MULTILATERAL VICTORY
India-UK ties to grow incrementally with a fair share of challenges
Labour Party secures a significant win in UK elections, raising questions about Brexit's impact and future policies. Indian diaspora gains prominence in UK politics. Both India and UK aim to enhance cooperation on trade, technology, and security while addressing challenges in bilateral relations and global issues.
Indian envoy visits Berighat Air Base to meet IAF contingent in Egypt
India and Egypt's defence cooperation is growing, with their fourth joint Air Force exercise taking place from June 21-26. India's Ambassador to Egypt, Ajit Gupte, visited the Berighat Air Base to meet the Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent. The exercise, named HOPEX, includes participation from C-17, IL-78, and Rafale aircraft. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his election victory, expressing hopes for strengthened bilateral ties. PM Modi acknowledged the support and emphasized the momentum in India-Egypt relations.
Modi-Putin hold telephone conversation on strategic partnership following Russian leader's reelection
Modi also spoke with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and reiterated India’s people-centric approach and called for dialogue and diplomacy as the way forward. Zelenskyy appreciated India's humanitarian approach. There are reports that the Ukrainian Foreign Minister might visit India at the end of this month.
WTO negotiations: India secures multilateral victory, upholds principles of fair trade
India, along with South Africa, achieved a significant breakthrough in World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations on domestic service regulations. After objections to certification requests for updated General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) schedules, India withdrew objections following consultations. India emphasized adherence to multilateral processes, ensuring non-discrimination principles.
PNS Ghazi, sunk by Indian Navy's INS Vikrant during 1971 Indo-Pak war, found near Vizag coast
Indian Navy's DSRV has located the wreckage of PNS Ghazi, a Pakistani submarine sunk during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, near Vizag. Despite the find, the Navy has decided not to touch it out of respect. The area also holds the wreckage of a Japanese submarine from World War II. India's acquisition of DSRVs in 2018 has enhanced its rescue capabilities, showcasing its commitment to maritime safety.
Bangladesh foreign minister discusses regional security cooperation with NSA Ajit Doval
Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud met with India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval in New Delhi, focusing on bolstering regional cooperation for security and stability. Mahmud's visit, his first since the new Bangladesh government's formation, signifies the nations' strong bilateral ties. Scheduled discussions with India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar aim to review progress and set future engagement agendas. The meeting highlights the strategic importance both nations place on their relationship amidst regional dynamics.
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Bangladesh to vote in national elections today amid security concerns
In Bangladesh, over 170 million voters will cast ballots for 299 lawmakers in the 12th national election amid boycotts by the main opposition, BNP, led by Khaleda Zia. The BNP demanded PM Hasina's resignation for a caretaker government, causing strikes and unrest. Hasina is expected to win a fourth term. Health services are on alert due to election-related emergencies. The country faces challenges like opposition boycotts, technical glitches, and pre-election violence. International observers are monitoring the elections.
India to play a prominent role in our Indo-Pacific strategy: Lithuania’s Egidijus Meilunas
During the meeting, both sides reviewed bilateral engagements and exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest, including developments in respective neighbourhoods, EU, Ukraine conflict, India’s Presidency of G20, cooperation in multilateral fora, and UNSC reforms.
South Africa aims to take forward India’s Global South agenda
South Africa’s High Commissioner to India Joel Sibusiso Ndebele praised India for prioritizing the interests of Africa and developing countries on the global stage. He emphasized that South Africa's presidency of the G20 in 2025 will further advance the interests of the South. The inclusion of the African Union as a permanent member of the G20 under India's presidency has added 1.3 billion people and $3 trillion to the G20, realizing that the world cannot be one family if such a significant population is excluded.
India made G20 far more inclusive by ensuring AU permanent member of it: Amitabh Kant
Amitabh Kant, New Delhi's G20 Sherpa, asserted on Tuesday that India has played a pivotal role in enhancing the inclusivity of the G20 by ensuring the African Union's induction as a permanent member during its presidency. Kant highlighted this achievement ahead of the upcoming second edition of the virtual Voice of Global South summit.
World media hails India's successful organisation of G-20 Summit, describes outcome as diplomatic victory for PM Modi
India's successful hosting of the G-20 Summit has been praised by the world media, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi being hailed for his diplomatic victory. India managed to reach a consensus on the Ukraine conflict and called for reforms in international financial institutions. Experts see this as a win for Modi and a sign of India's growing influence on the world stage.
