Indias Foreign Policy

Off-centre | PM Modi’s state visit to US: A great opportunity for Indo-American ties

The time is ripe to take India-US relations to new heights. We must not forego this opportunity

Can Stilwell Road be an outlet for India’s ‘Act East’ Policy?

Without a passageway to dynamic South East Asia, the ‘Act East’ policy will continue to be a strategy on paper. Indeed, it will never actually ‘Go East’

'Political message': MEA and Sitharaman hit back as Manmohan Singh criticizes govt's foreign policy

In a video message delivered in Punjabi ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls, Singh said the government has proved to be a 'complete failure' on the foreign policy front

'Ask the analysts': S Jaishankar rebuts Rahul Gandhi's criticism of India's foreign policy, economy on Twitter

Rahul Gandhi alleged that under the Modi dispensation India has been "disturbed and disrupted" with regard to its foreign policy and economy

US Senate approves India's elevation to NATO-level partnership; mistrust, pursuit of autonomy kept New Delhi away from alliances so far

All eyes are on India as global players await its reaction to the US Senate passing a legislative provision that brings New Delhi at par with its NATO allies and countries like Israel and South Korea.

Firstpost Editor's Picks: Nipah virus, new NPA recognition norms and India's foreign policy; today's must-read stories

Epidemiologically, what the recurrence in Ernakulam indicates is that the Nipah virus is still out there — probably in bats or in pigs — and it can hit back any time.

India doesn’t really want to get into talks with Pakistan; it’s looking beyond, to engage with the region as a whole

S Jaishankar left no space for doubt that regional connectivity will form a big part of the foreign policy of NDA-II

S Jaishankar's appointment as foreign minister reveals Narendra Modi's mindset on trust, acumen and leadership

There is a dovetailing of vision between India's new foreign minister S Jaishankar and Prime Minister Narendra when it comes to shaping India’s destiny as a leading power and projection of that power in a bipolar Asia

Narendra Modi may have won no-confidence motion, but Rahul Gandhi's hug ensured PM lost his narrative

Narendra Modi visibly lost his well-scripted body language when Rahul Gandhi went to his seat to hug him in Parliament on Friday

Three years of Narendra Modi govt: 'Power drunk' Centre has nothing to celebrate, says Anand Sharma

Congress leader Anand Sharma on Sunday accused the Narendra Modi dispensation of making "boastful claims" about development and its achievements, saying the "arrogant and power drunk" government has nothing to celebrate in the three-year rule.