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…