Tag: Narendra Modi

Bangladesh would like to be part of India’s plan of becoming ‘Atmanirbhar’
2Sep By Nectar GanNo Comments

Bangladesh would like to be part of India’s plan of becoming ‘Atmanirbhar’

After listening to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bangladeshi High Commissioner to India Mohammad Imran has said that Bangladesh would also like to be a part of India’s plan of becoming Atmanirbhar (self-reliant).“I attended the Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort...It was very encouraging listening to Prime Minister Modi. We look forward to having a much better relationship with India. We already have very good relations with India and it can be taken to a higher level,” he said.He further said that India and Bangladesh can complement each other with regard to becoming ‘atmanirbhar’.“Be it at the personal level or at the national level, everyone should be atmanirbhar. As India will be ‘Atmanirbhar’, we also want to be a part of it. I think that if we both work together, we bot
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India’s Ram temple to boost tourism in Sita’s birthplace Janakpur
31Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

India’s Ram temple to boost tourism in Sita’s birthplace Janakpur

With the construction of Ram Mandir beginning in Ayodhya, Nepal’s tourism is expected to spike in Janakpur- the birthplace of Sita, which became a part of the Ramayana Circuit in 2018.Devotees, coming to Ayodhya, would have Janakpur as one of the spots in their pilgrimage- boosting the economy of the region by giving more employment opportunities to the people of Nepal."As Janakpur is already included in Ramayana Circuit, the temple construction will attract a greater number of tourists here. After visiting the temple at Ayodhya people would like to visit the house of Mata Janaki. This will boost the tourism sector of our place," said Sushil Karna, a social activist from Janakpur."It is a matter of pride for Hindus around the world as a Ram Temple is being built in Ayodhya, the birthplace
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Tilak’s legacy continues to be significant for India-Myanmar cultural ties
31Aug By Grace TsoiNo Comments

Tilak’s legacy continues to be significant for India-Myanmar cultural ties

India-Myanmar ties are rooted in decades of shared ethnic, cultural and historical bonds. The ties date back to when India was struggling to gain independence from the British.In the early 20th century, Britain had charged Bal Gangadhar Tilak with sedition and intensifying racial animosity between Indians and the British, and incarcerated him for six years in Burmese prison of Mandalay from 1908 to 1914.However, this period later turned out to be a key contributor to the foundation of the India-Burma cultural ties as a prominent book Geeta Rahasya (an analysis of ‘Karma Yoga’, one of the three spiritual paths in Hinduism mentioned in Bhagavad Gita) written by Tilak during his jail tenure was looked upon by Indian side to assess and improve relations with its neighbor.The book is now availa
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India successfully gains allies while confronting China
26Aug By Stuart WhiteNo Comments

India successfully gains allies while confronting China

"Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak”. This is exactly what China seems to have put in action now. China's weakness was highlighted when it failed to effectively handle the outbreak of coronavirus in its initial stages and was caught on the back foot with the U.S., Australia and other countries blaming it and seeking an investigation.So, rather than adopting a remorseful demeanor, China portrayed itself as "strong" by displaying an aggressive attitude. Not only did the Chinese diplomats turn into "wolf warriors," but the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime also came down harsh on Hong Kong, displayed belligerence in the Taiwan Strait, South China Sea and East China Sea, and engaged in land border clashes with India.But this time, China seems to have gone too far
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‘Indian Defense Ministry’s report does not contradict PM Modi’s remarks at all-party meeting’
24Aug By Nectar GanNo Comments

‘Indian Defense Ministry’s report does not contradict PM Modi’s remarks at all-party meeting’

Remarks made by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June about localized events in Galwan Valley were never contradicted by the Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) report about the situation along LAC in Eastern Ladakh, according to sources.The sources further said that there are renewed attempts to misrepresent Prime Minister Modi’s remarks at the All Party Meeting on June 19 and the tool being used for this “insidious purpose” is the Defense Ministry report about the situation all along Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh.The efforts to conflate the MoD report with PM’s statement of June 19 “are obviously politically motivated”, they said.“Such attempts strengthen the hands of the adversaries who are rattled by India’s increased border infrastructure development in strategically se
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Post Article 370 abrogation, violence has reduced in Kashmir: Kashmiri activist
22Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Post Article 370 abrogation, violence has reduced in Kashmir: Kashmiri activist

