UK raises BBC search issue with Jaishankar, told broadcaster ‘must comply’

March 2, 2023

British Foreign Minister (Foreign Secretary) James Cleverly during a meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar raised the issue of the tax searches on the BBC. In reply, Jaishankar firmly told his UK counterpart that all entities operating in India must comply with the law of the land. “The EAM...

Test for Indian diplomacy at G20 amid Ukraine shadow

March 1, 2023

With the stage set for the G-20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi in the shadow of Russia’s war in Ukraine, India is determined to display diplomatic deftness to steer the agenda away from the Ukraine conflict towards the real issues that the G20 is supposed to focus on. “Though...

EAM JAISHANKAR GIVES BEFITTING MESSAGE TO<br>CRISIS-HIT PAKISTAN

EAM JAISHANKAR GIVES BEFITTING MESSAGE TO
CRISIS-HIT PAKISTAN

February 24, 2023

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was right when during an interview recently he indicated that India is unlikely to come to aid of Pakistan which is struggling with its worst economic crisis in decades with its foreign exchange reserves at their lowest in ten years. Jaishankar made it clear that...

US RESOLUTION BACKING INDIA AGAINST CHINESE AGGRESSION IS A WELCOME MOVE

February 20, 2023

In what augurs well for Indian diplomatic campaign to bring world focus on Chinese aggressive and expansionist agenda, a new bipartisan US Senate resolution has reaffirmed that the state of Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India, and condemned China for the use of military force to change the...

INDIA reaffirms ties with BANGLADESH amid China factor

February 16, 2023

Amid China’s rapid inroads in Bangladesh, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra during a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reaffirmed India’s support for deeper development and economic partnership with Dhaka.In talks with his Bangladesh counterpart Masud Bin Momen, Kwatra reviewed the pace of development projects being aided and supported by India,...

China may figure in talks during foreign secretary’s Nepal visit

February 11, 2023

In a bid to give further boost to ties between New Delhi and Kathmandu, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra will visit Nepal early next week. Kwatra will be visiting Kathmandu on 13 and 14 February at the invitation of his counterpart Bharat Raj Paudyal. Paudyal, who visited New Delhi in...

SHEHBAZ SHARIF’S KASHMIR RANT RILES GLOBAL COMMUNITY

February 10, 2023

Pakistan is reeling under a severe and unprecedented economic crisis. India’s neighbouring country is at the verge of bankruptcy. There are disturbing reports about how people in Pakistan are facing an acute poverty and food shortage. But amid the worsening situation like this, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is busy...

U.S. PRESIDENT LIKELY TO VISIT INDIA IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR

February 9, 2023

US President Joe Biden is likely to visit India in September this year to participate in the G20 meetings hosted by India. Sources told The Daily Guardian that a high-level meeting between the officials of India and the US has already taken place to discuss the details related to Biden’s visit....

BLINKEN MUST CALL OUT CHINA’S AGGRESSIONS AGAINST INDIA

February 3, 2023

With the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken set to visit China this weekend, several influential Republican lawmakers have urged him to tell the Chinese leadership that Beijing’s blatant aggression against India in the Himalayas and Taiwan is “unacceptable”. In other words, the Republicans have sought Blinken’s intervention in China’s...

BUDGET REAFFIRMS MODI GOVERNMENT’S FOCUS ON MIDDLE CLASS, FARMERS

February 2, 2023

The “Amrit Kaal” Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reaffirmed that the Central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeps its focus on well-being and welfare of the middle class and farmers of the country. Apart from unfolding measures and steps to address problems being faced by...