Focus should be on stopping fighting: Jaishankar on Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

Focus should be on stopping fighting: Jaishankar on Ukraine

The Hindu  

The best way to deal with the conflict in Ukraine would be to focus on “stopping the fighting and getting the talking” to move forward and India’s position on the crisis is best placed to advance such an approach, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on April 27. Democracy is global’ Showcasing India’s 75-year-long successful democratic journey, Mr. Jaishankar said the choices made by India have had a larger influence globally. If democracy is global today, we see it is global today, I think, in some measure, that credit is due to India,” Mr. Jaishankar said. If India has been in a sense example of democracy or promoter of democracy in South Asia, we would now like to be part of a larger lifting tide so that the rest of South Asia grows along with us,” Mr. Jaishankar said.

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S Jaishankar says India won't be intimidated to conform: No veto on our choices
2 weeks, 6 days ago

S Jaishankar says India won't be intimidated to conform: No veto on our choices

India Today  

India can never allow others to have a veto on its choices and it would do whatever was right in the national interest and for the global good "without being intimidated to conform", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday. He also said that India had been "schooled too long to visualise progress and modernity as a rejection of …

Jaishankar says, 'India won't be intimidated to conform, can't permit others to veto on our choices'
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Jaishankar says, 'India won't be intimidated to conform, can't permit others to veto on our choices'

India TV News  

In a strong message, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India can never allow others to have a veto on its choices, adding that the nation will do whatever is right in the national interest and for the global good without being intimidated to “conform”. In a video message for a function in Mumbai, where he was conferred …

India elections: Modi and his Hindu nationalist BJP have another five years in power. What does it mean for the world?
7 months ago

India elections: Modi and his Hindu nationalist BJP have another five years in power. What does it mean for the world?

CNN  

CNN — Narendra Modi has raised India’s stature on the global stage like no other recent leader of the world’s most populous country. Paul, author of “The Unfinished Quest: India’s Search for Major Power Status from Nehru to Modi.” “This idea of India pushing its weight around may be much less feasible for the time being, given that foreign policy …

India needs strong leader, stable govt as ongoing conflicts worldwide won't end so quickly: Jaishankar
7 months, 1 week ago

India needs strong leader, stable govt as ongoing conflicts worldwide won't end so quickly: Jaishankar

Deccan Chronicle  

Shimla: The world is in a tense situation as ongoing conflicts are not likely to end so quickly and in this scenario, India needs a strong and powerful leader with standing and respect and a stable government, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday. Interacting with a selective group of media persons here, he said there are ongoing conflicts …

the view from India newsletter | Isolating Israel
9 months, 1 week ago

the view from India newsletter | Isolating Israel

The Hindu  

When the UN security council on March 25 voted for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, for the first time since the start of the Israel-Hamas war nearly six months ago — the US abstained— Israel was isolated on the world stage. In response to the UNSC vote, made possible by the US’s decision against vetoing it, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin …

Indian democracy is at a significant crossroads
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian democracy is at a significant crossroads

Live Mint  

It was India’s second prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri who famously said, “There comes a time in the life of every nation when it stands at the crossroads of history and must choose which way to go." The second development is former president Ram Nath Kovind committee’s multi-volume report on One Nation One Election, which has expended thousands of pages …

How S Jaishankar's persuasive diplomacy at UNGA ensured India's diplomatic transformation on the world stage
1 year, 3 months ago

How S Jaishankar's persuasive diplomacy at UNGA ensured India's diplomatic transformation on the world stage

Firstpost  

In 2011, there was a humorous misstep at the UN General Assembly, when a certain Indian minister mistakenly read the speech intended for his Portuguese counterpart. S Jaishankar, India’s Minister of External Affairs, deftly gave a masterclass to the developed world, underscoring the imperatives of multilateralism reforms and advocating for global solidarity and mutual trust. He highlighted India’s initiative to …

Dilemmas of India’s great power ambitions
1 year, 5 months ago

Dilemmas of India’s great power ambitions

The Hindu  

“What kind of a global power will India be?” There are those who argue that India should aspire to be a great power and assert its growing power internationally; others argue that India should focus on the uplift of millions of its people above the poverty line, improve governance and reconcile within the country before venturing into making a better …

Without India, UNSC Can't Speak for All: PM
1 year, 5 months ago

Without India, UNSC Can't Speak for All: PM

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The UN Security Council cannot speak for the world as long as the world’s most populous country and largest democracy India is not its permanent member, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly told the French media at his official residence, shortly before his departure for France on Thursday. How can the UN Security Council claim to speak for the …

India is mother of democracy: PM Modi
1 year, 6 months ago

India is mother of democracy: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Seeking to dispel any doubts about India’s position as the world’s largest democracy and the fifth-largest economy that will soon be the third-largest economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a joint sitting of the, on Thursday that “India is the mother of democracy” and that “democracy is one of our sacred and shared values”, adding that “we are …

Indian democracy is a global good and its collapse will impact the world: Rahul Gandhi in Washington
1 year, 7 months ago

Indian democracy is a global good and its collapse will impact the world: Rahul Gandhi in Washington

The Hindu  

Indian democracy is a global good and its collapse would have an impact on the world, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi told journalists at the National Press Club in Washington on Thursday, even while reiterating that he considers it an internal battle. During the nearly hour-long interaction, Mr. Gandhi fielded wide-ranging questions, from India’s stance on the Russia-Ukraine war and its …

At G-20, high expectations for India as rising global power
1 year, 10 months ago

