Policy UpdateAditi Singh Kaushik Background In 1947, the unruly British Raj, which had ruled India for almost two hundred years ended with Indian Independence. The Raj left an undeniable impact on the country’s social, and cultural landscape – including, a…
India and Germany have had a long-standing relationship since 1947 and a strategic partnership since 2000, with a focus on climate change, sustainable development, and technology cooperation.
On October 23, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, decided to bury the hatchet and work expeditiously and sincerely to resolve various bilateral issues, especially the breach of trust stemming from China’s unsuccessful incursion in Galwan in 2020.
China pulled off a spectacular show last week at the port city of Tianjin by inviting more than 20 world leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin to the 25th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Having made incremental progress in getting the Pahalgam terror attacks inscribed in the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit joint statement at Tianjin, and enhancing personal rapport with other leaders, India is now confident of weathering the emerging gloomy global geopolitics.
India and Japan have found common cause at sea as the Indo-Pacific becomes the world’s strategic center. For Japan, the sea lanes through the Malacca Strait are its economic lifeline. For India, security across the Indian Ocean is necessary for trade and energy.
The SCO summit at Tianjin in China, followed by a spectacular military display in Beijing, signal a resolve to contest the vagaries of the Trump Administration and tweak the global and regional orders.