NEW DELHI: Technology collaboration between the United States and India was among the key takeaways of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent state visit to the U.S. And one of the key tech areas in which both countries have decided to work together is quantum technology. In the 2020-21 budget, India allocated ₹8,000 crore for the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Last Saturday (1 July) India celebrated the sixth anniversary of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). By any count it is the most marquee tax reform carried out by India and has incredibly managed to economically unify the country—previously goods had to move through 36 tax jurisdictions. And, since there was no tax […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Mongolia, which has declared India as a ‘spiritual neighbour’, is hoping to build a firmer connect with New Delhi as Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla visits Ulaanbaatar this week on a three-day visit. Birla is expected to visit the construction site of the first oil refinery in Mongolia which is being built via […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Less than two weeks ago, Prime Minister Modi was in Washington on a high profile visit with very successful outcomes in terms of military and technological cooperation. And in 10 days, Modi will be in Paris on what is widely expected to be another high profile visit with strategic outcomes. Sandwiched in between, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent state visit to the United States qualifies in every substantive measure to be called a landmark visit, says PS Raghavan, Chairman, National Security Advisory Board (NSAB). The bilateral relationship has come of age and there is strategic convergence now, given the Ukraine war, the state of U.S.-China relations […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On this International Yoga Day (June 21), the Indian Navy deployed 19 of its ships across ports in the Indian Ocean, spanning from Africa, West Asia up to the Malacca Straits. As sailors on board these ships performed yoga, the overarching message was actually a projection of the Indian Navy’s reach, capability and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Modi’s state visit to Egypt last week, the first since 1997, seemed to lack substance. The Ministry of External Affairs website listed an MoU on agriculture and land reclamation, another on the preservation of ancient monuments, cooperation “in the field of competition laws”, an IT centre of excellence in Cairo and […]Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the United States was as significant as US President Richard Nixon and his National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger’s historical visit to Beijing in February 1972, “which opened the world to China”, believes Nitin Gokhale, editor-in-chief of BharatShakti.in and its sister sites Stratnewsglobal.com and Interstellar.news. In a wide ranging […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Finally, India has signed the U.S.-initiated Artemis Accords not to enter any coveted club but to ensure it gains strategic returns through multilateral partnerships. Please don’t question why India chose the U.S. over Russia, why India is picking sides or whether New Delhi is giving away its strategic autonomy in space. These questions […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC: During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first official visit to the United States earlier this week, the key focus was on defence and technology. Apart from the much-talked-about jet engine deal, India has cleared the decks for buying predator drones. There have also been developments when it comes to semiconductors, critical minerals, telecom, space […]Read More
India’s tryst with drinking water is one that is a legacy of neglect. And a fatal one at that. Last week the World Health Organisation (WHO) released a review of India’s ongoing water mission: Har Ghar Jal. The findings were revealing. It listed the following benefits that will accrue to India if it did indeed […]Read More
In April this year, Nitin Gokhale in a chat on Bharat Shakti on theatre commands, underscored the following points: “The talk is about having three joint theatre commands with the Western Command, which will handle the western adversary, the Northern Command, which will handle the entire Himalayan border with China, stretching from Ladakh in the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the United States this week is expected to give a fresh impetus to bilateral relations that have been on the upswing. The pace, depth and momentum of India-U.S. ties have grown significantly and technology is the next big thing in the relationship, says former Deputy National Security […]Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his first State visit to the USA. This visit is expected to be crucial from a defense, trade, and security point of view. Deals around drones, semiconductor chips, space, AI, etc are in the pipeline.Read More
NEW DELHI: With less than two days to go for Prime Minister Modi’s second official state visit to the US, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said it would be a “milestone in the relationship between India and the US.” Briefing the media in Delhi, he underlined three key components of the visit: bilateral defence cooperation, strong […]Read More
It’s interesting to note how the Chinese media, which is largely state-controlled, covered the clash in the Galwan Valley on June 15, 2020. Understanding China’s narrative is crucial to comprehend its larger perspective and evolving stance on India. First and foremost, Chinese media gave limited prominence to the Galwan crisis. News about the clash, seen […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Five or even ten years ago, it would have been hard to imagine a blue-blooded American corporate like General Electric tying up with much maligned defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics, and with the full blessings of Uncle Sam! But as the Narendra Modi bandwagon prepares to roll into Washington DC, this could well be […]Read More
NEW DELHI: If the Indian Navy operated two carrier battle groups earlier this month in the Arabian Sea in a display of maritime capabilities, the Indian Air Force too undertook three missions recently in the Indian Ocean Region, to India’s east, west and south. Each of the three missions, which included fighter jets and mid-air […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India-EU trade, currently at around $135 billion, could see a major boost if negotiators are able to wrap up talks on a free trade area by early next year. The word is discussions are going well and Stratnews Global learns from official and non-official sources that even prickly issues like labour, environment standards […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET), billed as a key facet of the India-U.S. strategic partnership, has progressed well and is moving in the right direction, says National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval. He met his visiting U.S. counterpart Jake Sullivan earlier this week and both of them attended a roundtable […]Read More
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