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‘India First’. This phrase, used liberally by the then Indian prime ministerial candidate from Gujarat, Narendra Modi, captured the imagination of many Indians because it responded to the Indian moment. …
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Amid growing concerns among the US, India, and China’s neighboring countries like Vietnam and the Philippines over the island China is building in the South China Sea, Beijing has said …
Read MoreAlluding to India’s plan to resettle thousands of Hindus in separate townships in the Muslim-majority region of Kashmir as unacceptable, Pakistan has said that the new plan laid out by …
Read MoreOne way or the other, Germany’s Bundestag is about to make history with the upcoming vote on the issue of recognising Palestinian statehood. A positive vote for Palestine would finally …
Read MoreThe Iran deal is not done yet. Don’t rush – “hold your horses.” This is the message of Wendy Sherman, the US’ key negotiator for the Iran nuclear deal, to India and all those countries who are eagerly looking to step up economic and energy ties with Tehran in the hope of the much-anticipated lifting of sanctions.
“I would say ‘hold your horses’. We are not quite to an agreement yet,” Sherman, US Undersecretary of Political Affairs, said in the Indian capital. She was responding to a question on the US’ position on India and other buyers of Iranian oil that want to increase their trade ties with Tehran.
The deadline for the Iranian nuclear deal, which aims at preventing Iran from developing an atomic bomb and to bring the country into the global mainstream, has been set for June 30. However, the United States says there is no guarantee of the closure of the deal as tough nuclear negotiations lie ahead.
India has trashed a US panel report on attacks on minorities in the country, saying New Delhi does not even consider such a report worthy of cognizance. The United States …
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[youtube id=”vvE2CXuQXMs” mode=”normal” parameters=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvE2CXuQXMs”]Let a hundred smart cities bloom, and let a million dreams thrive in these cities. The smart cities dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to …
Read More[youtube id=”E7Q2fa7kesc”]Magical, Magnificent and out of this world. In this picturesque Indian Ocean island, the sea and the sun spin a magic web, attracting honeymooners and tourists in millions. And …
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Amid the festering regional crisis and the onslaught of Houthi rebels on the Saudi borders, Saudi Arabian monarch King Salman bin Abdulaziz has sprung a surprise and appointed his nephew, …
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It takes a colossal tragedy like the 7.9 Richter earthquake in Nepal to get the leaders of India and Pakistan talking. And that’s not something to be cynical about. On the contrary, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s telephone call to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi should be welcomed not just because the Pakistani leader lauded India’s exemplary relief efforts in the Himalayan state, but the conversation underlines the need for regional solidarity in the face of cataclysmic events like the Nepal quake.
The Nepal tragedy is also the testing time for SAARC to shed its unenviable reputation as a talk shop and show some real initiative in healing the wounds of a member country. To begin with, the SAARC Disaster Management Mechanism should be strengthened. Secondly, SAARC Food Bank should be activated to provide immediate succour to thousands of hungry people who could starve to death if they are not fed urgently. It’s time for SAARC to show its relevance in testing times like the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake.