Canada’s intel agency explicitly naming ‘Khalistan’ extremists for 1985 Air India flight bombing, coupled with more direct tone by Mark Carney than his predecessor, signals a long-overdue acknowledgement of the real security threat. This could help steer bilateral ties that sank to their lowest point under Trudeau government’s petty politics.
Centre’s elevation of Bangladesh envoy to minister rank underscores importance of Dhaka
The extension of Cabinet Minister rank to India’s envoy to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, a political appointee, underscores the importance New Delhi attaches to its relationship with Dhaka. It reflects India’s determination to steer back bilateral ties to a positive trajectory after a period of extreme low under the Yunus-led government.
India’s approval of Chinese investment is the sign of a confident economy
India’s approval of the $370 million Horse Powertrain Chinese investment is shrewd, not soft. Letting Chinese capital build components on Indian soil, not finished cars, means India absorbs the technology while keeping the steering wheel. That’s how confident economies handle rivals: invite the money, keep the leverage, never the reverse.
Ideally, economics and geopolitics in different silos. Among China’s largest trade partners are USA’s closest military allies in Asia and Europe.