Talks with Singapore likely on ASEAN-India FTA, maritime security & Myanmar, while gas & space to be highlighted in Brunei as Modi becomes 1st-ever PM to visit the oil-rich country.
Less than a year before the First Constitutional Amendment, Patel wrote to Nehru about Supreme Court rulings that had 'knocked the bottom out' of press control laws.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
When we say China+1, the 1 could be either us or the ASEAN countries. If we really wish to derisk from China, we must stop looking at these countries as competitors & shall look for friendshoring certain supply chains. Our pull back from RCEP, renegotiating ASEAN FTA as well as reluctance to sign up certain pillars of the IPEF signals closing up of our economy.
When we say China+1, the 1 could be either us or the ASEAN countries. If we really wish to derisk from China, we must stop looking at these countries as competitors & shall look for friendshoring certain supply chains. Our pull back from RCEP, renegotiating ASEAN FTA as well as reluctance to sign up certain pillars of the IPEF signals closing up of our economy.