Making of a jihadi mastermind: The elusive Dr Zawahiri
When a US air strike hit the family residence of Azza Ahmed in December 2001, she, along with her three children, were killed. Al Qaeda fighters in Gardez, Afghanistan, feared …
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Xi Jinping’s visit: India hopes for ‘directional change’ in ties with China
Ahead of the much-publicised visit by China’s President Xi Jinping to India, the two emerging Asian powers have struck an optimistic note that the forthcoming trip by the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong will positively transform relations between the two Asian giants.
The Chinese president is scheduled to begin his three-day visit to India September 17, which has coincided with the birthday of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The choice of Ahamedabad, the capital of Modi’s home state Gujarat, as the first leg of his India visit underlines the keen desire of the Chinese leader to forge close equations with the business-friendly Indian leader.
Sino-Indian relations will see a “directional change” with Xi Jinping’s visit to the country next week, said India’s Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on September 10.
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Target IS: Obama authorises expanding air strikes into Syria
Targeting the emerging terrorist group The Islamic State (IS), US President Barak Obama has authorised military strikes against the dreaded militants and announced that he will not hesitate to go …
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Need to build a good coalition to combat ISIS
ISIS currently is the most potent and undoubtedly the most media savvy terrorist organisation globally. It clearly seems to have a method to the madness in the usage of acts …
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BJP’s Beijing
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has much greater political space at home than his predecessor Manmohan Singh in making more confident moves towards China. If Singh was hobbled by the Congress …
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India says ‘will do everything possible for Afghanistan’
KABUL: Amid the unfolding transition in Kabul, India has underlined that it is Afghanistan’s “first strategic partner” and signalled its intention to intensify bilateral cooperation across the spectrum, including security, …
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India incurable optimist, hopes for UNSC seat by 2015
India has expressed its apprehensions about the UN General Assembly’s decision to carry forward talks about the UN Security Council reforms to the next session. At the same time, India …
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Stage set for Modi-Obama summit in White House
It’s official. The defining partnership of the 21st century is set to get a fresh sparkle when the White House hosts India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his maiden summit with US President Obama in Washington September 30.
Prime Minister Modi will travel to Washington September 29, after a clutch of back-to-back meetings in New York, which includes his maiden address to the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
President Obama will host a private dinner for the Indian leader at the White House on September 29, to which only seniormost figures of his Cabinet will be invited. On September 30, the two leaders will hold full-spectrum talks to reinvigorate the India-US relationship and set fresh benchmarks for fructifying the full potential of this critical strategic partnership. This will be followed by a lunch hosted for Prime Minister Modi by US Vice-President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry at the State Department on September 30.
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India’s IT sector bets on Modi’s US visit
When India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets US President Barack Obama in the White House on September 30, he is expected to take up the demands of India’s IT industry …
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After US cyber revelations, China looks inwards
China polices its internet through a variety of means. It blocks western websites like Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and now even Google. It keeps a sharp watch and censors what appears …
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