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‘Japan is India’s all-weather friend, China needn’t worry’

August 30, 2014September 4, 2014 - by India Writes Network

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s August 30-September 3 visit to Japan is laden with great expectations and hopes of substantive outcomes, which can transform the geopolitical dynamics of Asia. In this conversation with www.indiawrites.org, Sanjaya Baru, a well-known commentator on foreign affairs and Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, speaks about the unique character of India-Japan relations, Japan’s starring role in the development of India and his expectations from the forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Japan. Baru, the author of The Accidental Prime Minister and Director of Geo-economics and Strategy at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, predicts a robust future of India-Japan relations and underlines that Japan is and will be India’s all-weather friend in days to come.

Vietnam is India’s all weather-friend: Vietnam envoy

August 19, 2014August 26, 2014 - by India Writes Network

India’s multifaceted ties with Vietnam are poised to acquire greater strategic and economic weight. The visit of India’s External Affairs Minister to Vietnam August 25-26 is set to impart a fresh momentum to this burgeoning partnership, bound by a confluence of strategic, economic and energy interests. Sushma Swaraj’s trip will set the stage for the state visit by India’s President Pranab Mukherjee to Vietnam in September.

In this exclusive interview with Manish Chand, Editor-in-Chief, India Writes Network (www.indiawrites.org), Vietnam’s ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Tan speaks about Vietnam’s expectations from the forthcoming visit by India’s foreign minister, the growing knowledge partnership between India and Vietnam and predicts an all-round acceleration in bilateral ties in days to come.

‘India’s Look East Policy 3.0 is turning real’

August 8, 2014August 12, 2014 - by India Writes Network

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.

Modi’s visit to Nepal: A fresh start, full of possibilities

August 3, 2014August 12, 2014 - by India Writes Network

In this wide-ranging conversation with Manish Chand, Editor-in-Chief, India Writes Network, www.indiawrites.org, Mr Jayant Prasad, a former ambassador of India to Nepal, speaks about the importance of Prime Minister Modi’s August 3-4 visit to Nepal, the potential of hydropower cooperation which can transform Nepal into the richest country in South Asia, and his response to speculation about a developing India-China rivalry in the Himalayan state, a nascent democracy which is navigating its journey to national renewal.

US needs to work harder to lift India ties: Kanwal Sibal

July 30, 2014July 30, 2014 - by India Writes Network

As India and the US hold their fifth strategic dialogue, Kanwal Sibal, well-known foreign policy analyst and a former foreign secretary of India, strikes a cautionary note. In this interview …

A sense of renewal in India-US ties: Lalit Mansingh

July 29, 2014July 29, 2014 - by India Writes Network

India and the United states will hold their fifth strategic dialogue and the first one since the installation of the new Narendra Modi government in India. The first substantive diplomatic engagement between New Delhi and Washington under the new dispensation in Delhi July 31 will be watched closely not just in the two countries, but also in key capitals of the world.
In this conversation with Manish Chand, Editor-in-Chief, India Writes Network (www.indiawrites.org), Lalit Mansingh, a former ambassador of India to the US and a former foreign secretary, speaks about the importance of the India-US strategic dialogue, the cluster of bilateral, regional and global issues on the agenda for the strategic dialogue and the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington in September.

India must be inside UN Security Council, BRICS can help: Puri

July 14, 2014July 15, 2014 - by India Writes Network

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.

On writing, South Asian taboos, beauty of the Nepali language

July 13, 2014July 13, 2014 - by India Writes Network

Nepali-Indian author Prajwal Parajuly is a curious person. Laidback, he writes simply because he likes to. Yet, his stories are written with such forceful simplicity that people cannot help be …

Reviving Southwestern Silk Route: India-China-Nepal trilateral a win-win for all

June 24, 2014July 15, 2014 - by India Writes Network

In this interview with India Writes Network (www.indiawrites.org), Dr. Pradumna B. Rana, Associate Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) of the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), highlights why reviving the Southwestern Silk Route is important, and how the India-China-Nepal trilateral cooperation can open up new possibilities for a seamless pan-Asia.

Modi’s Thimphu journey: ‘India-Bhutan ties an anchor in changing world’

June 12, 2014June 17, 2014 - by India Writes Network

In this wide-ranging interview with Manish Chand, Editor-in-Chief, India Writes Network (www.indiawrites.org), Sudhir Vyas, a former ambassador of India to Bhutan, speaks about the reasons why the prime minister chose Bhutan for his first foreign visit and the message behind this trip.