the NDA government has taken steps to enhance the relationship. These include the upgradation of the bilateral investment agreement, promotion of major Taiwanese investments, expanding parliamentary exchanges and facilitating track-two dialogues on regional issues.
The China-India Yoga College was opened at Yunnan Minzu University in Kunming in 2015 after the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
New Delhi’s engagement with BIMSTEC rose from the ashes of SAARC. In October 2016, following the Uri attack, India gave a renewed push for the grouping that had existed for almost two decades but been largely ignored. Alongside the BRICS summit in Goa, Modi hosted an outreach summit with BIMSTEC leaders.
