From Non-Alignment to “Interest-Based Alignment”
India is entitled to make its own choices, it is not necessary for a country like India, with one-fifth of the world’s population, to join any of the axes – Indian External Affairs Minister,...
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President of Egypt to visit India as Chief Guest on Republic Day
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will make a state visit to India from January 24th to 26th, 2023, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This will be President Sisi’s second state visit...
G20 India Presidency: Focusing on Health Emergencies, Pharmaceutical Cooperation, and Digital Health Innovations
The first Health Working Group meeting under the G20 India Presidency will take place from January 18th to 20th, 2023 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. India assumed the presidency of the G20 on December 1st, 2022,...
Top challenges for Indian Foreign Policy in 2023
In former Indian Foreign Secretary – Nirumapa Menon Rao’s words, “The foremost task of India’s foreign policy is to enable the domestic transformation of India. And by this, we mean making possible the transformation...
India at G20: Here’s all you need to know
What is G20 The G20 (Group of Twenty) is a group of 20 major economies that meet annually to discuss global economic issues and work towards financial stability and sustainable economic growth. The G20...
India’s current attention on its extended neighbourhood and possibilities associated with the ‘Act East Policy’
Since India’s independence in 1947, India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, has endeavoured to highlight the need of building strong connections with their neighbours and all those nations that had just gained freedom. Prime...
Formation of QUAD and India’s interests
Understanding “Indo-Pacific” In order to understand the initiative of “QUAD”, we need to understand what we mean by “Indo-Pacific” in politics. In its widest understanding, it refers to the nations and islands that surround...
India’s Multi Alignment Strategy: An Imperative for Strategic Autonomy
In the recently concluded SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, India’s paradigm shift from being a traditional Non Aligned state to a state that has adopted multi-alignment as part of its foreign policy...
Key takeaways from the 22nd SCO meeting
The historic silk road city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan witnessed heightened diplomatic activities as it hosted the 22nd Head of states meeting of the Shanghai cooperation organization (SCO). The SCO is an eight-member intergovernmental...
India-GCC Relations: A new era of engagement
As the world is undergoing a rapid shift geopolitically due to changes in power relations among the nations, India is charting a new path in its foreign policy engagements. The Bipolar world order established...
