As I See It “What India is seeking needs to be prioritised taking into account Trump’s predilections. Issues flowing from his electoral promises are least negotiable. For instance, the H-1 B visas are best left […]
In the hierarchical approach to the world order, the scheduling of appointments with the new monarch gives a fair idea about the pecking arrangement. PM Narendra Modi gets to meet US President Donald Trump towards this month end. India’s […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): As part of its ongoing strategic dialogue at Capitol Hill, The US India Political Action Committee (USINPAC) held a meeting with members of the Trump-Pence administration. Key participants at the dialogue were Raju […]
ASTANA (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met here on June 9 on the sidelines of the SCO summit, seen as an effort to repair ties hit by growing differences between the two countries over a host […]
ASTANA (TIP): PM Modi on June 8 met with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Astana, capital city of Kazakhstan, ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. Modi and Sharif attended a welcome banquet to the small grouping […]
“The new legislation has been deliberately brought up to further communalize the situation and also financially ruin the poor Muslims. And the government is not even attempting a sham of making suggestions to counter the perception that its […]
“Indo-Pak relations have a more complex pathology for their downward spiral. Modi came to power wanting to break the old cycle of talks and terror. He chose theatrical and personalized engagement with Sharif to leap over the complexities constricting a Pakistani […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US is looking forward to host Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington later this month, the State Department has said. “We look forward to having the (Indian) Prime Minister here in Washington- I believe it’s later this month,” State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert told reporters at her daily […]
BERLIN (TIP): China and Europe took the lead on the Paris climate accord on June 1, as fears grew that US President Donald Trump would pull Washington out of the landmark deal. After a day of rumours about the Republican […]
Priyanka Chopra is being trolled relentlessly since pictures of her meeting with PM Narendra Modi in Berlin hit the internet. Reason? She wore a knee-length white dress and sat cross-legged in front of the Prime Minister! The sight of her bare legs seems […]
Yoga is an ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in India. The word ‘yoga’ derives from Sanskrit and means to join or to unite, symbolizing the union of body and consciousness. Today it is practiced in various forms around the world […]
MADRID/NEW DELHI (TIP): India and Spain on Wednesday stressed that there should be “zero tolerance” to terrorism and called on the international community to end “selective or partial” approaches in combating the menace which poses the gravest threat to […]
NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW (TIP): Veteran BJP leaders LK Advani, MM Joshi, Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharti, BJP MP Vinay Katiyar, VHP’s Vishnu Hari Dalmiya and Sadhvi Rithambara and six others will stand trial for criminal conspiracy in the 1992 Babri mosque […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated outgoing prime minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ for the successful conduct of local elections there. Modi conveyed his felicitations to Prachanda in a phone call last evening, the […]
BY ARUN JOSHI The hope of a turnaround in Kashmir after Narendra Modi became the PM with a huge mandate is ebbing. After three years in office, Modi has little time left for course correction. Islamic radicalization and […]
Diplomatic victory for India as ICJ asks defiant Pakistan to implement ruling NEW DELHI (TIP): The International Court of Justice (ICJ), on May 18, stayed the execution of Kulbhushan Jadhav until it rules on the merits of the case. The stay passed unanimously […]
Narrow-mindedness, lack of vision, and an inflated sense of our own place in the world drove this latest tantrum “Our self-deceptionwouldn’t matter had it not led to India potentially being frozen out of the most important trade architecture in our part […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday participated in the International Vesak Day celebrations in the Sri Lankan capital, the biggest festival of Buddhists. Modi, on his second visit to Sri Lanka in two years, was received by […]
Time to activate other channels India has collectively heaved a sigh of relief after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) provisionally stayed the death sentence on Kulbhushan Jadhav till its final verdict in August. This `victory’ should not waterproof […]
PM Modi in Lanka to re-emphasise traditional Buddhist connect NEW DELHI/COLOMBO (TIP):Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Colombo on May 11 on a two-day visit which is mainly aimed at reinforcing the traditional connect between India and Sri Lanka at […]
Nawaz Sharif briefs General Bajwa about Jindal visit: Report ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan’s civilian leadership informed the military top brass that the recent meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Indian steel magnate Sajjan Jindal was part of back-channel diplomacy, BBC’s Urdu service […]
Sri Lanka refuses permission for Chinese submarine to dock at Colombo port: Sources COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has rejected China’s request to dock one of its submarines in Colombo this month, two senior government officials said on Thursday as Prime Minister […]
Buddha’s message of compassion timeless, says UN chief UNITED NATIONS (TIP): UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday, May 11, called on the global community to draw inspiration from the journey of Lord Buddha and embrace his message […]
Direct AI flights between Colombo and Varanasi from August: Modi COLOMBO (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced, May 12, that India’s flag carrier Air India would begin direct flights between Colombo and the holy city of […]
ATLANTA (TIP): “The US Hindu Alliance (USHA), representing 3 million Hindus in America, strongly denounces Turkey’s desire to intervene in the internal affairs of India. We also ask the Government of India to strongly reject […]
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