At G-20, high expectations for India as rising global power

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — With the foreign ministers of the Group of 20 leading economies meeting Thursday in New Delhi, host India is promoting itself as a rising superpower while leveraging its position on the global stage to bridge the gap between the West and Russia. On Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the country’s foreign minister would be …

batting for the global south in an uncertain year the view from india
1 year, 11 months ago

batting for the global south in an uncertain year the view from india

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent remarks at the opening session of Voice of Global South Summit were sobering. As India begins its G20 Presidency this year, “it is natural” that India aims to amplify the Voice of the Global South, Mr. Modi said. While a solidarity among countries of the Global South is valuable, the year ahead looks increasingly challenging …

Can India Provide Leadership in These Turbulent Times? - News18
2 years, 2 months ago

Can India Provide Leadership in These Turbulent Times? - News18

News 18  

The world is experiencing turbulence over the last three years, the like of which it has not witnessed in many decades in the past. India is today viewed as a partner of choice and indispensable to seeking solutions to some of the most formidable challenges like peace, security, climate change, economic recovery, healthcare, terrorism and others confronting the world. Today …

Modi and Jaishankar have become to foreign policy what Rao and Manmohan were once to economy
2 years, 3 months ago

Modi and Jaishankar have become to foreign policy what Rao and Manmohan were once to economy

Firstpost  

The Gulf War had left India in a precarious situation. When one revisits the year 1991 in India’s history and gathers thoughts on its significance for India’s destiny three decades later, there is an uncanny resemblance that is found between Rao-Manmohan combination and Modi-Jaishankar partnership — but the latter is in the domain of foreign policy. Since then a new …

India really matters more in this polarised world, says EAM Jaishankar
2 years, 3 months ago

India really matters more in this polarised world, says EAM Jaishankar

The Hindu  

India really matters more in the current polarised world and the country is perceived very widely as the voice of the global South, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said. India is today "perceived very widely" as the voice of the global South, Mr. Jaishankar said adding that there is a huge crisis right now in the world economy where …

India in middle of revolution with life-changing government schemes: Jaishankar
2 years, 6 months ago

India in middle of revolution with life-changing government schemes: Jaishankar

Firstpost  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted that the country was going through a socio-economic change in its bid to create a social security net, which would raise the bottomline of the nation Bengaluru: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the nation is in the middle of a revolution with life changing dramatically and democratically due to life-transforming government …

Indian democracy is global public good; if that cracks, it’s going to cause problem for planet: Rahul Gandhi in United Kingdom
2 years, 7 months ago

Indian democracy is global public good; if that cracks, it’s going to cause problem for planet: Rahul Gandhi in United Kingdom

The Hindu  

Democracy in India is a global public good and a central anchor for the planet and if that cracks, it is going to cause a problem for the planet, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has warned as he attacked the National Democtratic Alliance government, asserting that there are two different designs of governance at play in India, one that stifles voices …

DC Edit | Modi\'s hardsell in Europe
2 years, 8 months ago

DC Edit | Modi\'s hardsell in Europe

Deccan Chronicle  

In the geopolitical landscape that has shifted thanks to the war raging in Ukraine, India appears to have explained its stance of strategic neutrality better to European countries than it has to the US. It might appear contradictory that India — more deeply committed to its ties with the US now than ever before in history — is more in …

How Jaishankar’s recent statements convey that India is no pushover in post-Cold War world
2 years, 8 months ago

How Jaishankar’s recent statements convey that India is no pushover in post-Cold War world

Firstpost  

New Delhi has conveyed, for the first time after the 1971 Bangladesh War, that it’s no global push-over as our post-Cold War Western friends had determined thus far By taking on Western Europe for the patronising advice over India’s Russia equations in the light of the Ukraine war, that too after ticking off their trans-Atlantic American counterparts on the same …

'Idea that others define us... that era we need to put behind': S Jaishankar
2 years, 8 months ago

'Idea that others define us... that era we need to put behind': S Jaishankar

India TV News  

Highlights India should be practical about how it leverages the international environment: EAM Jaishankar said there is a "gut sense" that democracy is the future Jaishankar said Ind didn't pay kind of attention to its social indicators & human resources in past India should be practical about how it leverages the international environment and correct mistakes made in the past …

India story is not over yet: Fast global aid indicates world wants New Delhi's resurgence
3 years, 7 months ago

India story is not over yet: Fast global aid indicates world wants New Delhi's resurgence

Firstpost  

At the India-EU summit in early May, French president Emmanuel Macron declared, “India does not need to listen to lectures from anyone about vaccine supplies. It may be difficult to comprehend at this moment of distress, but if not for India’s earnest global engagement over the past few years—and, its proactive assistance to many nations during the first wave of …

India's Rise Will Evoke its Own Reactions and Responses, Says S Jaishankar
4 years ago

India's Rise Will Evoke its Own Reactions and Responses, Says S Jaishankar

News 18  

India's rise will evoke its own reactions and responses, and there will be attempts to dilute the country's influence and limit its interests, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday. The external affairs minister said the national security challenges being faced by the "rising India" are obviously going to be different and emphasised on having greater integration and convergence …

The reality of an India at the crossroads
4 years, 1 month ago

The reality of an India at the crossroads

The Hindu  

Individual events are often an indicator of broader trends. India’s forays in its Near Abroad in West Asia are yet to yield results, even though, on the surface, relations with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are better. Comment | The shifting trajectory of India’s foreign policy Signs of rigid policies Far more serious, however, are concerns being voiced …

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