Commentaries

Nepal Defers Discussion On Constitutional Amendment

May 29, 2020

India and Nepal share a land border of 1750 kilometers with Nepal touching five states of India – Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Most of this border was fixed by the Treat...

With COVID-19 Containment Strategy In Place, India Moves Ahead

May 27, 2020

On Monday, 532 flights after over two months soared high on the Indian skies, leaving an unmistakable proof that no challenge can overwhelm the Indian resolve to prevail over any adversity. Airports ...

India Leading By Example The Global Fight Against COVID-19

May 25, 2020

India has extended her medical assistance to help authorities abroad in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Till now, India has helped 125 countries with essential supplies, medicines, teams of medical ...

Nepal Stirs Row Over Kalapani

May 22, 2020

Nepal has once displayed belligerence on the Kalapani territorial dispute at the tri-junction of India, Nepal and China in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India and Dharchula district in...

Furthering Cooperation In The Indo-Pacific: A Response To COVID 19

May 20, 2020

As the world comes to grips with the realities of COVID 19, there is a pressing need to adjust to a `new normal’. Countries are also trying to achieve a sense of continuity with the older norms of of...

SCO Foreign Ministers Focus On Combating Covid-19 And Terrorism

May 18, 2020

India’s weight in the eight-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which focuses on political security-related issues, has increased since it along with Pakistan was admitted as full members...

India’s Economic Response To Covid 19 Pandemic

May 15, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Rs. 20 trillion economic stimulus package to respond to the covid19 pandemic in India. The details of this package would be in tranches. The first tranche ann...

Prime Minister Presents Roadmap For Post Corona India

May 13, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the nation for the 4th time since the beginning of the national lockdown, said that India has shown its resolute will to stop the spread of the covid19 virus. ...

US Special Envoy On Afghanistan Meets Indian Officials

May 11, 2020

The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalizad visited India and met with Indian External Affairs Minister and National Security Adviser. He had been to Qatar and Pakis...

India Asserts PAK Top Court Has No Locus Standi On Gilgit-Baltistan

May 8, 2020

Last week, Pakistan’s Supreme Court held a hearing on a civil miscellaneous application (CMA), submitted by the country’s federal government ‘respectfully praying’ before the court to all...