Tag: India

PM Modi in Dhaka invites 50 entrepreneurs to join startups in India; announces scholarships for Bangladeshi youth
26Mar By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

PM Modi in Dhaka invites 50 entrepreneurs to join startups in India; announces scholarships for Bangladeshi youth

On his first foreign visit to Bangladesh after covid-19, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended an invitation to 50 entrepreneurs from Bangladesh to visit India to join the country’s start-up ecosystem.“On completion of 50 years of relationship between India and Bangladesh, I would like to invite 50 entrepreneurs of Bangladesh to visit India and join our start-up and innovation ecosystem and meet our venture capitalists. We will also be able to learn something from them and they will also get an opportunity to learn something from us,” Modi said during an event celebrating 50 years of Bangladesh’s liberation.Modi who is on a two-day visit to Bangladesh also announced the ‘Swarna Jayanti’ scholarship for the youth of Bangladesh.The Swarna Jayanti Fellowship is a research fel
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Biden administration views India as important partner in countering China: Experts
24Mar By Grace TsoiNo Comments
Asia, China, World

Biden administration views India as important partner in countering China: Experts

With China’s growing aggressiveness in the Indian Ocean region, the Joe Biden administration in the US sees India as its most important partner to counter Beijing’s ambitions, according to experts.Recently, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on his first foreign trip in the role as the two sides concluded talks on defense cooperation. Austin also visited Japan and South Korea last week.Austin called India an “increasingly important partner among today’s rapidly shifting international dynamic”, saying the bilateral relationship is a “stronghold of a free and open Indo-Pacific region”.“It’s important that the secretary of defence has made a trip to India on his first trip to Asia, along with Japan and South Korea,” said Dhruva Jaishankar, Executive
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‘India will continue to engage with Bangladesh to conclude Teesta agreement’
24Mar By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

‘India will continue to engage with Bangladesh to conclude Teesta agreement’

Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that New Delhi will continue to engage with Dhaka to conclude the Teesta agreement as soon as possible.Addressing a special briefing, Shringla said that the secretaries of water resources from both countries met recently under the Joint River Waters’ Commission.“There was extensive discussions and cooperation on all of the rivers that flow between our countries. There are issues that involve not just water flows but use of water for drinking and irrigation purposes,” he said, adding, “we will continue our cooperation in the water resources sector. It’s an important area of collaboration between the two countries”.While responding to a query about announcements related to the si
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India now famous for helping world: Iranian envoy Chegani
22Mar By Grace TsoiNo Comments
World

India now famous for helping world: Iranian envoy Chegani

Iran’s ambassador to India Dr Ali Chegeni on Monday appreciated the efforts by India to provide Covid-19 vaccines to other countries and said that India is “now famous” in helping all the countries in the world.“This initiative by India is appreciated by (countries) all over the world especially in my country as we received some doses of the India-made vaccine. We also developed our own vaccine and we are sharing knowledge between Iran and India. We have very good cooperation in this field. India is now famous in helping all the countries in the world. We also appreciate them from our side too,” Chegani said.On the occasion of Navroz, the Iranian envoy emphasised the close connection between the two countries and said that the event is a message of friendship and coexistence.“India and Ira
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China aggressively building new villages in disputed borderlands in Himalayas: Report
22Mar By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia, China, Conflict

China aggressively building new villages in disputed borderlands in Himalayas: Report

China is aggressively building many new villages in disputed borderlands in the Himalayas to extend or consolidate its control over strategically important areas that India, Bhutan, and Nepal maintain fall within their national boundaries, according to a report by Center for Policy Research.In an article titled ‘China’s Himalayan salami tactics’, Brahma Chellaney, professor of strategic studies at the New Delhi-based Center for Policy Research said that the strategic implications of China’s drive to populate these desolate, uninhabited border areas is its major buildup of new military facilities.The new installations range from electronic warfare stations and air defence sites to underground ammunition depots.“China’s militarised village-building spree has renewed the regional spotlight on
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We consider India to be a great partner: US Secretary of Defense
21Mar By Grace TsoiNo Comments
Asia, China, World

