War games add to Tamil Nadu CM's fury

War games add to Tamil Nadu CM's fury NEW DELHI: At the internal security conference here on Monday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaas speech " which became the talk of the town " could very well be taken as a wake-up call for the Manmohan Singh government in the Centre.Its not just internal security, she raised strong objections to the Union governments propensity to keep the States in the dark on foreign policy issues even when such...
08:15 AM, Apr 17, 2012

Southern Sudan : An opportunity for Indian Foreign Policy to take its rightful place

Sky Soldier |  Wing Commander Abdul Nasir Hanfee

African nations are not known for peaceful democratic movements but events of last few months have changed this perspective. People of Tunisia, Egypt and Southern ...
02:22 PM, Apr 10, 2012

'India pursuing independent foreign policy'

'India pursuing independent foreign policy' Beijing: India has been pursuing an independent foreign policy based on its national interest, including good ties with Beijing, an influential Chinese daily said on Friday, dismissing perception that New Delhi's 'Look East Policy' is aimed at collaborating with US to contain China. "India lately held a trilateral dialogue with the United States and Japan, and it has also close contacts with Vietnam, Myanmar and some other Southeast Asian countries,"...
08:26 PM, Apr 06, 2012

China a key priority of Indian foreign policy: Rao

China a key priority of Indian foreign policy: Rao Washington: China is a key priority of India's foreign policy and the country is attempting to establish a strategic and co-operative partnership with Beijing, Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao has said. "China, as another immediate neighbour, is a key priority of India's foreign policy. We have attempted to establish a strategic and cooperative partnership with China," Rao said in her address to the Hudson Institute on "Indian Foreign...
03:59 AM, Mar 24, 2012

Iran conflict to have disastrous consequences: India

Iran conflict to have disastrous consequences: India Washington: Arguing that any conflict in Iran would have disastrous consequences, India on Tuesday alleged that a series of recent media reports in the US have distorted New Delhi's foreign policy objectives and energy security needs. "Unfortunately, though, a series of recent media reports have presented a picture which not only distorts India's foreign policy objectives and energy security needs, but also creates misunderstanding about its actions," the Indian Embassy...
11:15 PM, Mar 06, 2012

Pak to review foreign policy after NATO airstrike

Pak to review foreign policy after NATO airstrike Islamabad: Pakistan will review its foreign policy at a conference of envoys following the NATO airstrikes that killed two dozen soldiers. According to the Association Press of Pakistan, the conference will be held on December 12 and 13 to review the situation. NATO helicopter gunships had targeted two border posts in Mohmand Agency on November 26, killing two dozen soldiers and sparking outrage in the country. Islamabad has stopped the...
11:29 AM, Dec 09, 2011

Premji, Hazare among Top 100 Global Thinkers

Premji, Hazare among Top 100 Global Thinkers Washington: Software czar Azim Premji and anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare are among five Indians who figure in the Foreign Policy magazine's list of Top 100 Global Thinkers, that is dominated by revolutionaries who have been the driving force behind the Arab Spring. The list features US President Barack Obama, who is ranked 11th among the top 100 global thinkers, and also includes writer-activist Arundhati Roy, poverty researcher Deepa Narayan and...
01:45 PM, Nov 29, 2011

Anna in Foreign Policy's top 100 global thinkers

Anna in Foreign Policy's top 100 global thinkers Washington: Software czar Azim Premji, social activist Anna Hazare and writer Arundhati Roy are among the five Indians who figure in Foreign Policy's prestigious list of Top 100 Global Thinkers, which also includes US President Barack Obama. The top nine positions in the list is occupied by leading Arab revolutionaries including Mohamed Elbaradei from Egypt, the former IAEA chief; Ali Ferat, the Syrian human rights lawyer and cartoonist, and the...
12:05 AM, Nov 29, 2011

Pak, Lanka in 'most failed states' list: Report

Pak, Lanka in 'most failed states' list: Report New York: India's neighbours -- Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka -- are featured in the list of the "most failed states", according to the annual ranking prepared by the Foreign Policy magazine. Pakistan is at number 12, Myanmar is at 18, Bangladesh (25); Nepal (27), Sri Lanka (29) and Bhutan is at 50 in a list of 60 countries in which African countries dominate. Other countries in the top...
10:58 AM, Jun 21, 2011

India must rethink its Kabul strategy

Head to Haid-ar |  Suhasini Haidar

Speaking to a gathering of intelligence officials in New Delhi recently, India's Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Satinder Lambah revealed a small but startling ...
12:16 PM, Apr 05, 2011
Is Indian foreign policy being run by the Americans?

Is Indian foreign policy being run by the Americans?

On Talking Point, Rajdeep Sardesai asks, 'Is Indian foreign policy being run by the Americans?' ...
10:16 PM, Mar 15, 2011

Of Obama’s leadership lessons

Unapologetically Right |  Tuhin A Sinha

When US President, Barrack Obama, in his speech in the Indian Parliament, chided India for not condemning the human rights violations by an oppressive Burmese ...
12:14 PM, Dec 10, 2010

Pakistan 10th most failed state of the world

Pakistan 10th most failed state of the world The list is released by the prestigious Foreign Policy magazine on Monday. ...
10:36 PM, Jun 21, 2010

No proof of India's Baloch link: US

No proof of India's Baloch link: US Af-Pak representative Richard Holbrooke says Pak gave no evidence. ...
08:52 AM, Jul 30, 2009

Richard Holbrooke to visit India mid-August

Richard Holbrooke to visit India mid-August Holbrooke is Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan for US. ...
08:35 AM, Jul 30, 2009
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