Diplomacy

Cementing the BRICS as an effective economic bloc

July 26, 2014July 26, 2014 - by India Writes Network

Before India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Brazil for his first major international summit, the sixth annual BRICS summit, he put forward his vision that the vitality of the …

India, Nepal hold talks to galvanise ties

July 26, 2014July 26, 2014 - by India Writes Network

Taking a long-range view, the foreign ministers of India and Nepal have held wide-ranging talks and explored a host of ideas, including the signing of an extradition treaty, a hydropower …

India-Nepal ties: Mapping New Horizons

July 25, 2014July 25, 2014 - by Manish Chand

It’s a journey that could prove to be path-breaking in mapping new horizons in the age-old India-Nepal relations. In her second stand-alone visit to a neighbouring country in South Asia, India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj travels to Kathmandu July 25-27, an important trip that promises to usher in a new chapter between the two fraternal neigbours bound by deep ties of geography, nature, history and culture. The visit underscores yet again the primacy of South Asia in the foreign policy calculus of the new government in New Delhi and comes nearly two months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the leaders of SAARC countries for his swearing-in ceremony and a month after Mrs Sushma Swaraj visited Dhaka.

Knowing India’s nuclear credentials

July 25, 2014 - by India Writes Network

There has been a concerted attack on India from the usual suspects in recent days even as it was entering into negotiations to formally accede to the Nuclear Suppliers Group. …

Germany beckons Indian students

July 25, 2014July 25, 2014 - by India Writes Network

Destination Germany. Indian students seem undaunted by language barriers as they fly to the West European economic dynamo in staggering numbers to pursue higher education. There has been 114% rise …

Gaza violence: India backs Palestine in UNHRC vote

July 24, 2014July 24, 2014 - by India Writes Network

Amid the festering violence and mounting casualties in Gaza, India has voted in support of a UN Human Rights Council resolution to probe Israel’s offensive in the region. In the 47-member council, 29 countries voted in support of the resolution while 17 nations abstained. Israel’s long term ally, the US, was the only nation to vote against the resolution. “We remain hopeful that a sustainable ceasefire will be reached between the two sides, linked to the resumption of the peace process, for a comprehensive resolution of the Palestinian issue,” said India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Asoke Mukerji.