We consider India to be a great partner: US Secretary of Defense

The United States considers India to be a great partner, and both Washington and New Delhi are promoting peace and stability in the region and providing for a free and open Indo-Pacific region, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Saturday.Austin, who arrived in Delhi on Friday, is on a three-day official visit to India. It is the first visit to India by a top official of the Biden administration.During a press conference, he said: “We consider India to be a great partner and again I think we have done a number of things to work well together. There’s just a lot of opportunity there to strengthen that partnership and to do some things, additional things to make sure that we’re promoting peace and stability in the region and providing for a free and open Indo-Pacific region, as well
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US-India relationship stronghold of free, open Indo-Pacific region: US Defense Secretary
20Mar By Grace TsoiNo Comments
World

US-India relationship stronghold of free, open Indo-Pacific region: US Defense Secretary

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Saturday said that India is an increasingly important partner amid today’s rapidly shifting international dynamics, and added that the ties between Washington and New Delhi are a “stronghold of a free and open Indo-Pacific region”.“I’m pleased to report that Minister Singh and I had a very productive discussion on a number of security issues important to our two countries. And at the top of my agenda, I wanted to convey the Biden-Harris administration’s message of our strong commitment to our allies and partners. India, in particular, is an increasingly important partner amid today’s rapidly shifting international dynamics,” Austin said while making the joint statement along with Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.Austin, who arrived in New Delhi
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‘India is well prepared to counter any Chinese cyber-attack’
18Mar By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia, China

‘India is well prepared to counter any Chinese cyber-attack’

Acknowledging the rising Chinese threat, the Indian government told the Parliament Standing Committee on Information Technology that the country has robust cybersecurity mechanisms in place and it is well prepared to counter and thwart any Chinese attacks.The government said that it has the cutting-edge technology, standard operating procedures, and processes to tackle such scenarios in a response to questions about the recent Mumbai power outage to a Chinese state-backed firm.On February 28, the US-based cybersecurity firm “Recorded Future” published a report saying it had observed a “steep rise” in the use of resources like malware by a Chinese group called Red Echo to target “a large swathe” of India’s power sector. The report had attributed to the infiltration of Chinese state-backed h
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J&K: Kashmiri teacher starts calligraphy institute to revive art
16Mar By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

J&K: Kashmiri teacher starts calligraphy institute to revive art

A young teacher in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Malik Mukhtar, is breathing new life into the centuries-old art of calligraphy and encouraging creativity.Hailing from Pattan town of J&K’s Baramulla district, the 28-year-old is a calligraphy teacher, who is now running his own training institute. He says that he wants to popularize the art of calligraphy amongst the school students in the valley."I thought I should familiarise children with a different writing style. I trained them in writing in different calligraphic styles so that they could develop an interest in it. I started teaching calligraphy in 2009 and since then I have been teaching students from college and university with discretion," he said.Students say it has been a unique experience to lear
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China’s hybrid-war against India could foment unrest in Kashmir: Expert
15Mar By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia, China, Opinion

China’s hybrid-war against India could foment unrest in Kashmir: Expert

India could face another violent civil unrest and massive protests in Jammu and Kashmir if China embarks on another territorial adventure in Ladakh with Pakistan supporting at the Line of Control, according to Abhinav Pandya, founder and CEO of Usanas Foundation, an India-based geopolitical and security affairs think-tank.In an opinion piece, Pandya has said that there is a strong potential for India’s adversaries, i.e., Pakistan, Turkey, and China, to engineer a massive popular resistance movement in Kashmir the near future.“The Kashmir valley has been in turmoil for the last three decades. During this time, it has witnessed a violent anti-India jihadist movement in a social-political milieu that is overwhelmingly radicalized on religious lines and has a strong Pakistani intelligence foot
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