The fourth  Raisina Dialogue concluded in New Delhi with the participation of  leading international  policy makers , academicians and  strategic  experts along  with the gracious presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Norway Mrs. Erna Solberg  during the inaugural session,  which  set the tone of discussions for next two days. The…

Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway was on a visit to India. Norway was one the first few countries to recognise India immediately after independence. Ms. Solberg inaugurated the revamped Norwegian embassy at New Delhi that showcases a completely sustainable ecosystem run on renewable energy, making it a “one of its…

Pakistan’s economic woes continue as the country is finding it hard to get a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In the recent past, Islamabad got aid worth US$ 2 billion from its ally Saudi Arabia to tide over the crisis. China had also announced a grant but the…

The curtains came down on the 106th edition of Indian Science Congress, an annual event that attracts the best of talents in science and technology in India and abroad, this year at Jalandhar, Punjab. The purpose of this annual mega event is to promote the cause of science in India.…

Last week, China’s President Xi Jinping addressed the all-powerful Central Military Commission (CMC). Very significantly, he called upon China’s armed forces to “strengthen their sense of unexpected hardship, crisis and battle” and to improve its “capability to win”. This was followed by new guidelines to enhance military training and exercises.…

The final approval of the BJP led NDA government for the amalgamation of three state-owned banks-- Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank -- to create India’s second largest state-owned lender after the State Bank of India (SBI) is being viewed as part of big ticket reforms in the…

North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, in a New Year’s message, prioritised four focus areas for 2019. This includes building a powerful socialist country pursuing economic development underpinned by Juche (self-reliance); consolidating national defence capability; further capitalising on the achievements in the inter-Korean relations: and advancing US-North Korea relations for…

President Donald Trump signed the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (ARIA) into law on the last day of December 2018. The Act was introduced in April 2018 by Senators Cory Gardner and Ed Markey, who are Chairman and Member of Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International…

An Afghan Taliban delegation visited Iran and held bilateral talks on promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan aimed at ending the 17-year old Afghan conflict. Analysts opine that the Ashraf Ghani government was informed of Iran’s talks with the Taliban as Tehran appears to makes a more concerted and open…

The year 2018 drew to a close with heavy shelling from Pakistani forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in Khari Karmara area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan has been violating the ceasefire agreement of 2003 it has with India with impunity during the last few years;…