US 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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PM Modi to visit world’s highest battlefield in Siachen
To boost the morale of troops stationed at the world’s highest battlefield, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit the strategically located Siachen Glacier during his tour of Ladakh next week.
The visit will be the first to Siachen by an Indian prime minister in nine years. Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag is expected to accompany Modi on his visit to Siachen, where he will also be briefed at the headquarters of the 14 Corps.
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Is Russian ready to face the Afghan fallouts?
Dealing with Afghanistan remains a puzzle for Russians. It was different in 2001, when Putin acquiesced to the US request and facilitated the deployment and transit of NATO troops and …
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Maldives: Uniting in the name of Islam and Palestine
In what’s reportedly among the largest rallies in capital Male, people cutting across party lines protested recently against the current Israeli attacks on Palestine. Local media reports, quoting the organizers, …
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Japan marks 69th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
On the morning of August 6 1945, an American B-29 bomber named Enola Gay dropped a bomb weighing 4,080 kilograms –deceptively called Little Boy –on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, …
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Gaza conflict: 72-hour ceasefire begins
Israel has announced that it will pull back all its troops from Palestinian territory to a defensive position after the Egyptian-brokered 72 hours truce came into effect on the morning …
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Why India cannot do away with indirect subsidy
India’s stand at the WTO negotiations on signing up the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) may have greatly disappointed the US. In his recent visit to New Delhi, the US Secretary …
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US ups stakes, holds first summit with Africa
Against the backdrop of the rise of Asian powers, most prominently China, in Africa, the United States is hosting its first summit with the resurgent continent, which is expected to …
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Prayers at Pashupatinath: Connecting spiritually with Nepal
Blessings, prayer and healing. After charming Nepal with his stirring speech in parliament, it was time for India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer prayers at Pashupatinath temple, one of …
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