On 3 August 2005, Atal Bihari Vajpayee spoke in Lok Sabha and warned that the India-US nuclear deal could compromise India's strategic autonomy in the long run.
In an exclusive chat with ThePrint, the geo-strategic expert highlights Trump’s lack of appreciation for India’s defence needs, adds tariffs will bleed into other parts of ties.
Congress accuses NDA govt of a "U-turn" from its previous stance on the Act, which was passed by Parliament in 2010. BJP had opposed the law, as it was originally introduced by UPA govt.
Unprecedented level of cooperation between the US & India would not have been possible without the Prime Minister’s strategic vision & political courage, says Biden.
Manmohan Singh’s success lay in making a decisive and historic shift towards the West. It was also audacious, in my book even more so than the 1991 reform, given how little support it had within Congress and UPA.
BRICS, India-US civil nuclear deal, Quad, Pakistan, SCO, were all part of late former PM's foreign engagements, which set India on path of 'multi-vector' diplomacy, to quote Jaishankar.
Commerce minister Suresh Prabhu's trip comes as Trump threatens to undermine the special relationship built over the last decade, underpinned by the Indo-US nuclear deal.
On 3 August 2005, Atal Bihari Vajpayee spoke in Lok Sabha and warned that the India-US nuclear deal could compromise India's strategic autonomy in the long run.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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