India’s Foreign Ministry is ironing out obstacles in order to strengthen diplomatic ties with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), an Indian official said Sunday. According to Arindam Bagchi, a spokesman for India’s Foreign Ministry, historic ties between New Delhi and Kabul will however determine India’s future approach with Afghanistan. This comes after a diplomatic delegation held talks in Kabul […]

An Indian delegation led by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary J.P. Singh met Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials in Kabul on Thursday where they discussed various issues including diplomatic relations. “Today, IEA Acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi received Indian MEA Joint Secretary J.P. Singh and accompanying delegation. The meeting focused on India-Afghan diplomatic relations, bilateral […]

India has sent a team to Kabul to oversee the delivery operations of India’s humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and to hold talks with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA). This is the first such visit by the Indian government to Kabul since the IEA’s takeover. During the visit, the team will meet senior IEA leaders and representatives of international organizations […]

Background Two epochal developments – the Indo-Pacific region’s emergence as the fulcrum of the world economy and the mounting global climate crisis – are bringing new attention to a constellation of Earth-Observation (EO) satellites that are vital to managing economic life and coping with climate change. These two sets of issues have thrust India, which maintains the largest fleet of […]

Choosing the West Over Russia Could Make New Delhi a Great Power India’s neutrality over the war in Ukraine has exposed its vulnerability. New Delhi depends on Russia for military supplies, and so, even though Russia is blatantly violating Ukraine’s territorial sovereignty in an attempt to re-create its erstwhile empire, India has opted to stay silent. It has done so […]

India has underlined the imperative of improving Afghanistan’s capacity to counter terrorism in the region. India’s national security adviser (NSA) issued the call while addressing the fourth Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan in Dushanbe on Friday. India Today quoted Ajit Doval as calling his country an important stakeholder in Afghanistan. He also touted India’s special relationship with the Afghans over […]

A top Indian official on Friday called for enhancing the capability of Afghanistan to counter terrorism and terrorist groups which pose a threat to regional peace and security. India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval made the remarks while addressing the 4th Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe. The two-day meeting was attended by the national security advisers […]

Indian authorities said on April 30 that they discovered Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Group had made illegal remittances to foreign entities by passing them off as royalty payments. As a result, they seized USD 725 million from Xiaomi’s local bank account in India. I deemed that the Chinese smartphone company has a misunderstanding of India and how the Indians do […]

Security management is vital in an anarchic world of politics. Security management is bargaining to reach a mutually beneficial point on an issue of conflict, by ostracizing the notion of zero-sum gain. That requires capitulation from both sides on interests they consider that they have greater gain acting unilaterally but causing greater injustice and harm to the existing order of […]

The Russia-Ukraine war has already caused massive destruction and displacement of the Ukrainians and foreigners. Damages and casualties have turned into a colossal level. Particularly, several foreigners, including Bangladesh citizens are also caught in the warfighting. Countries were quick to evacuate their citizens from war-torn Ukraine to a safer place. India’s role in evacuating not only its citizens but also […]