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Oman minister in Delhi: Spotlight on India’s Look Middle East policy

June 2, 2014June 7, 2014 - by Manish Chand

After high-voltage, headline-hogging South Asia diplomacy, it’s time for the new government to infuse spark in India’s “Look Middle East” policy as it gets ready to host the foreign minister of Oman, the Gulf state which is home to 700,000 Indians who send home $3 billion in annual remittances.

The View from Kathmandu: Nepal upbeat on ties with India

June 1, 2014June 3, 2014 - by India Writes Network

KATHMANDU: The first meeting between Nepal’s Prime Minister Sushil Koirala and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi has kindled hopes that the India-Nepal relations are headed for better days. During the …

The mirage of peace in Pakistan

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

The latest round of ‘peace-talks’ between the representatives of the Radical Islamists (RIs) lead by Tehriq-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the interlocutors nominated by the Government of Pakistan is apparently leading …

US keen to Modi-fy ties with India, eyes $500 billion trade

May 29, 2014June 27, 2014 - by Manish Chand

In the end, the winner takes it all, and Washington, which once shunned Narendra Modi, has rolled out a charm offensive to court the new leadership in Delhi and set an ambitious target of scaling up India-US bilateral trade five-fold to $500 billion.

Beijing calling: India, China seek robust engagement

May 29, 2014June 5, 2014 - by India Writes Network

The election of Narendra Modi as the new prime minister of India has triggered much enthusiasm among China’s power circles, with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang seeking robust engagement between the two countries, who are often projected as rivals in the Asian hemisphere.

India’s new foreign minister hints at out-of-box foreign policy

May 28, 2014May 29, 2014 - by Manish Chand

“Out-of-box thinking.” Striking an upbeat note on the trajectory of India’s external engagements in the days ahead, India’s new external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj indicated innovative thinking could well be the mantra of the foreign policy of the new government in India.

Will Modi look at Russia with new eyes?

May 28, 2014May 28, 2014 - by India Writes Network

Tweets these days often indicate which way the wind is blowing long before it becomes an official policy. The warm manner in which India’s prime minister-designate Narendra Modi responded to …

Pakistan’s PM hopes for paradigm shift in ties: 'From Confrontation to Cooperation'

May 27, 2014July 30, 2015 - by Manish Chand

Unveiling his desire to transform India-Pakistan relations, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held his first meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and underlined the need for both countries to work together to fructify “the common agenda of development and revival.”

Indian PM launches South Asia diplomacy

May 27, 2014May 28, 2014 - by India Writes Network

India’s new prime minister Narendra Modi began his first day in the office by meeting leaders of South Asian countries, including that of Pakistan – an imaginative and bold initiative that has pitched South Asia in the centrestage of the country’s foreign policy in the years ahead.

India’s new finance minister unveils three-point growth agenda

May 27, 2014April 29, 2015 - by India Writes Network

Taking charge of Asia’s third largest economy, India’s new Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Arun Jaitley has spelt out his three-point agenda that includes restoring growth, containing inflating and reducing fiscal deficit.