Space Diplomacy: India to Set Up Ground Stations for 5 Neighbors
Apart from boosting regional cooperation, the move to set up tracking and receiving centres will also help put in place strategic Indian assets on their soil.
Diplomacy
News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
Doval to Meet Afghan NSA in Delhi Tomorrow
India is considering supplying additional military hardware to Afghanistan to help it combat terrorists, according to people aware of the matter. They said this issue would be discussed when AK Doval meets his Afghan counterpart, Hamdullah Mohib.
India to Host Two-Day Meeting of Arab League
They said that India’s initiative signals continuation of the Narendra Modi government’s efforts to boost ties with the Arab world
UN Adopts India-Backed Data Security Resolutions
The resolution is aimed at promoting a global consensus and working out concrete and practical approaches to countering cyber crime in the absence of effective international legal instruments.
India Plans “Deterrent by Punishment” Against Chinese Encroachment
According to the new strategy, India will not just confine itself to denying Chinese forces territorial gains but will actively impose costs on the adversary and may even open additional fronts.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated IRRI Centre in Varanasi for Advanced Rice Science
This research facility will strengthen the national research capacity of rice-growing countries in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Delivering advanced research, teaching and services to improve crop production, seed quality and the nutritional value of rice, the centre will also work with national partners to enhance farmers’ knowledge and income.
India Leads as 120,000 Tons of Goods Delivered to Afghanistan
Afghanistan received about 120,000 tons of goods via the Chabahar Port in Iran over the last fourteen months. Chabahar Port in Iran has been partially funded by India to enhance trade with landlocked Afghanistan bypassing arch-foe Pakistan.
Bye Bye US$ – Govt Exempts Rupee Payments for Iran Oil from Hefty Taxes
Iran will be able to use the rupee funds for a range of expenses – including imports from India, the cost of its missions in the country, direct investment in Indian projects, and its financing of Iranian students in India, according to another government document reviewed by Reuters. It can also invest the funds in Indian government debt securities.
Modi’s Dynamism Gives Wings to India’s Global Ambitions
While countries were hectored by US on various fronts, India largely escaped through careful engagement.
Free to offer Namaz in India, say Pakistani Ahmadiyya Muslims
Many of the Pakistani Ahmadiyya Muslims have never visited mosques in Pakistan since they are not allowed to call them masjid but ibadatgah and in several instances they were subjected to persecution and discrimination and were even implicated in police cases on false charges of violating Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws.