When India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar went to Moscow last week, he appeared to turn the page in India-Russia ties after two years of tightrope walking. For the better part of the last two years, even as it had maintained neutrality on Ukraine and rapidly expanded trade with Russia, India had been wary of … Read more
In 2023, two countries separately accused an agent of the Indian government of plotting the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader on their territory. The two countries received wildly contrasting responses from India. In September, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that his government was pursuing “credible allegations of a potential link between agents of … Read more
Late last month, the United States Department of Justice announced charges against an Indian national for a plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader in New York. The charges also mentioned an Indian government official for having “directed a plot to assassinate on U.S. soil an attorney and political activist who is a U.S. citizen.” The … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited New Delhi last week for their 2+2 inter-ministerial dialogue with India, capping off a year of intense summitry between India and the United States. This meeting was especially significant. After intractable differences over Ukraine and Russia, India and the U.S. hoped to build … Read more
The Pulse | Diplomacy | South Asia India is a partner against China, but the rationale for countering China is precisely that Beijing engages in the sort of activities which the Canadian PM has accused India of undertaking. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, speaks with U.S. President Joe Biden, second left, and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after … Read more
Advertisement U.S. President Joe Biden frequently says that what sets him apart is his ability to make friends on a global stage. His presence at the Group of 20 summit in India could reveal just how deep and sincere those friendships are. For more than two years, Biden has been cultivating a relationship with the … Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, September 16, 2022. Credit: Twitter/ Narendra Modi Advertisement In the wake of last month’s attempted coup against Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian diplomacy toiled in a frenzy. Shortly after … Read more
Advertisement Last week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was received in the United States for a state visit that included a dinner at the White House and an address to a joint session of Congress. Few other world leaders have addressed Congress twice. There is no doubt that the U.S. government was trying to demonstrate … Read more
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves ahead of his address to a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, June 22, 2023. Credit: Twitter/Kevin McCarthy Advertisement India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been to Washington many times before, but never with as much pomp as this week. Modi … Read more
Advertisement Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is, on many counts, a curious choice for President Joe Biden to honor with a state visit. Since Russia’s Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine 16 months ago, India has boosted its economy by purchasing increasing quantities of cheap Russian oil. Human rights groups and political opponents have … Read more