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Roving Periscope: In bilateral with PM Modi, US President Biden woos India with more ‘gifts’

September 9, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: While other world leaders are visiting India for a day or two to participate in the ongoing G-20 Summit (September 9 and 10), what is US President Joe Biden doing in New Delhi for four days (September 8 to 11)? That sums up the US-India bonhomie to take their bilateral […]

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Beyond G-20: Countering BRI, the Saudis, US, India, and others to ink logistics deal

September 9, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Two years after US President Joe Biden announced in a G-7 meeting the USD 40 trillion global infrastructure initiative called the Build Back Better World (B3W) to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), America, India, the European Union, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are set to sign a major […]

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Day 1: AU the new member of G-20; now diplomats busy on Russia-Ukraine tangle

September 9, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Like the increasingly ‘irrelevant’ United Nations, the second-largest association of countries, Group of 20 (G-20) has so far produced little in its previous 17 Summits. But the 18th could be remembered for at least three key takeaways: induction of the 55-member African Union (AU) as G-20’s 21st member, a possible […]

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Roving Periscope: To legitimize annexation, Putin holds sham ‘polls’ in occupied Ukraine areas!

September 8, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Although he is skipping the two-day G-20 Summit in New Delhi, beginning on Saturday—he will not even address it virtually!—Russian President Vladimir Putin is all set to showcase his ‘democratic’ side—to get votes for his candidates at gun-point in the occupied areas of Ukraine where Moscow is waging a relentless, […]

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G-20: Summit to chart a new path in human-centric development, says PM Modi

September 8, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: On the eve of the Group of 20 (G-20) Summit, its host, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed confidence that the mega-event will chart a new path in human-centric and inclusive development across the world. Invoking Mahatma Gandhi, he said on X (formerly Twitter) that it is important to […]

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G-20 Summit: Amid unprecedented security, India ready to host the 2-day mega-event

September 8, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Forty-one Heads of State/Government and other world leaders will participate in the much-anticipated, 18th Group of 20 (G-20) Summit beginning here on Saturday, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said. Over 50,000 security personnel have been deployed in the highly sensitive part of New Delhi and strict vigil and traffic arrangements will […]

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The busy dealmaker is building sustainable businesses and charting a green course

September 7, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Change they say is the only constant. The first-generation entrepreneur, Gautam Adani, has always had his eyes set on exploring and expanding – from the time he dropped out of college to go to Mumbai and begin working as a diamond trader. A person who started his life from a regular chawl and overtook Bill […]

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How AGEL is harnessing solar & wind energy to create a sustainable tomorrow

September 7, 2023 Vinayak Barot

India’s green energy revolution is on track, considering big business houses pushing the nation’s agenda to achieve its net zero emission target by 2070. When it comes to embracing the switch to renewable energy, India is at the forefront and is actively battling climate change. PM Narendra Modi announced at COP26 that India will take […]

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ASEAN: PM Modi moots 12-point proposal for Indo-ASEAN trade, connectivity

September 7, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday presented a 12-point proposal to expand cooperation between India and 10-nation ASEAN in a range of areas such as connectivity, trade, and digital transformation and called for building a rules-based post-COVID world order. The establishment of a multi-modal connectivity and economic corridor linking South East […]

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PM Modi: “ASEAN central pillar in India’s Act East policy”

September 7, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Association for South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is the central pillar of India’s “Act East Policy.” Addressing the 20th ASEAN-India Summit as co-chair in Jakarta, Indonesia, he said New Delhi supports ASEAN’s outlook on the Indo-Pacific. “While our partnership enters its fourth decade, […]

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