If India is admitting new members in BRICS with caution, it's likely because the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is often perceived as China-centric.
So far INDIA alliance has focussed on cobbling together some basic arrangements. Next step has to be spelling out why voters should remove Modi & why the Opposition is a better bet.
Greece can be India’s economic gateway to the EU, has the second-largest shipping capacity after China, and needs temporary agricultural labourers. All work in Delhi's favour.
The recent tragedy in Pakistan’s Faisalabad, where mobs burnt churches and Christian homes over blasphemy allegations, cast an agonising spotlight on the plight of minorities in the country.
BRICS was always considered as a bloc established to counterbalance the West. But the entry of Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and UAE has changed the game.
These are not “normal times”. As countries focus on decoupling from China, and de-risking their supply chains, India should present itself as a new market for investors.
Using a GCC model, where the state contracts private operators, lowers costs and subsidies. It’s possible to run a high-quality service, as anyone who has used London’s buses will attest.
According to a statement by the airport, commercial operations likely to begin next year 'in view of the current construction status'. It was supposed to commence operations by 2024 end.
At interaction in Delhi Monday, Ambassador of Philippines also highlighted talks over possibility of high-level delegation visit later this year to mark 75 yrs of diplomatic ties.
Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.
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