Ajay Bisaria, a veteran diplomat who served as India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan and then Canada before retiring in June 2022, has been in the news recently over his book ‘Anger Management, The Troubled Diplomatic Relationship Between India And Pakistan,’ which critically examines how the relationship between the two countries has evolved since partition. Clearly […]Read More
Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. Doval And Netanyahu Meeting: Did US Encourage New Delhi For Action On Gaza Tensions? Ajit Doval’s visit to Israel and the meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be influenced by two key factors. First, the United States wants to encourage the Israeli […]Read More
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s visit to Israel and the meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, may have been driven by two factors: the US need to push the Israeli leader into a ceasefire and dialogue so as to lessen the horrific Palestinian body count in Gaza. It costs India nothing to do […]Read More
India has strongly rejected comments made by Beijing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh to inaugurate the strategically important Sela tunnel. Ministry of external affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal said, “Indian leaders visit Arunachal Pradesh from time to time, as they visit other states of India. Objecting to such visits or India’s developmental […]Read More
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In a significant development, India and the Seychelles have conducted naval exercises called’ Cutlass Express 24′. The INS (Indian Naval Ship) Tir took part in an exercise inaugurated by Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan. Officials from India, the U.S. and African countries were present. Exercise Cutlass Express – 24 took place around Port Victoria, the capital […]Read More
You may have heard of India’s Quantum Mission but what about the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)? Also, the Hydrogen Valley Innovation Cluster? These are some of the deep tech areas that are the subject of the government’s focus, the idea being to develop expertise, knowledge and skills for the future, a future that may […]Read More
India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) bloc — comprising Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland — have signed a free-trade agreement. Describing the agreement as a “watershed moment in bilateral relationship between India and EFTA”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it “symbolises commitment to open, fair and free trade”. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal […]Read More
India’s handling of the diplomatic tension with the Maldives has come in for praise from the former President of the island nation – Mohamed Nasheed. Speaking to an Indian TV channel, he said, “When the president of the Maldives wanted the Indian military personnel to leave, you know what India did? They did not display […]Read More
It’s been over a week since the conclusion of the ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Abu Dhabi. The meeting underscored the divisions worldwide over trade issues, from agricultural subsidies to fisheries and even investment facilitation, says Mohan Kumar, former Indian ambassador to France and lead negotiator at GATT, the forerunner of the […]Read More
It could be the most ambitious effort by India to leapfrog generations by investing in a range of high technology areas. These sectors span everything from Quantum Computing to Green Hydrogen, Dr Abhay Karandikar, Secretary Department of Science and Technology told StratNews Global on The Gist. The effort that requires major focus is the Anusandhan […]Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and dedicated the Sela Tunnel to the nation on March 9, virtually from Itanagar. Illustrating the difficulties of weather, and the importance of the tunnel in such situations, the PM could not visit the location as planned and instead inaugurated the tunnel virtually from Itanagar. Strategic Importance Of Sela Tunnel […]Read More
India’s Cabinet Committee on Security on March 7 approved the project to design and develop the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft more popularly known as AMCA as a fifth-generation, medium weight low observable fighter jet. To be designed and developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) which functions as a Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) […]Read More
In his address to the concluding session of the 17th Lok Sabha last month Prime Minister Narendra Modi unabashedly embraced economic reforms: “Reform, Perform and Transform.” Further, he claimed that his government was able to target welfare benefits by deploying these process reforms like Direct Benefits Transfer. Indeed, this is a first. Previous governments, fearful […]Read More
India and the 4-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA) that groups Iceland, Norway, Lichtenstein and Switzerland, are expected to sign an agreement very soon that could see $100 billion invested in India over 15 years, say reports in the pink papers. The deal could also open up the export of pharmaceutical goods to these countries, […]Read More
Siachen Glacier: Strategic Significance for India. A special on-the-ground report from the Siachen Glacier. Don’t miss it. ‘The Himalayan Frontier‘. Part IX. On March 8, 2024, at 7 PM IST. In this episode, explaining the Siachen Glacier and its strategic significance for India, a StratNews team of Amitabh P. Revi, Rohit Pandita, and Karan Marwaha […]Read More
India will now have a new naval base on the southernmost island of the Lakshadweep archipelago – on Minicoy island, that’s roughly 400 km from mainland Kochi to the East and 258 km from the Maldives to the South. Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar commissioned INS Jatayu which will be the second naval […]Read More
It’s going to be a major boost for the Indian Navy and India’s security infrastructure with a new naval base in the Arabian Sea The new naval base INS Jatayu will be commissioned on March 6 by Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar. This will be the second naval base in Lakshadweep. The Indian Navy […]Read More
Upping his ante against India, Maldives president Dr Mohamed Muizzu has said that there will be no Indian military personnel in the country after May 10, either in uniform or civilian clothing, a Maldivian news portal Edition.mv reported “There will be no Indian troops in the country come May 10, not in uniform and not […]Read More
An estimated 1 million people turned up in Bangkok to view the relics of the Buddha and his disciples that are enshrined in this special mandapam at the Sanam Luang Royal Palace ground. The relics of Lord Buddha and two of his disciples were taken to Thailand in a special Air Force plane from India […]Read More
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