South Asia and Beyond

Category : Europe

Who Are They? Profiles Of The Three Indian-Origin Ministers In Boris’s New Cabinet

Ashwin Ahmad February 15, 2020

NEW DELHI: “What the prime minister giveth, the prime minister taketh away…” These words from a Facebook post by former environment secretary Theresa Villiers, summed up the Conservative party’s abject acceptance of the cabinet purge by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The Trump-style sacking and the induction of the new cabinet ministers, many of whom are […]Read More

‘India-UK Ties Will Strengthen Post-Brexit’

Ashwin Ahmad February 11, 2020

NEW DELHI: Post-Brexit, India will find itself being wooed more assiduously by the UK and the European Union. As Ranjan Mathai, former foreign secretary and former high commissioner to the UK, points out in an interview with StratNews Global Opinion Editor Ashwin Ahmad, the formal exit of the UK from the EU on January 31 […]Read More

No Invite To Visit J&K, Says British Envoy, ‘Regrets’ Protest Outside Indian Mission In London

Parul Chandra January 30, 2020

NEW DELHI: Dominic Asquith, outgoing British high commissioner to India, hopes the Indian government will address concerns being expressed about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). “I trust that it (the Indian government) will continue to address the concerns that have been expressed. But that is for the Indian government and Indian people,” he said. Asquith, who […]Read More

EU Sees India Relationship As Key To Its Future

Ashwin Ahmad January 17, 2020

NEW DELHI: Europe seems to be at a crossroads today. The US pivot towards Asia has ensured that global geo-politics is slowly but surely being played towards the east of the world. This trend, exacerbated by growing tensions within the transatlantic alliance, and the fact that the 28-member organisation cannot seem to pull together on […]Read More

India, France Move Towards An Alliance In The Indian Ocean But Will It Work?

Ashwin Ahmad January 7, 2020

The competition for strategic space in the Indian Ocean could see China deploying an aircraft carrier with its complement of other vessels, in the coming years. That’s the assessment of the Indian Navy based on a close study of the pattern of China’s naval profile since 2008, when it first entered the Indian Ocean in force. […]Read More