Asmatwali Background India’s pursuit of a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is nearly as old as the UN itself. Independent India was a founding member of the organisation in 1945, and by the 1990s, as the…
Asmatwali Background The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprising Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain, is one of India’s largest trading partner blocs. In FY 2024-25, bilateral trade touched USD 178.56 billion (exports of USD 56.87 billion and…
In light of the India-UK Vision 2035 and the pivotal role of critical technologies in the evolving global order, the Technology Security Initiative (TSI) was launched on 24 July 2024 as a bilateral strategic initiative between India and the United Kingdom. The initiative was officially launched by UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy during his visit to India on behalf of the UK Prime Minister.
In modern times, Air defence has emerged as an important part of the national security of India. Air defence is no longer just about keeping enemy aircraft out of the airspace but has grown in scope in the wake of the evolution of warfare and the widespread adoption of modern missile systems, drone warfare, electronic warfare and cyber warfare.
The fourteen Pacific Island Countries (PICs) occupy less than 0.4% of the world's land area, yet their combined Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) cover close to one-fifth of the Earth's surface. Their strategic location astride critical sea lanes, their vast maritime resources, and their fourteen votes in the United Nations General Assembly have transformed a region once considered peripheral into one of the most actively contested diplomatic spaces of the decade. It is in this region that India has built the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC), its principal institutional vehicle for engagement with the Pacific (ICWA, 2023).
In June 2025, during the Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF), India was among the 97 countries that participated in this forum (Global Trade and Technology Council of India, 2025). Active participation by the Global Trade & Technology Council (India) underscored New Delhi's motive to strengthen bilateral ties and invest in key sectors like healthcare, education, textiles, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and diagnostics.
India is the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, which is one of the main reasons for climate change. To mitigate these emissions, India aims to achieve Net zero by the year 2070. To complete this long journey, Germany is supporting India through technology cooperation and sustainable development projects. The Green and Sustainable Development Partnership (GSDP) was formed in 2022 to achieve these objectives. Under this partnership, Germany has committed €10 billion in climate finance to India by 2030 in the form of soft loans via the KfW Development Bank, most of which has been disbursed by Germany since 2022 (Pfänder, 2025).