Dr. Mohamed Asim, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Envoy of the President of Maldives called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday afternoon. They discussed the ties between India and Maldives as close neighbours bound by shared history, culture and maritime interests in the Indian Ocean. Special Envoy Asim reiterated the commitment of Maldives to […]
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Hambantota goes to China, Malaysian leader worries for Sri Lankan sovereignty
Hambantota has made not just New Delhi worried about Chinese expansionism in South Asia, but even Malaysian leaders are uneasy over the way China has taken over the port. Sri Lanka has handed over the commercial activities of this port to a Chinese company and received a check of $292 million, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera […]
As Hambantota goes to China, the Indian Chief of the Air Staff sets off for Sri Lanka
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, Chief of the Air Staff is on an official visit to Sri Lanka from 11-14 Dec 17, to deliberate on matters of mutual interest related to regional security. Regional security is one of the most important aspects now as China has signed a 99-year lease on Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port […]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is part of a Facebook group!
Nationalist Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is also part of a prominent anti-China group, ‘Asian Alliance against RED CHINA.’ The group keeps a strict watch over the action of China and raises ‘red’ flag whenever it feels that the Dragon has crossed the line. No wonders then that the Japanese Prime Minister decided to join […]
Alibaba told to apologize and withdraw Krishna-Ganesha doormats
Hindu groups are urging Hangzhou (China) headquartered e-commerce giant Alibaba Group for immediate withdrawal from its website of doormats carrying images of Hindu deities Lord Krishna and Lord Ganesha; calling it highly inappropriate. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was shocking to visualize that Alibaba, for its […]
Doklam situation defused, now let’s take a look at China’s sins
India’s External Affairs Ministry (EAM) today signaled an end to the Doklam standoff. The good thing is that in this situation India and Bhutan worked together and were also able to corner China which was widely portrayed as the one with the habit of ‘bullying.’ In a statement, the EAM said that “in recent weeks, India […]
Narendra Modi: Vedas permitted milking of nature but not exploitation
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi made the following remarks during the interactive session at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum: On Climate, Narendra Modi quoted Vedas: Recalling his initial address, the Prime Minister said that in a very simple way, he spoke of the vision for New India, and about the Vedas written 5000 years […]
Ganga river cruise is now one of the most sought-after travel experiences!
A reputed US based international media house in the latest issue of its publication ‘Condé Nast Traveller’ has listed the river cruise on Ganga as one of the ‘six river cruises to take in 2017’. The media house has placed the luxury cruise vessel Ganges Voyager II which sails on the Ganga from Kolkata to […]
Donald Trump Presidency: India will be watching closely
Donald Trump is now the President of the United States of America and for his supporters, he is the guy who will make American Great Again. But for the first time in the Indo-US history, India will be watching an American President even more closely. His wooing of the Hindu groups, his anti-Islamic terrorism stance, […]