Munich Security Conference

What is Munich Security Conference, called the Davos of Defence?

The Munich Security Conference (MSC) was founded in 1963 by Ewald von Kleist, a prolific author, jurist, and publisher, at the height of the Cold War. The summit, which kicks off today, is being held in the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas conflict

India: An equal partner, not a subservient ally in today's geopolitics

Unlike the US which prefers ‘either you are with us or against us’, India has always preferred equal partnerships, based on convergence and mutual interests

Little room for manoeuvre as ties between US, China slide further

Blinken did meet with China's top diplomat Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference last month after the balloon incident, but this did not soothe tensions. A source familiar with that conversation called it the most antagonistic U.S.-China engagement since contentious talks in Alaska

Changing power equations in EU: NATO’s vulnerabilities exposed as Ukraine war turns one

In one year, the Ukraine conflict has fundamentally changed power balances globally and exposed the weakness of the once impregnable Western alliance

Time for India to keep an eye on Kabul as all’s not well in Afghanistan and Taliban-Pakistan ties

It would be prudent for India to pursue its traditional policy of building contacts with all segments of Afghan society and polity and of undertaking a liberal visa policy while naturally taking Indian security interests into account

How China is pushing for closer ties with European Union amid rising tension with US

Amid deteriorating ties with the US, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi met European Union foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. Beijing stressed that China and Europe are not rivals and that the two sides should prepare for a meeting of their leaders

German Chancellor Scholz quotes Jaishankar's viral 'European mindset' remark at Munich security meet

The remark was used by the German Chancellor Oalf Scholz on Friday during the Munich Security Conference as he suggested a change in the so-called "mindset" and said that Indian EAM S Jaishankar has "a point".

‘Justice must be served’: Kamala Harris on Russia committing crimes against humanity in Ukraine

Harris said that the international community has both a moral and a strategic interest in pursuing those crimes, pointing to a danger of other authoritarian governments taking advantage if international rules are undermined. The US Vice President was attending the Munich Security Conference

'Lazy analogy': S Jaishankar dismisses notion of QUAD being Asian NATO

The external affairs minister made this comment while speaking at a panel discussion on 'A Sea Change? Regional Order and Security in the Indo-Pacific' at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Saturday

Indo-Pacific central to world, today India has more capabilities, more influence, says S Jaishankar

The external affairs minister was speaking during a panel discussion on 'Earth and Water: Intersecting Politics of Eurasia and the Indo-Pacific' in Munich