PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina discuss connectivity, trade

September 9, 2023

On the eve of the G20 Leaders’ Summit 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Friday in New Delhi. During the talk, the two leaders focused on various areas and issues such as connectivity, as well as strategic and commercial linkage....

PM’s fruitful ‘Indonasia’ visit serves China a big message

September 8, 2023

After wrapping up his brief visit to Jakarta where he participated in the ASEAN-India and East Asia Summits, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted his message on X (formerly Twitter), saying, “Had a very short but fruitful Indonesia visit, where I met ASEAN and other leaders.” PM Modi is spot on...

In signal to China, PM likely to focus on territorial integrity at ASEAN

September 6, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jakarta, Indonesia for the 20th ASEAN-India Summit and 18th East Asia Summit (EAS) scheduled for 7 September. Both conclaves are being hosted in Jakarta by Indonesia, the current chair of ASEAN. PM Modi is likely to use his visit to serve a stern message...

Delhi gears up for g20, xi jinping to give it a miss

September 5, 2023

Even as the Chinese Foreign Ministry confirms that the G20 Summit in Delhi this weekend will be attended by its premier Le Qiang and not President Xi Jinping, senior officials in New Delhi have said that Xi’s no show at the Summit does not reflect anything about the host nation--...

XI skipping G20 summit to ‘avoid India’s hard talk on LAC’

September 2, 2023

With Chinese President Xi Jinping unlikely to attend the forthcoming G20 leaders’ summit in New Delhi this month, the Indian side feels that the Chinese leader is taking this step to avoid ‘another round of hard talk’ by India on the LAC issues. Diplomatic sources closely monitoring the information network...

India sets pitch for permanent UNSC seat ahead of G20 summit

September 1, 2023

Speaking at an event at Delhi University on Thursday (31 August), External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar said “Keeping India out of the permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will only call the credibility of the international organization into question”. Jaishankar compared the five permanent members, who...

China should practise what it advises

August 25, 2023

In his address to the open plenary session of the 15th BRICS Summit in the South African city of Johannesburg, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that BRICS countries should expand political and security cooperation and maintain peace and tranquility. Xi also said that the BRICS nations should oppose economic coercion and...

Sri Lanka must address India’s security concerns

August 24, 2023

In what has sparked security concerns in India, China has requested permission for a “research ship” to dock in Sri Lanka. Now Colombo has to take a call on the request from Beijing. While dealing with the request from Beijing, the Sri Lankan government must also address the security concerns...

No normal ties with China without resolving LAC standoff

August 18, 2023

The latest round of negotiations between the senior military commanders of India and China to resolve the stand-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh failed to yield any immediate breakthrough. However, the two sides jointly announced that they had agreed to resolve the remaining issues expeditiously. India...

UK announces new funding to tackle Khalistan terror

August 12, 2023

In a significant development marking the diplomatic victory of India, the UK government has expedited efforts to tackle pro-Khalistan extremism. The British government has started working on a more comprehensive strategy to combat Khalistani terror. As part of the efforts, the UK government has allocated new funds to enhance the...