'New Delhi is not naive about its foreign policy choices.'
The problem in holding talks with Pakistan is not the language but finding a common vision for decency and peace, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday, stressing that New Delhi can engage in dialogue with Islamabad if it takes significant action against the infrastructure of terrorism that is visible everywhere in the country.
'Geopolitically and diplomatically it's a very difficult situation for India.'
Other world leaders too voiced concern against terrorism and vowed to fight it collectively.
'The biggest point of contention is market access for US agricultural and dairy products.'
We have to be much more rigorous and analytical in assessing the importance of the BRICS, says Parag Khanna.
'...it should not delude itself into thinking that India's security or its great-power ambitions will be advanced by those partnerships.'
'Instead, what India should focus on is on riding out the next three-and-a-half years of Trump's presidency with minimal damage to itself.'
According to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, titled, US Private Company Trendsetter Barometer, 51 per cent of US private companies with an international presence plan to do business in BRIC countries in the next one to two years.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Tianjin, as both nations look to strengthen ties amid global trade tensions.
Government-owned banks lead the market by size in the BRIC countries -- accounting for 50 per cent of total banking sector assets in China, 40 per cent in Brazil and Russia and reaching 70 per cent in India.
While all the four countries have seen a sharp rise in their currencies against the US dollar, the pace of rupee appreciation is only next to the Brazilian real since the beginning of this year.
The bank will have initial authorised capital of $100 billion
Putin said that the Indian leader had "aptly" noted that it is "not an anti-western one but a non-western one".
Even though the Life Insurance Corporation of India increased its market share to 74 per cent in terms of total new business premium policies in March 2007, compared with 72 per cent in March 2006, it has lost market share.
India had an Internet user base of 243 million in 2014, of which 35 million were online shoppers.
New Delhi, while opting not to retaliate yet to the American tariffs, has in recent weeks sought to reinforce its friendship with Moscow, and recalibrate its ties with Beijing rather than surrender to Washington's diktats.
The volatile situation in Libya and some other countries in that region, which has caused "uncertainty" with regard to energy supplies and prices, is expected to be discussed at a five-nation summit to be attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in China.
India and Russia always stood "shoulder-to-shoulder" even in the most difficult situations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, against the backdrop of possibly the worst phase in New Delhi's ties with the US in over two decades.
India would be represented by agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, who arrived in Moscow on Wednesday night on a three-day visit.
In a first-of-its-kind step, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) will be signing an agreement on Thursday under which they would be able to give credit and grants to each other in their own currency instead of dollars.
Cautioning that the traditional sources of economic growth are under stress coupled with fresh uncertainties around the globe, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that it would be to the advantage of five-nation BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) grouping to coordinate in key areas of development.
The Global Times, a prominent state-run Chinese media outlet, published an article titled "China and India are cooperation partners, not rivals: Xi," highlighting President Xi Jinping's remarks about the bilateral meeting, saying, "as long as the two countries stick to this overarching direction, China-India relations can sustain steady and long-term growth."
With the economy slowing down, where does India rank against Brazil, Russia and China?
China is set to build a rail link connecting Xinjiang province with Tibet, part of which will run near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India.
China has objected to Indian Minister Kiren Rijiju's remarks on the Dalai Lama's reincarnation, urging India to be cautious on Tibet-related issues to avoid impacting bilateral relations. China insists any future Dalai Lama must receive its approval.
The collective West has always opposed strong leaders and economic development in India, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Brazil's alternative energy company, Cemig, tops the list of Environmental Tracking (ET) BRICS 300 Carbon Ranking.
'India is cosying up to Xi Jinping. They don't need the Russian oil. It's a refining profiteering scheme.'
India's position in Human Development Index was 136 out of 187 countries in 2012. It ranked 134 in 2011.
'We should watch -- in the near term -- for signs that the two have totally fallen out at a personal, political level.' 'Trump and Modi know how to be dealmakers, but they also know how to hold a grudge.'
National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon on Thursday will represent India in the meeting of high representatives of national security of the BRICS nations in New Delhi, a statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday.
India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is expected to attend a major security meeting in Moscow next week, organized by Russia's Security Council. Doval is invited for the 13th international meeting of high representatives for security issues, taking place from May 27-29. The meeting, chaired by Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, will see participation from over 150 countries and international organizations. Pakistan's NSA, Lt Gen Asim Malik, is also expected to attend the meeting, leading to speculation of a possible face-to-face meeting between the two NSAs amidst heightened tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam attack and subsequent retaliatory actions.
The Galwan clashes indicate to the limitations in relations if they do not address border stability, points out Srikanth Kondapalli.
The Galwan clashes indicate to the limitations in relations if they do not address border stability, points out Srikanth Kondapalli.
The BRICS states need to pin down China on long-term norm-based values, ideas and concrete proposals and programmes for the mutual benefit of the constituent member states.
Western business is not fully prepared for the imminent impact of emerging markets but India is perceived as the most comfortable "Brics" economy in which to do business, a new study found.
Emerging nations --Brazil, Russia, India and China -- have raised $131.1 billion from the debt markets in the year so far, while India's share stands at just over one-sixth of the kitty. BRIC countries raised the funds through debt markets in a total of 606 deals in 2007 so far, against $120 billion mopped via 736 deals in the year-ago period, according to data complied by global consulting firm Dealogic.
Shortly before the commencement of the Sixth G20 Summit in Cannes, France, leaders of the emerging, but powerful, economies -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- met with the intention of designing a joint strategy on how to tackle the Eurozone debt tsunami that could overrun the developing nations causing havoc.
The Galwan clash occurred six months after the Doklam disengagement and two high-profile meetings. India should not be caught by surprise once again, asserts former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.
"For instance, you generally buy your military gear from Russia. That's a way to kind of get under the skin of America, if you go to buy your armaments from Russia."
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