The MEA says this year’s first visit abroad by the foreign secretary to Moscow signifies the importance India attaches to its close and friendly relations with Russia.
In a virtual address, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla also said Covid-19 pandemic has brought ‘new and uncertain dangers’ to the ‘dangerous world’ we live in.
Harsh Vardhan Shringla, a 1984-batch IFS officer, supersedes three seniors — Ruchi Ghanshyam of 1982 batch and 1983-batch officers Rajeev Chander and Amita Nair.
Last year, S. Jaishankar said ‘history has lessons for an aspiring power: Leverage the dominant, collaborate with the convergent, and manage the competition’.
S. Jaishankar, who retired from the IFS last year, is known to be close to PM Modi, and hand-held him through the early days of his government in Delhi.
Former diplomat wrote to PM Modi requesting waiver of the cooling-off period, will now report directly to Tata Sons executive chairman N. Chandrasekaran.
India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.
Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.
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