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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicForeign affairs

Topic: Foreign affairs

Congress picks Khurshid to lead party’s foreign affairs wing, BJP ex-MP as vice-chair

Ex-foreign minister Khurshid, picked after Anand Sharma gave up post, was part of Op Sindoor delegations & had irked Congress leadership by defending abrogation of Article 370.

India’s diplomatic failures aren’t just Trump’s fault. It’s the price of Modi’s narcissism

The Modi govt first put all its eggs into the US basket when the unipolar moment was clearly over. It subsequently overcorrected, accommodating an aggressive China.

India and Australia hold first Joint Committee Meeting to deepen economic ties

This is a first-of-its-kind initiative for FTAs. The meeting was attended by the Commerce Secretary of India, Sunil Barthwal, and the Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia, George Mina.

President Droupadi Murmu to embark on State visit to Mauritius from March 11 to 13

During the visit, the President will hold bilateral talks with President of Mauritius, Prithvirajsing Roopun, and PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and will also jointly inaugurate 14 projects assisted by India.

No credit line opened with India, says Egyptian Supply Minister Ali Moselhy

Earlier, Bloomberg released a report claiming India has opened a credit line with Egypt worth an unspecified value.

India, Iran, Armenia form trilateral grouping, 1st round of talks focuses on economic issues, communication

This comes at a time when Pakistan, Turkey & Azerbaijan have been intensifying trilateral cooperation. Armenia has emerged as a key geopolitical partner for New Delhi in recent years.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.