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China and India Partners in Progress, Not Rivals: Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 - by India Writes Network

Amid signs of a possible thaw in bilateral relations, Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong has said that the leaders of India and China have reached important consensus that China …

With BRI on mind, Doval pushes for transparent connectivity with Central Asia

October 18, 2023October 18, 2023 - by India Writes Network

By Shweta Aggarwal In a veiled swipe at China’s Belt and Road Initiative, India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has underlined that connectivity initiatives should be “consultative, transparent, and participatory.” …

NSA Doval visits Kabul, focus on Taliban and terrorism

January 14, 2021 - by India Writes Network

Bound by shared strategic interests, India and Afghanistan have decided to enhance their counter terror cooperation and agreed to coordinate closely on the Afghan peace process. India’s National Security Advisor …

Government’s digitisation initiative is a big game-changer : Doval

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 - by India Writes Network

“India’s economy is one of the biggest economies in the world. The international community recognises India as one of the fastest growing economies. We need a decisive government, weak coalitions …

India has important role in stewardship of nuclear weapons: Kerry

April 1, 2016April 1, 2016 - by India Writes Network

Hailing India for securing its nuclear material, the US said that India has a very important role to play in securing nuclear weapons and nuclear materials.

Talks with Pakistan only after action on Pathankot: NSA

January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 - by India Writes Network

Amid ongoing uncertainty over the foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan after the Pathankot terror attack on Janauary 2, India has categorically stated that it will talk with Pakistan only after it takes some action against the perpetrators of the airbase assault.

Terror attacks won’t stop, but neither can talks

January 6, 2016January 6, 2016 - by India Writes Network

The Pathankot attack has brought out a lot of shortcomings in our system, from the quality of our border management to that of local policing and counter-terrorism response. One aspect …

Pathankot attack targeted at disrupting India-Pakistan talks: China

January 4, 2016January 4, 2016 - by India Writes Network

China, an all-weather friend of Pakistan, has condemned the terror attack on the Pathankot air force base saying it may have been launched “intentionally” to disrupt the momentum in India-Pakistan …

Is India punching below its weight? NSA Doval thinks so, what about you?

August 5, 2015August 5, 2015 - by Manish Chand

Is India punching below its weight? It’s the mother of all questions for contemporary practitioners of statecraft and diplomacy, and the country’s strategic thinking elite.

One can go on debating this proposition endlessly, and the country’s diplomatic-strategic establishment can delude itself into comforting clichés about the emergence of India as a major power in the shifting global geopolitical landscape. But National Security Adviser Ajit Doval is a staunch realist, and he has rearticulated what has been spoken often in the strategic circles – yes, India has been underperforming when it comes to leveraging its growing economy, its status as the world’s most populous democracy, and its indubitable soft power strengths.

“India has a mentality to punch below its weight. We should not punch below our weight or above our weight, but improve our weight and punch proportionately,” Mr Doval said in his address entitled ‘State Security, Statecraft, and Conflict of values’ at the 21st Lalit Doshi Memorial Lecture in Mumbai.

Focus on defence cooperation in India-Vietnam ties

April 6, 2015April 6, 2015 - by India Writes Network

Building on the government’s Act East Policy, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment last year to aid in modernising Vietnam’s defense infrastructure, India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Vietnam’s …