G20 summit agrees on words but struggles on action
The Group of 20 (G20) summit over the weekend resulted in a compromise over the war in Ukraine but little progress on global financial issues. The inclusion of the African Union as a new member was seen as a victory for developing economies. The summit declaration avoided condemning Russia for the war in Ukraine but called on all states not to use force to grab territory.
Putin's war a strategic failure for Kremlin, says US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
"Since the early days of the war, we have partnered with a multilateral coalition of over 30 countries to impose severe economic costs on Russia for its brutal assault. Our twin goals are to degrade Russia's military-industrial complex and reduce the revenues that it can use to fund its war. We are seeing the impacts of these actions," Yellen said.
Stop equating Ukraine war with China's claims over Taiwan: Foreign Minister Qin Gang
The US has warned China that it would impose strict sanctions if it provided military support to Russia. China views Taiwan, a self-ruled island, as a rebel province that should be reunified with the mainland, even by force.
Pakistan out of the grey, once again
The FATF decision comes at a critical moment for Pakistan. Deeply indebted, the economy took another blow with this summer's devastating floods. Being on the grey list made it difficult to procure loans from the multilateral development banks and investment from private companies and other countries.
Geopolitical fault-line in East Asian maritime domain could be grave: Rajnath Singh
“The potential geopolitical fault-line in the maritime domain – particularly in East Asia – could be graver than what we are witnessing today,” Singh said at the conference which is attended by Ministers of Defence from different countries.
WTO needs to move from just an organisation to a robust institution: Experts
Discussions focused on whether the MC12 could provide momentum to revive the institution’s negotiating, monitoring and dispute settlement functions. While some panellists believed that MC12 was a victory by itself, others differed.
From green rooms to red carpet: How WTO members defied the odds and delivered at MC12
Ranging from decisions to enhance global food security to a holistic pandemic response, the Geneva Package has served as a decisive victory for the multilateral trading order and will help rejuvenate a moribund WTO.
India sticks to fishing demands as WTO tries to avoid an impasse
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal told a meeting of delegates Tuesday that it would not bend on demands for extensive exceptions on a 20-year negotiation to curb harmful government fishery subsidies, according to a statement on his ministry’s website.
No country will be victorious in Russia-Ukraine war: PM Modi after talks with German Chancellor
Addressing a joint press event with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz here, Modi said that from the start of the Ukraine crisis, India has called for immediate cessation of hostilities and stressed that talks are the only solution to resolve the dispute.
Bangladesh's economic & counter-terror achievements shape UN victory
Bangladesh, which till 1971 was part of undivided Pakistan, today stands in contrast vis-à-vis Pakistan whose track record in promoting cross-border terror and harbouring international terrorists is now well-known.
World hopes for renewed cooperation with US under Joe Biden
Biden "understands the importance of cooperation among nations,'' said former Colombian president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Juan Manuel Santos, who left office in 2018.
US widely expected to become active multilateral player
With President Donald Trump retreating from multilateral institutions including the WHO and thereby weakening multilateralism, India had felt that multilateralism was in danger due to the self-interests of the big powers. On climate change, the Biden victory would shift the US from a backbencher to the leader.
What does Joe Biden victory mean for Dalal Street?
Joe Biden, even before he was elected Vice President in the Barack Obama administration, had advocated that he wanted a stronger relationship with India.
India to participate in multilateral mega war game in Russia next month, say officials
China, Pakistan and a number of other member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are expected to participate in the Kavkaz 2020 strategic command-post exercise, they said.
India set for comfortable victory in UN Security Council elections
India is all set to join the powerful 15-nation Security Council as a non-permanent member.India is a candidate for a non-permanent seat from the Asia-Pacific category for the 2021-22 term.
Sheikh Hasina's massive victory boosts India's Act East and S Asia strategies
Stability in Bangladesh like Bhutan is imperative for India amid political uncertainties in certain other parts of neighbourhood that includes Sri Lanka and Afghanistan
PM Narendra Modi's sweeping poll win has potential to transform India: US
There is an important window of opportunity for boosting economic ties with India & PM's victory has the potential to transform India, a US official has said.
Big diplomatic victory: India rejoices as US takes a u-turn on WTO; Washington backs stand on food security
The move will revive multilateral trade negotiations that seemed dead after India’s unrelenting stand on the food security issue.
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