View: As US and China spar, India set for a perilous tightrope walk

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Look at India’s neighbourhood today, and discover it’s pretty much Chinese occupied, save Bhutan and the Maldives. Pakistan was always a China hand. SynopsisAs China’s clampdown on Hong Kong concentrated the American mind, Chinese actions on the border should clarify India’s. An honest accounting of the ‘new’ ground reality by Prime Minister Narendra Modi would … Read more

PM Narendra Modi’s fabricated strongman image India’s biggest weakness: Rahul Gandhi

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NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Monday picked on the Chinese cross-border intrusion to mock Prime Minister Narendra Modi by alleging that the latter’s “fabricated strongman image” has now become India’s “biggest weakness”. Claiming that the Chinese attack on Indian soldiers were designed to mar Modi’s projected image, Gandhi said the question now is whether Modi … Read more

ET Analysis: India-EU should lead multilateralism & rules-based order

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NEW DELHI: The current global environment is marked by huge uncertainty amid the global corona virus pandemic, tensions among major powers and consequent pressures in international institutions. The entire multilateral system is under stress and many analysts express doubts about the future of the global system. Several European leaders have expressed their concerns about the … Read more

Govt has shown zero tolerance towards crime, corruption in state: Adityanath

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New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday asserted that his government has shown zero tolerance towards crime and corruption and perception about the state has changed in the last three years. He said better law-and-order situation is a pre-condition for attracting investments. “It is our responsibility to take whatever steps required for … Read more

Amit Shah selects 5 Gujarat villages under ‘Saansad Adarsh Gram’ scheme

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Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday announced selection of five villages in his Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency as part of the ‘Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana’. A statement issued by Gandhinagar Lok Sabha office of Shah informed that Mankol and Modasar in Sanand taluka of Ahmedabad district, Billeshwarpura and Ramnagar in Kalol taluka of … Read more

PM Modi’s 2018 Singapore visit enhanced India’s presence in ASEAN: Indian diplomat

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SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s three-day visit to Singapore in 2018 went a long way in enhancing India’s presence in the ASEAN region, outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Singapore Jawed Ashraf has said. The 56-year-old career diplomat who served in Singapore for 43 months will leave on Sunday for his next posting to France. “PM … Read more

Habits like spitting in open need to be junked: PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged people to change their habits and make the guidelines to contain spread of coronavirus a part of culture. In a virtual interaction with representatives of various Varanasi-based non-governmental organisations (NGOs), he said habits like spitting on roads (or public places) have to be junked. “Now spitting on roads, … Read more

British High Commissioner presents credentials; says India-UK will act together as force for good

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The UK is committed to work closely with India to keep the two countries secure and act together as a force for good in the world, the new British High Commissioner here said on Wednesday. Philip Barton, who was previously posted in the country in the 1990s and had named his daughter ‘India’, presented his … Read more

PM Modi to deliver inaugural address at India Global Week 2020 on Thursday

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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver on Thursday the inaugural address at the India Global Week 2020, a virtual conference being organised in the UK, which will also feature a “never-seen-before” performance on the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat campaign, the Prime Minister’s Office said. Themed ‘Be The Revival: India and a Better New World‘, … Read more