PM Modi's Trinidad visit reaffirmation of India's commitment to Global South

IANS | June 30, 2025 8:17 PM

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) and Ghana this week is reaffirmation of India's focus on the Global South and takes forward the process that New Delhi initiated with the voice of Global South Summit during G20, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday.

The General’s Republic: How Pakistan’s military hijacked the state (IANS Analysis)

IANS | June 29, 2025 9:49 PM

New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Pakistan's political landscape has long been orchestrated not by its elected representatives but by the opaque influence of its military elite, whose grip on the nation's trajectory grows ever more evident with each successive episode. The recent visit of Pakistan’s Army Chief, General Asim Munir, to the United States—noticeably unaccompanied by the Prime Minister—serves as a striking indication of how far civilian authority has been marginalised.

FairPoint: Calling time on Pakistan's pretence, India leads where others flinch

Deepika Bhan | June 29, 2025 4:28 PM

New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) It is high time that India goes aggressive with everything that has a Pakistan connection on every international platform. Operation Sindoor has laid bare the world diplomacy and proven that the battle is one's own. The solution cannot be brought or aided by anyone else; it lies in standing up and pointing the finger strongly.

As NATO eyes Indo-Pacific, India offers strategic depth without alignment

Vas Shenoy | June 29, 2025 9:55 AM

Rome: The NATO summit held in The Hague on June 24-25 may be remembered less for its urgent reaffirmations -- support for Ukraine, increased defence spending, and condemnation of Iranian strikes -- than for a more disciplined, forward-looking pivot: the Indo-Pacific now occupies a central place in NATO's strategic imagination as the Indo-Mediterranean plunges into conflict.