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Defence & Diplomacy

Why did Modi choose Maldives, Sri Lanka as destinations for his first overseas visits?

7 years ago

It is in this backdrop that Modi’s visits to Maldives and Sri Lanka – his first official overseas destinations in his second term as Prime Minister – is expected to herald the second chapter for Modi’s Neighbourhood First policy. Its second edition is expected to mark a shift from India’s immediate to extended neighbourhood and from disputed land borders to maritime expanse making Modi an Indo-Pacific Prime Minister.

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Indian government approves agreement with Kyrgyzstan

7 years ago

The MoU will be signed on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, later this week.

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Kyrgyzstan confers its highest award on President Xi Jinping

7 years ago

Xi Jinping, along with other leaders of the group including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is in the Kyrgyz capital to attend the two-day Summit beginning Thursday.

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Rouhani says Japan wants to keep buying Iranian oil

7 years ago

On a visit to Japan last month, U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Abe’s help in dealing with Iran, highlighting what he called the “very good relationship” between Tokyo and Tehran. As a U.S. ally that also has good diplomatic relations with Iran, Japan could be in a unique position to mediate between the Islamic Republic and the United States.

Photo: Courtesy Japan Times

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It’s that time for raised hopes

7 years ago

Even without SAARC, India and Pakistan will have to engage with each other within the very framework of the SCO. So why not that bilateral meeting between South Asia’s midnight’s children to start afresh.

Face to Face

‘Russia does not provide any financial, political, or military assistance to the Taliban’

7 years ago

‘In Syria, with assistance from Russian Federation, this phenomenon of ISIL was demolished. We thought that after living in Syria these fighters will go to other countries, and we wanted to demolish there, not in Russia,”

In Depth

The rising specter of the Islamic State in India – II

7 years ago

The IS narrative in India appears to have gained a new meaning and importance after the Sri Lanka bombings which revealed complex networks through which the Islamic State tends to radicalize people and facilitates terror plots. Self-financed attacks carried out by a close-knit group of educated and computer savvy individuals without any criminal background are emerging as the newest set of perpetrators.

Photo: Agencies

Health

Female circumsion should be a priority like HIV

7 years ago

Some 200 million girls and women are impacted by FGM worldwide, according to U.N. data, but some activists said this was a ‘massive underestimate’

Photo: UNICEF

In Depth

The rising specter of the Islamic State in India – I

7 years ago

Indian Muslims in general and especially those in conflict theatres of Kashmir have not made common cause with the alleged sufferings of their fellow Muslims elsewhere in the world;, the prospect of living in a caliphate has also not held out much of an attraction for them.

Photo: Quartz

Culture & Society

Promoting gender equality a ‘crucial contribution’ to protecting our oceans

7 years ago

Women are engaged in all aspects of interaction with our ocean, yet their voices are often missing at the decision-making level, the head of the United Nations cultural agency said on World Oceans Day, emphasizing that “we must ensure diversity and gender inclusiveness at all levels” to set a balanced course for humanity and foster innovative solutions for the ocean.

Photo: Arne Hoel/World Bank

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