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Opinion | SHANTI Bill May Not Necessarily Be A Nuclear 'Sell-Out', After All
Whether SHANTI is a sell-out dressed up as reform, or a lever for reliable power for industry and cities, and for turning rural power from a lottery into a utility, will be decided by the hard work of implementation.
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Opinion | India's Exclusion From US' Pax Silica Club Isn't A Snub - But It Matters
India is not part of the initial grouping. Some see this as a snub. Others say it doesn't matter. Both reactions miss the point. The issue is not optics. It's whether India is moving fast enough to be treated as a partner rather than a customer.
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Opinion | Invoked When Needed, Ignored When Not: How A New US Doctrine Sees India
Under the latest US National Security Strategy, India could become a convenience partner, invoked when useful and ignored when inconvenient. It can't accept that role.
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Opinion | US-China Trade War Has Turned Into A Full-Blown Siege, And India Is Stuck
Beijing's export controls, timed before diplomacy, reveal insecurity more than strength. By weaponising minerals, China has reminded the world why diversification is destiny.
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"If Tariffs Are Tax On Goods, Toll On H-1B Is Tax On Trust": Ex Indian Envoy
Former Indian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin has criticised the US's steep H-1B visa fee hike as a "tax on trust",
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Opinion | Tariff Blitz: Is India Becoming Collateral Damage In Someone Else's War?
As the European Union and the United States tighten the screws on Russia, the knock-on effects land squarely on India.
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Opinion | The Cost of 'Boasting': Trump And India's Post-Op Sindoor Dilemmas
Sometimes, it is not the conflict that changes everything. It is the story told about how it ended. This is one such case.
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Opinion | US, Iran And A Night Of Missiles And Fragile Messages
Trump's ceasefire declaration signals that the US does not seek further entanglement. Whether that message holds beyond a social media post remains to be seen.
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Time For Global System To Change: What India's Former UN Ambassador Siad
Speaking about India's need to be treated as equals, Syed Akbaruddin said that, "This aspiration for being treated equally in a changing world is just an extension of our independence movement."
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"China Can't...": Ex Envoy After Pak's Abdul Makki Named Global Terrorist
India's former representative at the UN, Syed Akbaruddin, on Monday said the news about Abdul Rehman Makki being designated as a global terrorist by the UN sanctions committee depicts a growing understanding globally that China cannot thwart India
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"New York Times Erred Egregiously": Ex Envoy To NDTV On Fresh Pegasus Row
There was no link between the $2 billion India-Israel deal that purportedly involved the Pegasus spyware and an Indian vote in the United Nations as suggested by The New York Times, the former Indian envoy to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin told N
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"Utter Rubbish": Ex-Diplomat On Pegasus Report Citing India's UN Vote
India's ex-envoy to UN, Syed Akbaruddin has dismissed as "utter rubbish" the "insinuation" in a New York Times report that cited India's 2019 vote in support of Israel at UN to highlight deepening of ties after a deal that included Pegasus sale.
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Coronavirus Exposed Limitations Of Global Governance Structures: Ex-UN Envoy
The challenges confronting the world due to the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic have brought to the fore the inadequacies of the global governance structures, India's former UN envoy Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin has said.
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TS Tirumurti Appointed India's Permanent Representative To United Nations
Seasoned diplomat TS Tirumurti, currently serving as Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs Ministry, was on Wednesday appointed as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
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Using Peacekeeping Operations' Funds For Other Purposes "Bad Faith": India At UN
India, which is among the largest troop contributors to the UN peacekeeping force, has voiced concern over the delay and non-payment of funds to contributor countries and closed missions, terming it as "bad faith" if the reserves are used for other purposes.
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Opinion | SHANTI Bill May Not Necessarily Be A Nuclear 'Sell-Out', After All
Whether SHANTI is a sell-out dressed up as reform, or a lever for reliable power for industry and cities, and for turning rural power from a lottery into a utility, will be decided by the hard work of implementation.
-
Opinion | India's Exclusion From US' Pax Silica Club Isn't A Snub - But It Matters
India is not part of the initial grouping. Some see this as a snub. Others say it doesn't matter. Both reactions miss the point. The issue is not optics. It's whether India is moving fast enough to be treated as a partner rather than a customer.
-
Opinion | Invoked When Needed, Ignored When Not: How A New US Doctrine Sees India
Under the latest US National Security Strategy, India could become a convenience partner, invoked when useful and ignored when inconvenient. It can't accept that role.
-
Opinion | US-China Trade War Has Turned Into A Full-Blown Siege, And India Is Stuck
Beijing's export controls, timed before diplomacy, reveal insecurity more than strength. By weaponising minerals, China has reminded the world why diversification is destiny.
-
"If Tariffs Are Tax On Goods, Toll On H-1B Is Tax On Trust": Ex Indian Envoy
Former Indian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin has criticised the US's steep H-1B visa fee hike as a "tax on trust",
-
Opinion | Tariff Blitz: Is India Becoming Collateral Damage In Someone Else's War?
As the European Union and the United States tighten the screws on Russia, the knock-on effects land squarely on India.
-
Opinion | The Cost of 'Boasting': Trump And India's Post-Op Sindoor Dilemmas
Sometimes, it is not the conflict that changes everything. It is the story told about how it ended. This is one such case.
-
Opinion | US, Iran And A Night Of Missiles And Fragile Messages
Trump's ceasefire declaration signals that the US does not seek further entanglement. Whether that message holds beyond a social media post remains to be seen.
-
Time For Global System To Change: What India's Former UN Ambassador Siad
Speaking about India's need to be treated as equals, Syed Akbaruddin said that, "This aspiration for being treated equally in a changing world is just an extension of our independence movement."
-
"China Can't...": Ex Envoy After Pak's Abdul Makki Named Global Terrorist
India's former representative at the UN, Syed Akbaruddin, on Monday said the news about Abdul Rehman Makki being designated as a global terrorist by the UN sanctions committee depicts a growing understanding globally that China cannot thwart India
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"New York Times Erred Egregiously": Ex Envoy To NDTV On Fresh Pegasus Row
There was no link between the $2 billion India-Israel deal that purportedly involved the Pegasus spyware and an Indian vote in the United Nations as suggested by The New York Times, the former Indian envoy to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin told N
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"Utter Rubbish": Ex-Diplomat On Pegasus Report Citing India's UN Vote
India's ex-envoy to UN, Syed Akbaruddin has dismissed as "utter rubbish" the "insinuation" in a New York Times report that cited India's 2019 vote in support of Israel at UN to highlight deepening of ties after a deal that included Pegasus sale.
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Coronavirus Exposed Limitations Of Global Governance Structures: Ex-UN Envoy
The challenges confronting the world due to the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic have brought to the fore the inadequacies of the global governance structures, India's former UN envoy Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin has said.
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TS Tirumurti Appointed India's Permanent Representative To United Nations
Seasoned diplomat TS Tirumurti, currently serving as Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs Ministry, was on Wednesday appointed as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
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Using Peacekeeping Operations' Funds For Other Purposes "Bad Faith": India At UN
India, which is among the largest troop contributors to the UN peacekeeping force, has voiced concern over the delay and non-payment of funds to contributor countries and closed missions, terming it as "bad faith" if the reserves are used for other purposes.
