A few rotten eggs spoil the diaspora image The Statesman 03 Oct 2023 Writing for the Economist on India’s diaspora in Jun this year, Avantika Chilkoti mentions that the Indian diaspora is the largest in the world. She writes, ‘India’s claim to be a democracy steeped in liberal values help its diaspora integrate more readily in the West. The […]
Canada Has Been Left Alone in its Fight Against India News 18 28 Sept 2023 India displaying its disdain for Canadian accusations was visible when the Canadian High Commissioner, Cameron Mckay, walked back to his car after being summoned by the MEA. His expressions said it all. He was in and out of the MEA in under 5 mins, […]
Canada may have bitten off more than it could chew The Statesman 26 Sept 2023 The Canadian government, seeking to convey that it has information on Indian involvement in the killing of Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, leaked inputs to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, that it possesses ‘both human and signals intelligence.’ It further stated that inputs were provided […]
Khalistan in the limelight The Excelsior 26 Sept 2023 Justin Trudeau commenced the Indo-Canadian diplomatic standoff by blaming India for the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a terrorist on Canadian soil, while investigations were still ongoing. He attempted to draw in other nations, including the US, UK and Australia into the tussle, which they sidetracked. Trudeau’s illogical action provided […]
Justin Trudeau got everything wrong The Statesman 19 Sep 2023 The recently concluded G20 summit was India’s day all the way. Its success buoyed India’s global reputation and showcased its diplomatic prowess by having the final outcome document approved by all members, a rarity in the G20, where differences between blocs ends in a chair summary. India also displayed […]
India’s G20 Summit triumph: How India executed a global diplomatic masterpiece and gave hope to the African Union First Post 14 Sep 2023 The world has acknowledged India’s leadership as the 18th G20 summit concluded in Delhi. To achieve a unanimous consensus on all 83 points of the final outcome document was astute diplomacy as also displayed India’s global […]
Summit that PM delivered The Statesman 12 Sept 2023 In a column published by multiple media outlets, just prior to the concluding 18th G20 summit, PM Modi wrote, ‘For India, the G20 Presidency is not merely a high-level diplomatic endeavour. As the mother of democracy and a model of diversity, we opened the doors of this experience to the […]
How India should react to a probable Chinese invasion of Taiwan First Post 19 Aug 2023 Three ex-service chiefs, General Naravane, Admiral Karambir Singh (who is also Chairman of India’s National Maritime Foundation) and Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria recently attended Taiwan’s Ketagalan Forum’s Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue. Evidently, they were ‘unofficially’ representing the Indian government. Taiwan media reports state […]
Unorthodox spin to India’s diplomacy The Statesman 15 Aug 2023 Russia’s withdrawal from the grain deal on 17th July received global criticism. The west accused Russia of employing ‘food as a weapon,’ as it impacted the UN’s World Food Program hurting weaker nations in Africa as also Afghanistan, though Russia promised to compensate by providing free grain to select […]
Food as a weapon The Statesman 08 Aug 2023 A Ukrainian defence official stated that the Ukrainian counteroffensive has regained over 200 square Kms. A report in the New York Times mentioned that Ukraine lost large quantities of equipment gifted by NATO as also suffered heavy manpower losses. The report further assessed that Kiev’s chances of success are dim. Russia, […]