Kazan is closer to India than Moscow & St Petersburg. And for a hydrocarbon deficit economy like India, Kazan's oil resources and petrochemical industry can prove strategically significant.
A multi-pronged engagement with major powers is central to India’s current foreign policy doctrine. But its Central Europe outreach clearly went beyond geopolitical balancing.
Controversy has erupted over differences in statements issued by MEA & White House. A look into past readouts shows such differences are common and not an exception.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and exchanged perspectives on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and his insights...
Talking to the press after Modi’s visit, the Ukrainian president made a veiled reference to India’s border standoff with China & outlined limits of New Delhi’s peace efforts.
The big question before Modi's Kyiv visit was if it was geopolitical damage control after Western criticism of his Moscow trip. Now, there’s a new question: did the trip send a message to Moscow?
Eight Indians have died during the ongoing war in Ukraine. Russian Embassy in India says it is working on discharge of Indian men ‘voluntarily’ contracted for military service.
In ‘Global Tumult: India As A Pole Star’, Sujan Chinoy delves into India’s foreign and defence policies, and its achievements, from his vantage point as Director General of Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses.
Speaking before House Foreign Affairs Committee, diplomat Donald Lu did, however, assert that US did not see major defence deals or discussion on technology during Modi's visit to Russia.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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