Washington/New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) As the regional security implications continue to unfold in the Middle East, India must adopt a broader perspective and recognise that European strategic autonomy remains inherently limited compared to its own. While diversifying its economic partnerships, India should not be under any illusions that continental Europe would intervene if the former’s independent foreign policy attracts Anglo-American displeasure, a report said on Tuesday.“The events of 28…
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Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, accompanied by his wife, Diana Fox Carney, arrived in Mumbai on Friday kicking off his first official visit to India. Maharashtra’s Minister of Protocol and Marketing Jaykumar Rawal received them at the airport. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal noted that Carney’s visit marks a significant step in further strengthening India-Canada ties.”A warm welcome to Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada as he arrives i…
United Nations, Feb 24 (IANS) The intractable Ukraine War entered its fourth year on Tuesday with no early sign of an end to the conflict that has spread its tentacles across the world, destabilising geopolitics and international trade. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called it “a stain on our collective consciousness and remains a threat to regional and international peace and security.”According to the UN, more than 15,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 41,000 injured in the fou…
Ottawa, Feb 23 (IANS) Expanding Canada-India relationship will be in focus as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visits India later this week during which he will first travel to Mumbai and then visit New Delhi, where he is scheduled to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The leaders will focus on elevating and expanding the Canada-India relationship, with ambitious new partnerships in trade, energy, technology and artificial intelligence (AI), talent and culture, and defence. He wil…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) India’s recent interim trade agreement with the United States, which resulted in a reduction in US tariffs, is being increasingly seen worldwide as reflecting New Delhi’s strategic autonomy in taking decisions that are in national interest.“India’s response, which is seemingly rooted in a deliberate policy of strategic autonomy, reveals a pragmatic approach that prioritises national interest without surrender, as many pundits had suggested,” according to an art…
Tokyo, Feb 17 (IANS) India’s Ambassador-designate to Japan Nagma Mallick met Japanese Internal Affairs Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa on Tuesday, discussing excellent and growing collaboration between the two nations across all sectors. Following the meeting, the Indian Embassy in Japan, in a post on X, wrote, “Ambassador-designate Nagma M. Mallick called on Japan’s Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Hayashi Yoshimasa today. They discussed the excellent and growing collaboration between…
New Delhi/Ottawa, Feb 16 (IANS) Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand met India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany, marking their fifth meeting since September 2025 and underscoring the steady progress in bilateral ties.In an official press release, the Government of Canada said, “Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India, on the margins of the Munich S…
Munich, Feb 15 (IANS) An awkward moment played out for Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Germany when a security officer at the Munich Security Conference briefly stopped him over the positioning of his identity card.Field Marshal Munir was in the German city along with his delegation to attend the conference.A video clip circulating widely on social media shows the security official asking the Pakistani Army Chief to ensure that his identification card was clearly visible from the…
Munich, Feb 15 (IANS) Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said that US President Donald Trump’s desire to obtain Greenland has not changed.”I think the desire from the US president is exactly the same. He is very serious about this theme,” Frederiksen said at a panel of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday (local time).”We have to protect sovereign states. We have to protect people’s right to self-determination. And the Greenlandic people have been very clear: they don’t want to be…
Munich, Feb 15 (IANS) Amid repeated assertions from the United States regarding New Delhi’s purchases of Russian oil, India, reaffirming its “strategic autonomy”, has conveyed a clear message on the global stage that its energy decisions will be determined by availability, cost, and risk considerations. The remarks come against the backdrop of fresh US sanctions targeting Russia’s oil sector and claims by President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio that India has agreed to halt add…