VIJAY CHAUTHAIWALE, chief of the Overseas Friends of Bharatiya Janata Party (OFBJP), tells Archis Mohan there might be hiccups in India-US relations during the Donald Trump administration but by and large ties would be positive. He says the PM’s visit to Israel, later this year, would be historic and is unlikely to impact India-West Asia…
The launch of ‘The Modi Doctrine: New Paradigms in India’s Foreign Policy’, was also marked by a panel discussion on the topic on Tuesday. A book encapsulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s outlook on foreign policy and global affairs was launched at the Indian High Commission in London. The launch of ‘The Modi Doctrine: New Paradigms…
In a tiny, second floor office at the bustling New Delhi headquarters of India’s ruling political party, Vijay Chauthaiwale plots how Prime Minister Narendra Modi can sell India to a diaspora greater in number than Australia’s population. A long-time Modi confidante, Chauthaiwale, 53, was hand-picked by Amit Shah, the president of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, to lead the…
On a sunny September afternoon in Manhattan, a motley group of Indian Americans stood behind blue wooden police barriers across the street from the United Nations (UN) Plaza, chanting vigorously. “Pakistan is terroristan, terroristan is Pakistan.” “Where was Bin Laden? Pakistan, Pakistan.” “Free, free Balochistan.” “Who is a rogue state? Pakistan, Pakistan.” Indoors, at the…
The presidential elections in the US, this year, has all the predictable elements — tough primaries with party colleagues trading abuses, sex scandals and financial scams, debates and the wide use and abuse of social media. There is an added element of interest for Indians after the Republican candidate Donald Trump attended a fund-raiser meeting…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu hugged three times and referred to each other as “my friend” several times, with their mutual bonhomie openly evident to a large crowd that included the entire Israeli cabinet and heads of Abrahamic faiths. India and Israel on Tuesday took historic steps towards a new engagement,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday and discussed issues of international and mutual interests, including ways to enhance strategic ties, countering terrorism and climate change. Modi vowed to go “above and beyond” the Paris accord to combat climate change. The two leaders met at the Elysee Palace, the official residence…
President Donald Trump’s first meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on Monday was long on proclamations of friendship and short on confrontation over delicate policy issues. The duo touted ties between India and the United States during a series of events, with both heralding the military cooperation between the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the media at St Petersburg International Economic Forum in St Petersburg, Russia, on Thursday. Modi’s visit to Russia comes amid him and other world leaders expressing their commitment towards fighting climate change after United States president Donald Trump indicated that the United States might pull out…