US and other Western countries sound extremely hollow when they pontificate on strengthening democracy and the fight against terrorism even as they keep India out of P5.
If the P5 truly believes in ‘preventing nuclear war’, their rejection of the UN's principle of the non-use of nuclear weapons is difficult to understand.
India has avoided using the so-called Tibet card in the past but even this issue isn't off the table now as New Delhi works with the US to address the China factor.
According to a statement by the airport, commercial operations likely to begin next year 'in view of the current construction status'. It was supposed to commence operations by 2024 end.
Recent high-profile visit was of US National Security Adviser this month during which a number of key issues, including military cooperation, was discussed by both sides.
Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.
In the fullness of time, the permanent seat will come. In the meantime, India should be part of the solutions to many intractable global problems. Conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. Afghanistan. Burma. Climate change. Strengthening the institutions that promote orderly globalisation. Not merely demanding a permanent seat and veto as an acknowledgment that we have arrived on the global stage.
In the fullness of time, the permanent seat will come. In the meantime, India should be part of the solutions to many intractable global problems. Conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. Afghanistan. Burma. Climate change. Strengthening the institutions that promote orderly globalisation. Not merely demanding a permanent seat and veto as an acknowledgment that we have arrived on the global stage.