Last week, US President Donald Trump launched the board of peace (BoP) to oversee interim governance and rebuilding of Gaza. European countries like the UK and France declined to join. India, which also was invited, says it is still examining the offer. mint Looks at why countries are demurring and whether India should join. What…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on January 2 said India has every right to defend its people when it comes to “bad neighbours” and asserted that a neighboring country cannot ask New Delhi to share water if it continues to spread terrorism in the country. At the same time, he said with “good neighbours”, India…
With aggressive US trade tariffs and geopolitical uncertainties in the neighborhood and the West Asia, New Delhi navigated a period of intense volatility in 2025 – the year that is about to end. Under these circumstances, the year turned out to be a test of New Delhi’s ability to balance strategic autonomy with rising expectations…
During the open debate on ‘Leadership for Peace’ in the United Nations Security Council, India gave a blunt reply to Pakistan. India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Harish P. said in clear words that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inseparable parts of India and will always remain so. He denied…
