An indefensible posture
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s talks with many Asian counterparts in a multilateral setting in Myanmar and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley’s engagement with US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel this week …
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The Iraq Crisis and PM Nouri al-Maliki
As the Islamic State (IS) is rapidly gaining territorial and political control over key territories, oil fields and refineries in Iraq and Syria, domestic, regional and international stakeholders are calling …
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‘India’s Look East Policy 3.0 is turning real’
In this conversation with India Writes Network, Rajiv Bhatia, Director-General of Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) and a former Indian envoy to Myanmar, speaks about the future trajectory of India’s multi-layered relation with Myanmar, the importance of the minister’s first visit to the South Asian country and New Delhi’s burgeoning relations with ASEAN and the East Asia region.
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US military ready to conduct targeted airstrikes: Hagel
Concerned about the growing violence in Iraq and threats it poses for US personnel and assets, US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel has underlined that the US military will remain …
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Obama clears “limited “airstrikes against militants in Iraq
The possible fall of Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan, and the growing violence against Christians and other minorities in Iraq by the Islamist militants has compelled US President Barack Obama …
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Homecoming: More Indians return from Libya
Amid continued violence in Libya, a special Air India plane has brought home 200 Indian nationals from the Tunisian island of Djerba on August 7. This follows the return of …
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India offers aid to Ebola-hit countries
With the deadly Ebola virus ravaging West Africa, the Indian government has pledged financial assistance to Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, and has asked its nationals to defer non-essential travel …
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US raises bar for Africa ties, billions to flow
The first US-Africa summit ended on a high note, with US companies pledging investments worth $17 billion and President Barack Obama heralding Africa as a continent on the rise and …
Read MoreUS eyes mega defence deals with India
Days after the fifth India-US strategic dialogue, Washington is now looking to raise the bar for defence ties by sending Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel to Delhi. Hagel began a three-day …
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India’s Enhanced Look East policy takes wing
Look East. And follow the Asian Dream. Intertwining economies, interlinking destinies and creating an arc of prosperity across the region, India’s Look East Policy is cruising along on a higher trajectory. After putting India’s South Asia diplomacy in high gear, the new government in Delhi is now looking East as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj heads to Myanmar, the chair of the 10—nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the 18-nation East Asia Summit (EAS). In Myanmar, the minister will participate in India-ASEAN ministerial meeting, ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) foreign ministers’ meeting and East Asia summit ministerial meeting. Put together, these separate but interlinked meetings reflect various facets of India’s Look East policy and will set the tone and tenor for the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Myanmar in November for the India-ASEAN summit and EAS.
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