Dr Mathew Sinu Simon

Resilient India-US Defence Partnership on the Upswing

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the United States of America (August 23-26, 2024), met his counterpart, the US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and discussed bilateral defence cooperation, defence innovation, industrial collaboration, and regional...

Ukraine Visit: Prime Minister Modi’s Peace Overtures in the Era of War

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ukraine on August 23, 2024, amidst Ukraine's fresh military offensive in Russia's western Kursk region. In his opening remarks during the talks, PM Modi said that India is not...

Peace Remains Elusive To Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Russia-Ukraine conflict appears not to be ending soon, with peace lingering in the shadows. In a choreographed televised year-end address, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that there would be peace in Ukraine only when...

Strategic Expansion of India-Oman Relations

Oman is a crucial pillar of India’s West Asia policy. India and Oman share a longstanding history of friendship and cooperation, and the bilateral trade and investment relationship between them has flourished since diplomatic...

Picking Up ‘Momentum’ in India-Australia ‘2+2’ Dialogue

  The ‘2+2’ India-Australia Ministerial Dialogue was held in New Delhi on November 20, 2023. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles...

Takeaways of INDIA-ADMM-Plus in Jakarta, 2023

  Objectives and activities of ADMM-Plus: ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) is a platform for ASEAN and its eight Dialogue Partners - Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Russia and the United...

‘AJI’ in the Indo-Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities

  A trilateral arrangement between nations was an idea promoted in the 1970s, that the countries of Western Europe, the United States, and Japan shared common interests as democracies and industrialised nations. The idea inspired the...

5th India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue – Taking Stock of Defence Ties

  Review of 2+2 India-US Ministerial Dialogues: The 2+2 India-US ministerial dialogue held on an annual basis is a diplomatic summit that reflects the shared commitment by leaders of world’s largest democracies to provide a positive,...

Countering Terrorism in J&K Through Change and Development

  Operation Garol, Anantnag: The seven-day-long protracted anti-terror operation came to an end with the killing of local Lashkar terrorist Uzair Khan in the Gadol forest, Anantnag District, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The...

People’s G20 Presidency: One Earth, One Family and One Future

India declared to the world with great pride and enthusiasm that a consensus was reached on the 37-page New Delhi Declaration on the very first day of the G20 summit in New Delhi, which...

India-UAE Relations: On an Upward Trajectory

  In 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first Prime Minister of India to visit the UAE in 34 years. This visit was reciprocated by the visit of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed...

India and France Relations: A Partnership of Equals

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to France comes at a time when India and France are celebrating 25 years of their strategic partnership. This partnership was launched with the visit of the President...
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