Drawing lines in the water
An international tribunal’s award last week on the maritime territorial dispute between India and Bangladesh and its acceptance by Delhi and Dhaka should set the stage for substantive regional maritime …
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BRICS needs doses of steroids to prosper
The political leaders of BRICS member countries are facing pivotal national moments. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is simultaneously navigating her socialist and internationalist moment, after a face-off with the Americans …
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Modi-Xi meeting: Mapping ambitious agenda for India-China relations
The maiden meeting between India’s newly-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping July 14 on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Fortaleza has set the stage for a multi-pronged acceleration of India-China ties in the days to come.
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PM Modi, China’s president hold talks in Brazil
FORTALEZA: India’s newly-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked the picture of poise as he shook hands warmly with Chinese President Xi Jinping before sitting down for wide-ranging talks that mapped …
Read MoreUN calls for ceasefire, Gaza violence leaves 168 dead
The UN Security Council has haplessly called for ceasefire and peace talks as violence in Gaza entered a new phase with Israeli Special Forces raiding the Palestinian territory with a …
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India must be inside UN Security Council, BRICS can help: Puri
you can’t have a country of India’s size: 1.2 billion people, a 2 trillion dollar economy, a country of Mahatma Gandhi and with a great story to tell, the world’s largest democracy, in which 660 million people turn out to vote, somewhat raucous sometimes, not be the member of the Security Council as a permanent member.
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Live from Brazil: Banking on BRICS, the Modi way
Underlining the importance of the BRICS grouping as a force for stability in the conflicted international landscape, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has struck a hopeful note about the “successful conclusion” of two signature BRICS initiatives – a New Development Bank for the global south and Contingency Reserve Fund to insulate emerging economies from currency volatility.
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Mahatma Gandhi’s statue to grace London’s Parliament Square
India’ most well-known freedom fighter, and global independence icon, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi— better known as Mahatma Gandhi— lived in London for only three years as a law student. However, his …
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India and Latin America: It’s time to tango
It’s time for Latin America in India’s diplomacy. When India’s newly-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Brazil July 15-16 for the sixth BRICS summit, he will probably become the first Indian leader to meet the leaders of a dozen South American countries at one place.
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Afghan polls: Kerry plays mediator to end impasse
Amid the growing political turmoil over contested results in Afghan presidential elections, US Secretary of State John Kerry has separately met both presidential candidates, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, and …
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