India and Japan join hands to counter China ETV Bharat 03 Sep 2024 The third Indo-Japan 2+2 dialogue (involving defence and foreign ministers) was held in the third week of August in New Delhi. The joint statement read that the two nations ‘reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining and strengthening rules-based international order founded on the principles of the UN […]
Many facets to PM’s visit The Statesman 27 Aug 2024 When PM Modi visited Moscow in early July, the dates coincided with the NATO summit in Washington. There were calls from the US requesting India to defer the visit, which was not adhered to. The US ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, commented that India should not take US relations […]
PM Modi’s Ukraine visit: decoding who wants what ETV Bharat 07 Aug 2024 News reports mention that PM Modi is likely to visit Ukraine on 23rd August, details of which are still being worked out. This will be his first visit to the country since the war commenced. The PM had earlier visited Moscow for two days in July. […]
As tensions escalate in the Middle East… The Statesman 06 Aug 2024 The killing of Hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, possibly by Israel, has escalated tensions in the region. Ismail was in Tehran for the swearing in of the new Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, also attended by Indian cabinet minister, Nitin Gadkari. The fact that Israel was […]
The NATO summit The Excelsior 17 Jul 2024 The recently concluded NATO summit in Washington was all about Ukraine, China and the future of the organization. All participants were aware that the return of Trump could spell its doom. The joint statement defined its future role as, ‘Our commitment to defend one another and every inch of allied territory […]
Western scrutiny of Modi’s Russia visit The Statesman 16 Jul 2024 US State department spokesperson, Mathew Miller, discussing PM Modi’s Russia visit, mentioned in a press conference, ‘we have been quite clear about our concerns about India’s relationship with Russia. We have expressed those privately, directly to the Indian Government and continue to do so, and that hasn’t changed.’ […]