Violence in Kashmir has considerably reduced in the Valley ever since the Indian government scrapped Article 370 which had given special status to Jammu and Kashmir, said Kashmiri activist Javaid Trali.Trali was speaking at a webinar organized under the University Dialogues series hosted by Democracy News Live with a panel of international experts on Asian security."We look forward to some positive movement to the situation here," he said, adding that the Indian government must now start the political process.Satoru Nagao, Fellow Hudson Institute, said restoring peace in Kashmir (like India's Northeast) is an important issue because it is only then the infrastructure can improve and “a country like Japan can help”.The webinar was held to mark the situation emerging in the past one year fol
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Beijing’s actions along LAC jeopardised Indo-China relations: Chinese dissident
22Aug By Joanne SerriehNo Comments

Beijing’s actions along LAC jeopardised Indo-China relations: Chinese dissident

Chinese dissident and son of a former Communist Party leader, Jianli Yang has stated that Beijing’s recent actions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) have severely jeopardised the cordial relationship that India and China had built over the past years.“The cordial relationship that India and China had built consequent to summit meetings between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Wuhan in 2018 and Mamallapuram in 2019 has been jeopardised due to China’s actions along the Line of Actual Control,” said Jianli, who is also the founder and president of Citizen Power Initiatives for China.“In its anxiousness to appear strong, China revealed its ugly, untrustworthy side to India. In response, India adopted a string of measures in various spheres–diplomacy,
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Thank PM for appreciating our efforts: J-K’s Dooru Municipal Committee Chairman
18Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Thank PM for appreciating our efforts: J-K’s Dooru Municipal Committee Chairman

On the unexpected mention by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his radio programme, ‘Mann ki Baat’, the Municipal Committee Chairman of Dooru in Kashmir's Anantnag district expressed gratitude for appreciating his district’s work in containing coronavirus.Mohammed Iqbal Ahanger, Municipal Committee Chairman said that it was a joyous day for him. "It was totally unexpected that Prime Minister Modi would mention about our district and the contribution of my team. I am thankful to him for appreciating my work of sanitization and fumigation," Ahanger said."I am also thankful to my team for acknowledging my leadership and helping me with their efforts to bring out the best. I am glad that they followed the lead of their captain," he added.In the recent edition of 'Mann ki Baat', Prime Minister Mo
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Article 370: How Modi government changed status of Kashmir
9Aug By Stuart WhiteNo Comments

Article 370: How Modi government changed status of Kashmir

On August 5, 2019, the Narendra Modi government in the Centre brought two resolutions related to Jammu and Kashmir. The first revoked Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and the second resolution was for bifurcation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.This step fulfilled a much-awaited demand of the RSS-BJP, since the days of Bharatiya Jan Sangh, whose leader Syama Prasad Mookerjee died in a Kashmir prison, campaigning against the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.Article 370, combined with Article 35A, accorded Jammu and Kashmir special status under the Constitution of India, allowing it to have a separate constitution and a separate penal code among other legal distinctions.Article 370 is a temporary provision in relation to Jammu ...
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Article 370: Can Jammu and Kashmir regain statehood?
9Aug By Stuart WhiteNo Comments

Article 370: Can Jammu and Kashmir regain statehood?

Soon after the Indian government announced abrogating the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 in 2019, converting the state into two Union Territories, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said it was a "temporary" situation.PM Modi said statehood of Jammu and Kashmir would be restored at "some point of time".In March this year, PM Modi told a visiting delegation of politicians from Kashmir that "the government will work with all sections of the population to realize the hopes of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir at an early opportunity".Union Home Minister Amit Shah also told the Jammu and Kashmir leaders that "visible changes will be seen on the ground in the next few months".However, around 10 days after the meeting, the coronavirus lockdown had to be imposed across the coun...
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