US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo/NYT News Service) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday concluded his two-day visit to the US following his bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump.The discussions between the leaders encompassed various aspects of US-India ties, including trade, energy, and defence cooperation. PM Modi was amongst…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said in LS Monday that foreign minister S Jaishankar went to Washington to lobby for an invite for PM Modi for the US president’s inauguration, a remark that drew protests from the treasury benches and was swiftly refuted by Jaishankar.“We will not send him (FM) three or four times,…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the US government responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. Established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, USAID’s mission is to promote global development, humanitarian efforts, and democratic governance. It operates in over 100 countries, focusing on areas like…
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….
