The Pentagon's decision to rename the US Indo-Pacific Command as the US Pacific Command is more than a symbolic change. It reflects shifting American strategic priorities and carries implications for India, the Quad, the Indian Ocean and the evolving US-China rivalry.
The upgradation of the CSC has an impact on all countries in the Indian Ocean, but for India, it serves multiple strategic functions that other groupings cannot fully deliver.
The Indian govt has maintained a veil of silence in a sense to allow it to manoeuvre with the US, which is an increasingly important technological partner and supremely important for Indian exporters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Sultanate of Oman this month offers a good opportunity to look at India-Oman relations in a long historical perspective.
While there’s no clarity yet on how much a buyer will need to pay once MDR kicks in, businesses are typically known to pass on any additional burden to the consumer.
Beyond the symbolism of welfare announcements, the numbers show a government betting on administrative efficiency and growth to manage a mounting debt burden.
Remarks come at a time when govt has dramatically increased procurement from Indian industry, with private companies, start-ups emerging as major suppliers to armed forces.
The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.
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