In diplomacy, the subtext is often as important as the text. As the sixth edition of the annual Heart of Asia Conference came to a close on Sunday, between the comments and declarations, the narrative and the counter-narrative, lay the contours of a new, deviatory foreign policy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani. A nation’s strategic affairs are usually the result of well-curated... 

PM Narendra Modi. Away from the increasing politicisation of the recent surgical strikes that the Indian armed forces conducted across the Line of Control (LoC), one aspect that is not properly highlighted in our discourse on the subject is the fact that it was a “strategic decision” — a decision taken at the highest level of the political leadership of the country (involving the Prime Minister of India). Such strikes, as the Congress rightly... 

Last month, after July edition of Mann Ki Baat, National Conference chief Omar Abdullah had lamented PM Narendra Modi’s silence on the issue,during the show. Mann Ki Baat on 28th August 11 am. New Delhi, August 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will host the 23rd edition of his popular monthly radio show Mann Ki Baat, said a press release on his official website. With tensions in the Kashmir Valley reaching a boiling point, the PM is... 

Nepal’s newly elected Prime Minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, has sent a message to PM Narendra Modi, admitting errors in the past, reaffirming his commitment to friendship with India, promising efforts to forge an inclusive constitutional settlement, and seeking closer development cooperation. Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has reaffirmed his commitment to friendship with India. In a meeting with Modi, Prachanda’s... 

Pakistan has been needling India ever since violence broke out in Kashmir Valley after the encounter of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif not only urged the people of his country to observe a ‘Black Day‘ to express “solidarity with the Kashmiris”, but also said that Pakistan was obliged to become the voice of the “oppressed” of Kashmir Valley. PM Narendra Modi at Red... 

PM Narendra Modi is chairing a meet in Delhi with chief ministers from across the country. NEW DELHI: India’s development is possible only when states and the Centre work together, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today as he kicked off a meeting with chief ministers in New Delhi. “The Inter-State Council will not just enshrine the values of cooperative federalism, but will ensure a better future for our citizens,” he said. The... 

New Delhi: India’s indigenous nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)  Agni-V, which can reach targets as far as Beijing, has been stuck due to a technical snag with its battery and not because of any other considerations, DRDO Chief S Christopher said. The problem is solvable and the next test-firing of Agni-V is expected by the year-end, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief added. Representational... 

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s words defending Raghuram Rajan’s work and Indianness would have come as a major comfort to the outgoing governor, who had to face a barrage of personal attacks from the BJP maverick MP Subramanian Swamy on his patriotism and personal integrity, although Rajan would have hoped Modi’s statements came earlier. Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Swamy had attacked Rajan for being “mentally not fully Indian”...