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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
TopicForeign policy

Topic: foreign policy

‘Less liberal, more assured & assertive’ — influential global voices on Modi’s election-eve India

New Delhi: In the latest issue of Foreign Affairs, Rohan Mukherjee, assistant professor of international relations at the London School of Economics and Political...

Majority Indians want their leaders to focus more on domestic issues than world’s, finds Pew survey

A new survey by the US think tank, however, found around 56 percent of citizens feel New Delhi should put other countries’ interests over its own when addressing international issues.

Palki Sharma is the unofficial ambassador of rising, angry India. Her list of foes is long

She writes a letter calling out Xi Jinping, 'cancels' New York Times and attacks the Soros cabal every night on Firstpost Vantage.

India and US becoming formal allies doesn’t mean unity. Far from it

A formal treaty may actually have negative consequences. The present hugs, backslapping and plenty of economic, financial and technological linkages work just fine.

India extending credit line to crisis-hit Egypt, says Bloomberg report

PM Modi is set to visit Egypt later this month as the two countries seek to become strategic partners, according to reports.

Indian foreign policy needs civil society experts. MEA must step up, go beyond conference model

Much of PP&R's engagement with civil society remains limited to event-oriented modes. There is a fundamental problem in the extant approach.

‘Privileged strategic partnership with India’, US’s ‘hybrid war’  — what’s in Russia’s new foreign policy

The 42-page document referred to India & China ‘friendly sovereign global centres of power’, and highlighted Moscow’s growing enmity with the West.

Germany announces ‘feminist foreign policy’, aims to have more women in senior roles

The move looks to give German foreign service 'a more female face', including creation of the post of an 'ambassador for feminist foreign policy'.

Turkey has a knack for picking the losing side. Erdoğan’s decline could change that

The earthquake has crystallised public anger against the President. Elections due this year could lead to secular parties coming to power.

Why PMO now has 7 IFS officers — ‘Modi govt’s foreign policy thrust, G20 summit’

Traditionally, there are only 3-4 foreign service officers in the PMO. But in order dated 24 November, 3 new IFS officers were inducted, taking the number to 7.

On Camera

Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.