Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made an unofficial visit to US President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence on Saturday. Meloni and Trump dined and watched “The Eastman Dilemma: Lawfare or Justice” a documentary focusing on a lawyer charged with attempting to overturn the 2020 US election results in favor of Trump during the visit,…
NEW DELHI: Manmohan Singh believed India’s development priorities should shape its foreign policy and, in his own words, create a global environment conducive for India’s growth. It was with this in mind that he met President Bush in 2005 on the margins of the UNGA and asked him if the US could help India access…
Photo credit: X/@DrSJaishankar NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that changes in foreign policy should not be seen as a political attack.“When we speak about changing foreign policy, if there is talk about post-Nehruvian construct, it should not be seen as a political attack. It (the change in foreign policy) didn’t…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday used a cricket analogy to describe the evolution of India’s foreign policy. He also described the changing nature of India-Pakistan policies towards each other with the progression of the former’s defensive policy to a more proactive one towards the latter.Speaking at the release of former Indian…
NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Wednesday voiced concerns about the rising tensions between India and Canada, calling on the government to take a more inclusive approach by engaging the opposition in resolving the sensitive matter, stressing that safeguarding “India’s global reputation is a shared responsibility.”Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took to the social media platform…
NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first Indian PM to visit Poland in more than four decades, he said, “For decades, India’s policy was to maintain distance from all countries. The situation has now changed … Today, India’s policy is to maintain close ties with all countries. Today’s India wants to connect…
The hurried and rather unceremonious departure of Sheikh Hasina from Bangladesh hasn’t just wrong-footed the Indian government but also left it faced with possibly the biggest foreign policy challenge in the neighbourhood in recent times, one which might make the storm in ties with the Maldives this year look like a walk in the park….
NEW DELHI: Cross-border terrorism cannot be the policy of a good neighbour, S Jaishankar said Tuesday responding to questions about ties with Pakistan. Shortly after taking charge as external affairs minister for the second time, Jaishankar also said relations with neighbours will be the first and overriding priority for the new NDA govt’s foreign policy…
