India to press China to address trade imbalance
India and China, Asia’s second and third largest economies, are poised to deepen their economic partnership, but New Delhi will like Beijing to address the issue of ballooning trade deficit …
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Palestine Unity can help the peace process
The 23 April 2014 reconciliation agreement between Hamas and the PLO has provoked sharp initial negative reactions in Israel. But much will depend on how the agreement is implemented, the …
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Delhi-Dhaka Connect: Crafting a narrative of opportunity
It’s time for South Asia and the new government is resolutely pushing ahead with its “neighbours first” policy. The Bangladesh political elite is now looking with renewed hope at the new Modi government to free up India-Bangladesh ties from the vagaries of politics.
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Disaster management: India pushes for regional cooperation
India has pressed for greater regional cooperation among Asian countries to share best experiences in disaster management and underlined its commitment to a UN-mandated framework, which aims at bolstering the …
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Delhi-Dhaka bonding: India to revitalise Bangladesh ties
The talks will seek to revive the momentum that tapered off in the last two years of the Manmohan Singh government, largely due to the failure of the last regime in New Delhi to sign the Teesta water river sharing agreement and the ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement.
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Iraq update: India evacuates 17 Indians from conflict-zone
Amid the fluid and volatile situation in the conflict-stricken Gulf state, India has managed to evacuate 17 more Indians trapped in the zone of conflict in northern Iraq, which has been overrun by Sunni militants. In what is clearly the first overseas challenge facing the month-old Modi government, India is using all possible channels to secure the release of Indian hostages. “We have, with the help of local authorities, been able to evacuate 17 more of our nationals from the zone of conflict. They are now in Baghdad,” Syed Akbaruddin, the spokesperson of India’s external affairs ministry, said in Delhi June 24.
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Reviving Southwestern Silk Route: India-China-Nepal trilateral a win-win for all
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.
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Why patent for anti-cancer drug was denied
The US-based Abraxis BioSciences’ anti-cancer drug Abraxane has been denied patent by the Indian Patent Office (IPO) on grounds that the new drug does not constitute a fresh innovation…
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India concerned about restriction on cyber security technology
A restrictive export control regime policy by 41 member of the Wassenaar Agreement could limit India’s access to much needed technology that secures its defences against cyber-attacks. In an agreement signed in January 41 members, mostly Western countries, agreed to changes to the Wassenaar Arrangement…
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Kerry in Baghdad: US pitches for inclusive govt. in Iraq
Against the backdrop of the escalating violence and the festering Shia-Sunni divide in Iraq, the US’s top diplomat has begun a series of meetings with the Iraqi leadership in Baghdad …
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