News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
These Ministerial visits and India’s participation in the upcoming SCO Summit is taking place in the backdrop of maiden meet of India-Central Asia Foreign Ministers in Samarkand this January. India’s SCO engagement in many ways is in the context of Samarkand spirit as Delhi seeks to expand wide-ranging contacts and historical links with Central Asia.
Influential Chinese daily The Global Times has said that there is no Indian leader right now who is of PM Modi’s political stature and that there is little doubt that BJP will emerge as the largest party in parliament and rule for another term. The piece also hails PM Modi’s diplomatic initiatives and foreign policy during his tenure.
In the aftermath of the attacks at Pathankot, Uri, Pulwama, India has rallied several nations to get Azhar listed. China being a veto wielding permanent member of the UN Security Council had however blocked India’s move.
While the country extended 195 lines of credit worth $11 billion in 2013-14 to developing economies across the world, 278 lines of credit worth $28 billion were given to 63 countries in 2018-19.
The training designed for women officers has been given to them to help them get an exposure to development of character and leadership traits, military competence, physical and mental stamina and intellectual capability.
Reports have revealed that the two Asian powerhouses — world’s second and third largest importers of oil — have neared a momentous deal to set up a buyers’ bloc that could dramatically tilt bargaining power in favour of importers.
India utilised the visit to seek partnership to address menace of cross-border terror being its long-standing victim.
Nirmala Sitharaman who arrived on Monday night attended the defence ministers’ meeting and Swaraj took part in the foreign ministers’ meeting.
Wickremasighe has thanked India for providing intelligence ahead of attacks and sought future assistance to counter threats.
The construction of 50,000 houses in the Nepalese districts of Gorkha (26,912 beneficiaries) and Nuwakot (23,088 beneficiaries) is being supported by India. The Indian authorities had appointed UNDP and UNOPS as the socio-technical facilitation consultants for Gorkha and Nuwakot, respectively, in March last year.
