Monthly Archives: February 2018

Analysis Post: Trump Jr. Visiting India as Private Citizen.

After a recent conference held centered around Chinese and Indian political relations, the United States has responded…maybe? Trump Jr. is visiting India for a week, but as a private citizen, mainly on business selling real-estate throughout the state. However, Trump Jr. will be speaking at the Economic Times Global Business Summit this week in New Delhi on, “Reshaping Indo-Pacific Ties: The New… Read more »

Trump Jr visiting India as private citizen: US state department

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump Jr is visiting India as a private citizen and not in an official capacity, the US State Department has said, amidst ethical concerns raised by some groups about the high-profile trip of the eldest son of US President Donald Trump. Trump Jr, the executive vice-president of the Trump Organization, is currently on a week-long visit to India… Read more »

Nitish Kumar proposes ‘sister state twinning agreement’ with Japan’s Nara prefecture

PATNA: Japan’s Nara prefecture and Bodhgaya in Bihar will soon have a ‘sister state twinning agreement’ Bihar CM Nitish Kumar who is on a four-day visit to Japan on Wednesday proposed to have a sister state twining agreement with Nara prefecture to strengthen bilateral relation between the two places of Buddhist importance. Nara prefecture has the distinction of having more… Read more »

Army chief on Doklam: ‘Nothing to worry’

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NEW DELHI: The situation in Doklam is fine and there is no reason to worry, Army chief Bipin Rawat said here on Wednesday. Troops of India and Chinawere locked in a 73-day standoff in Doklam near Sikkim last year after the Indian side stopped the building of a road by the Chinese army in the disputed tri-junction. “There is nothing… Read more »

China’s goal was to ‘split’ India and Bhutan over Doklam, says ex-NSA Shivshankar Menon

NEW DELHI: China’s political goal was to “split” India and Bhutan over the Doklam standoff, former National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon said on Wednesday while appreciating the way the government handled the issue. Menon, who was NSA between 2010 and 2014 in the previous UPA rule, also said there was a need for an integrated approach in managing the country’s… Read more »

India’s Sitharaman warns Pakistan after Jammu attack

Al-Jazeera   New Delhi, India – India has warned Pakistan that it “will pay” for its “misadventure” in Indian-administered Kashmir in the wake of a deadly attackon an army camp in Jammu city. At least six Indian soldiers were killed after fighters stormed the Sunjuwan army camp on Saturday. The three attackers were killed in the ensuing gun battle that continued for more than two days.

War and peace strategies leave Afghanistan in a deadly muddle

France 24   The war was not yet over when peace was given a chance in Afghanistan. But after a brutal start to the year, it’s time for a strategic rethink. Over the past 16 years, Afghanistan has been a laboratory for a dizzying number of policy experiments to help secure the country. US troop levels have surged and ebbed, Taliban militants have been… Read more »

Kazakh expert weighs in on Central Asia’s top 10 foreign policy events in 2018

It was interesting to see what Asia will put at the top of its list when regarding foreign policy. One of the biggest things that will be essential to the prosperity of central Asia will be its regional cooperation. They expect that the economy overall in the central Asia will grow at 2.7 % economic rate. Central Asia will also… Read more »