The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is an intergovernmental process established in 1996 to foster dialogue and cooperation between Asia and Europe. It comprises of 53 partners, i.e., 30 European and 21 Asian countries, the European Union and the ASEAN Secretariat. ASEM addresses political, economic, financial, social, cultural, and educational issues of common interest, in a spirit of mutual respect and…

 The upcoming Annual Summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Tokyo will be keenly watched for how far it addresses the concerns of Japan and mainly the future of the “Quadrilateral dialogue process” (Quad) that  turns one this November. To begin with, the Annual Summit…

Much of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s election campaign pledges were based on the promise of making a self-sufficient economy grounded on an Islamic welfare State model, and to lessen the debt burden of his country. However, now, Pakistan is facing the biggest economic crisis with its’ Rupee falling to…

Dynamic relations with the European Union (EU) has been a key aspect of India’s foreign policy. In fact, as is already well known, India was among the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with the then European Economic Community (EEC), the precursor to the EU. The ‘strategic partners’ adopted the…

The alleged brutal killing of a Washington Times correspondent Jamal Khashoggi, a citizen of Saudi Arabia, allegedly inside Riyadh’s   consulate in Istanbul has added fuel to the tension ridden Middle East region. It is threatening the already skyrocketing oil prices to reach newer heights. Though  India  is not  directly concerned…

The Sri Lankan Parliament passed the ‘Office of Reparations Bill’ on 12th October 2018. It is another step in reconciliation efforts by the Sri Lankan government in implementing the UNHRC resolution of October 2015. Sri Lanka  after a long delay had set up the Office of Missing Persons in May 2018…

India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of Government Council Meeting for discussions on regional issues such as the Korean peninsula, Syria and Afghanistan. India became a full member of the SCO in 2017 after being an…

  It seems to be baptism by fire for the new Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. No sooner had he occupied the exalted position, he was told to fall in line on action against terrorists and terror organizations by the US administration. In fact, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…

When Maldives went through the motions of a Presidential election on September 23, it had looked like a critical moment for the future of democracy in the Indian Ocean archipelago. A day after the election, as the voting trends started pouring in from the counting centers, it was manifest that…

India for Humanity is a noble initiative launched by India’s External Affairs Ministry on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of Nation, Mahatma Gandhi and a soft power tool to connect with the international community. To launch India for Humanity the Ministry of External Affairs, in…