American president did not name oil company which will lead exploration & development of Pakistan’s oil reserves. The bilateral tie has seen an uptick especially after Op Sindoor.
India has been pleading for long to bring reforms in institutions like the United Nations, IMF, and World Bank, which it believes are West-dominated and don’t reflect current global realities.
Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.
The BRICS Leaders’ Statement sees a number of shifting positions in Indian foreign policy. New Delhi agrees with the grouping that the strikes on Iran violated international law.
From being one of the first countries to condemn Hamas’s 7 Oct attack against Israel, India has been raising its concern over humanitarian situation in Gaza for better part of past year.
BRICS, which includes Iran, expressed concern over the strikes since 13 June & the situation in Middle East. India had earlier distanced itself from SCO statement condemning Israel.
It will be his second visit to South America in last 8 months. The packed schedule will see a week of travel, as New Delhi seeks to step up its cooperation with the two regions.
US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick Friday urged New Delhi to reduce its reliance on Russian defence platforms and hit out at BRICS for its de-dollarisation efforts.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was speaking at an event organised by Chatham house in collaboration with Indian High Commission while on an official visit to UK & Ireland.
What made him ‘Akbar the Great’ was not the might of his armies alone, but the political architecture he built to sustain power over a subcontinent teeming with diversity.
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