Category Thematic Areas

India-Russia Relations: Defying Western Diplomatic Pressure

PM Modi’s July 8-9 visit in Russia was symbolic, substantive and significant in many ways, even though it attracted undesirable attention and unsolicited comments from certain western countries and their representatives exceeding their diplomatic brief, writes Former Diplomat Amb. Anil Trigunayat.

Modi Skips SCO, But India Remains Committed to the Forum

The deep-seated contradictions among member states on regional security and terrorism, combined with growing Chinese influence, have compelled New Delhi to perform a strategic balancing act.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not attend the 24th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, last week. Instead, the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar headed the Indian delegation and read the PM’s remarks at the Astana summit.

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