Why India faced so much flak The Statesman 01 Jun 2021 During his visit to the US last week, Foreign Minister, S Jaishankar, participated in a virtual discussion with General McMaster, conducted by the Hoover institution. He was questioned on India’s handling of the pandemic. He stated, ‘We are giving free food to as many as 800 million people. […]
An era of alliances The Excelsior 18 May 2021 President Joe Biden, while making his first address to the joint session of the US Congress, stated, ‘No one nation can deal with all the crisis of our time alone- from terrorism to nuclear proliferation, mass migration, cybersecurity and what we are experiencing now with pandemics.’ The US has shifted […]
Global impact of Israel-Palestine clashes CLAWS 18 May 2021 Israel and Palestinians, in Gaza, are currently engaged in a conflict, which has every chance of escalation. The Hamas, which controls Gaza, backed by Iran, Qatar and Turkey, while considered a terrorist organization by most western nations including the US and EU, is launching rockets into Israel.[i] In retaliation, Gaza […]
Nations look inwards as panic spread The Statesman 27 Apr 2021 The US has lifted restrictions on export of raw material for vaccine production in India. In addition, it is providing other essential medical stores. Restrictions were imposed by Biden recently. Their spokesperson defended them by stating, ‘We have a special responsibility to the American people.’ A few days […]
An ill advised step by the Americans The Statesman 20 Apr 2021 The unauthorised passage of the US navy ship, USS John Paul Jones, through India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) created a controversy, which was easily avoidable. While there is a difference in opinion between the two countries on multiple issues, United Nations Convention on the Law of the […]
India-Russia divergences The Excelsior 14 Apr 2021 The recent two-day visit of the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, to India was followed by a similar duration visit to Pakistan. While in India he held discussions with his counterpart, S Jaishankar, however there was no interaction with the PM. In his press conference, post the visit, he stated, ‘We discussed […]
Commenting on India’s internal matters The Excelsior 25 Mar 2021 The Indian parliament, in retaliation to London’s actions sometime prior, discussed the case of racism in UK’s Oxford University, where Indian student, Rashmi Samant was forced to resign as President of the University’s student union for apparent racist and anti-Semitic social media posts. Member of Parliament (MP), Ashwini Vaishnaw, […]
The QUAD is moving forward The Excelsior 18 Mar 2021 The QUAD leaders, post their meeting last Friday, published an opinion piece in the Washington Post. It stated, ‘we are striving to ensure that the Indo-Pacific is accessible and dynamic, governed by international law and bedrock principles such as freedom of navigation and peaceful resolution of disputes, and that […]
Self-interest must guide India in Myanmar The Statesman 09 Mar 2021 In Myanmar, the army took over the country in a coup on 01 Feb, removing the elected government. Myanmar had previously remained under army rule from 1962 to 2011. Democracy in the country was still fragile, with the army controlling the shots from behind. The elected government had […]
Indian Americans or just Americans NAAD Feb 2021 Since the swearing in of the Biden administration in the US, there has been a spate of discussion in Indian media on the number of Americans, with Indian descent or connections with India, who form part of the team. Apart from Kamala Devi Harris, who is the Vice President, reports state […]