The Diplomacy of Awards
Arguably, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Damoderdas Modi is the most decorated Head of Government by several foreign governments and that too in a short period of less than five years. The most recent one...
Author: Ambassador Anil Trigunayat
Nigerian Elections – ‘Apna Time Aayega’! (Our Time Will Come)
As for the longtime presidential aspirant Atiku Abubakar, one can take solace in the Bollywood film Gully Boy‘s famous number “Apna Time Aayega”(Our Time Will Come), but when is the open question. For the...
Putin-Trump Summit: Untangling the Knots
It is a known fact that Trump and Putin, two strong men, have a certain liking for one another. But while Putin is a strategist who brought about the resurgence of the Russian pride...
Middle East Peace Process- in the Docks
100 years of Balfour declaration and Sykes-Picot agreement continues to haunt the generations and the legacy of imperialism. ‘Divide, and let them rule or not’ remained the dictum in this almost intractable Middle Eastern...
Commentary: Jordan is at the Cross Roads
Jordan has been the oasis of stability in the otherwise turbulent region, especially in its neighbourhood of Iraq and Syria. The Jordanian economy and infrastructure, as well as the essential services, have been stressed...
India’s Lines of Credit Dilemma
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on his third visit to Nepal at the end of the week from May 11-12, closely on the heels of the visit of Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma...
Rinpoche Kushak Bakula – A Saint and an Ambassador
Ambassador Rinpoche also seemed to have some magical powers as was claimed by many, although I was not so sure. But after seeing people’s faith and their redemption my own scepticism melted away. –...
India’s Nordic Outreach: Expanding Indian Diplomacy to the far north
En route to the UK for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Sweden on April 16 & 17. It will be a bilateral visit, with...
International Solar Alliance: India’s Expanding Diplomacy
At the end of the day, it is the mother nature that might salvage the humanity from its self-destructive course and energy is the basic ingredient for any sustainable development. India through the arduous...
Israel’s India Journey- 25 Years on and beyond | Netanyahu’s visit to India
The relationship has moved on to strategic dimensions with significant mutual trust and regard for each other’s concerns and sensitivities. This does not obviate India taking independent positions or expressing its views on issues...
