NEW DELHI: There were Trumpisms, sugar and spice, and a tiny spat as the U.S. President fielded questions from the Indian and American media here on Tuesday evening. There was even a question on the coronavirus, probably because Trump is under attack back home for ostensibly not doing enough to check its outbreak in the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “This relationship is the most important partnership of the 21st century.” With that flourish, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India and the U.S. were now at the level of a “comprehensive global strategic partnership”. He underscored that increasing defence and security cooperation “is a very important aspect of our strategic partnership. Cooperation in ultra-modern […]Read More
NEW DELHI: ‘Namastey Trump’ played to a sellout crowd at Ahmedabad’s Motera Stadium on Monday, the first day of the Trump visit. As an estimated one lakh plus watched and cheered, Narendra Modi and his guest the President of the United States hugged, held hands and lavished praise on each other. And although it wasn’t […]Read More
Broccoli Samosa! Every self-respecting Indian knows that when it comes to snacks, nothing sells like an Indian snack. The puzzle is, this was not evident in Ahmedabad, where the “high tea” menu for Trump, his family and delegation was singularly uninspiring. Dhokla okay but corn broccoli samosa! Good grief. The tweeple were in revolt. Maybe […]Read More
The Trump-Modi phenomenon has created a new kind of populism in world politics. This populism is based on creating spectacles, which transcend foreign policy. It goes into economic policy and everything else that they do. The narrative for both is common – you create a great event and ensure the psyche of the leadership and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The absence of a trade deal between India and the U.S. could be glossed over for now given the Trump visit, but going forward, India could open itself to punitive measures by the U.S. Trade Representative. There could be more bad news if the Democrats defeat Trump in the polls later this year, South […]Read More
NEW DELHI: With United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s offer of mediation, along with four bipartisan U.S. senators having recently written to U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo voicing concerns about the human rights situation in Kashmir, New Delhi would certainly welcome a statement of reassurance from President Donald Trump, especially when he is in India. But […]Read More
MANILA: The Philippines has officially notified the United States about the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between Manila and Washington, Philippines’s top diplomat said on Tuesday. “The Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of the United States has received the notice of termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement. As a diplomatic courtesy there […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The fact that President Donald Trump’s peace plan is not likely to be accepted by the Palestinian people, nor bring peace to the Middle-East is something that may be of secondary importance to him. As Arun K Singh, former ambassador to the U.S. and Israel, tells Surya Gangadharan and Ashwin Ahmad, the plan’s […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Trump’s Israel-Palestine ‘peace’ plan has not found favour with many countries. India on Wednesday kept a fine line, urging direct negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel. External Affairs Ministry Spokesman Raveesh Kumar pointed out that “India has called for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian issue”. The Palestinians who were not involved in […]Read More
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