JAISHANKAR’S ‘NOT SCARED OF CHINA’ REMARK IS A TIMELY MESSAGE

February 2, 2024

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar has recently said that India does not need to be scared of China and it has the capability and confidence to compete with the country. He also said that it was necessary to acknowledge China will influence India’s neighbours but New Delhi must not...

Bhutan assures it will respect India’s security concerns

February 1, 2024

With Bhutan and China looking at expeditious resolution of their boundary row, Thimphu has assured New Delhi that India’s “security concerns” are of paramount importance for it. “The new government in Thimpu assured the visiting Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra that Bhutan will under no circumstances ignore the security, strategic...

Agencies ON HIGH ALERT AFTER PAK Army Chief’s comment

January 31, 2024

With Pakistan Army Chief Gen Syed Asim Munir “ruling out reconciliation with arch rival” India, New Delhi’s security, intelligence and military establishments have heightened their vigilance. The different foreign agencies, with which the Indian diplomatic establishment is coordinating actively, have warned that Pakistan may once again resort to some dirty...

India views US NSA Sullivan and China’s Yi talks as an exercise in futility

January 30, 2024

India has considered the recent talks between the US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as an exercise in futility, with Beijing showing no sign of reducing military pressure on Taiwan. Moreover, China is also reluctant to pressure Iran into stopping Houthi attacks on commercial...

GLOBAL COMMUNITY MUST CALL OUT MALE FOR IGNORING INDIA’S SECURITY CONCERNS

January 26, 2024

While the Male government led by President Mohamed Muizzu continues to be adamant on allowing Chinese “spy” vessel, equipped to carry research and surveys, to dock at a Maldivian port despite India’s security concerns, the global community including the US must call out Maldives for not addressing the concerns that...

China’s plan to send its ship to male finalised after muizzu-xi talks

January 25, 2024

At the behest of Xi, Chinese diplomats shared Beijing’s final plan about the spy vessel’s journey with their counterparts. Maldives may have said that it received a diplomatic request from China for necessary clearances for the ship to make a port call for rotation of personnel and replenishment, but the...

China may figure in EAM’s talks with Bangladesh

January 20, 2024

With China set to give a fresh impetus to its plan to expand footprints in Bangladesh, India is keen to discuss this issue with Dhaka and understand its perspective on the same. External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will be discussing “China” in this context during his upcoming meeting with...

IRAN’S ACTION FURTHER EXPOSES PAKISTAN AS REGIONAL TERROR HUB

January 19, 2024

Iran’s missile attack targeting what it claimed were bases of the terrorist group Jaish al-Adl in Pakistan’s Balochistan province has further exposed Islamabad as a terrorist hub in the region. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amri-Abdollahian said that “we only targeted the Iranian terrorist group on the soil of Pakistan. We...

India’s bid for UNSC seat to figure ‘prominently’ during French Prez’s visit for R-Day celebrations

January 17, 2024

India’s bid to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will be one of the top agendas to be discussed “prominently” during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to New Delhi this month. President Macron will visit India as Chief Guest for the 75th Republic Day celebrations....

Sheikh Hasina’s victory bodes well for India

January 12, 2024

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s fourth consecutive win in the recently held national elections augurs well for the bilateral ties between New Delhi and Dhaka. Hasina’s return to power in Bangladesh will not only have positive implications for continuity of the already robust bilateral relationship between the two neighbours but...