Washington, June 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “great leader” and a “very tough cookie”, placing him among the world leaders he most admires during an interview with Axios in which he reflected on power, diplomacy and global leadership.During the interview, TrumpTrump repeatedly highlighted PM Modi while discussing the qualities he believes define effective leadership, pointing to the Indian Prime Minister’s longevity in office, political s…
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Copenhagen, June 19 (IANS) An Indian delegation met with the Danish State Secretary and the Maritime Security envoy to discuss the global security environment, especially in the maritime field, the Indian Embassy in Denmark said Friday.“The inaugural Maritime Security Dialogue between India and Denmark was held this week,” the Embassy of India wrote on X.”The Indian delegation led by Ms Subhashini Narayanan, Joint Secretary, D&ISA Division, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), comprising …
Taipei, June 19 (IANS) Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has called on China to stop its military expansion in the South and East China Seas, the Taiwan Strait, and any use of force against the island, local media reported on Friday. During a reception for foreign correspondents in Taipei on Thursday, Lai Ching-te expressed Taiwan’s willingness to engage in exchanges and cooperation based on equality and dignity, in pursuit of peaceful and mutually beneficial development. He noted that 2026 marks…
Washington, June 19 (IANS) A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump in France, a powerful US senator said the United States should be strengthening, not weakening, its partnership with India, arguing that punitive tariffs had sent the wrong signal to a key strategic partner.”Well, I’ve not gotten a readout of the meeting. I hope it will improve relations,” Senator Mark Warner told IANS in response to a question on the meeting between PM Modi and President Trump.The …
Islamabad/Beijing, June 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s firm support for all of China’s efforts to achieve reunification with Taiwan, including “by every possible means”, is widely viewed as an alarming statement. While US President Donald Trump has repeatedly praised Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, with Munir’s name frequently featuring in his remarks, Pakistan has simultaneously aligned itself completely with China and endorsed Beijing’s aggressive actions, undermining …
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Quad has once again demonstrated its resilience despite recurring speculation about its future, with a recent report arguing that “the Quad is likely to remain central to regional strategy, with India as a key partner” amid evolving geopolitical dynamics in the Indo-Pacific.According to report published by Modern Diplomacy, the recent Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi underscored the grouping’s continued relevance and strategic importance, even as…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The India-G7 relationship has remained resilient because it is founded on engagement rather than endorsement. India’s value to the G7 does not stem from consistently aligning with Western policies, instead it lies in its ability to engage across competing blocs and forums, a report has stated. “When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the G7 Summit in Evian, France, next week, he will be there, once again, as a guest and not a member. India, having been a ‘sp…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The future utility of the Quad will not be defined by its transformation into an ‘Asian NATO’ or by rhetorical rivalry with Beijing. Instead, its relevance will depend on whether it can evolve into a flexible strategic mechanism capable of stabilising an increasingly fragmented maritime and economic order stretching from the Pacific to the Gulf, a report has stated.During the recent visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to India, the consistent public response unde…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in New Delhi last month shows that the alliance is not becoming obsolete; rather, it has gained further credentials as a needed deterrence and fallback because the very strategic environment that created it has become more militarised and the threats have deepened, according to an article.Attended by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Foreign Ministers of India, Japan and Australia, the grouping is moving into a more pra…
Manila, June 10 (IANS) India has highlighted the importance of the Asean Regional Forum (ARF) mechanism and support for dialogue and diplomacy in addressing contemporary geopolitical challenges at the ARF Senior Officials’ Meeting in the Philippines capital, the MEA said on Wednesday. In a statement shared on X, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: “Secretary (East) Shri Rudrendra Tandon led the Indian delegation at the Asean Regional Forum (ARF) Senior Officia…