The question everyone seems to be asking is when would we reach a stage when the U.S. India relationship would begin afresh? But then again, with a gallant promise made by Prime Minister Modi to open the economy to more private investment than ever, in the process improve the GDP…
Beginning of a Dream!
India is well on its way to a makeover, on the cusp of transformation and leading the charge is none other than the Prime Minister himself, Narendra Modi. In his recent Independence Day speech, Modi announced his vision for a future driven by innovation and aimed at improving the lives…
Throwing the Spotlight on the Path Breaking State Focus Initiative
As the Modi government tries to boost up the investment quotient in infrastructure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself is paying special attention to make his foreign policy more attuned to the demands for the same by developing a state wise focus approach which will promote greater engagement between Indian states…
Call for Action: Anti-Modi Petition needs to be removed…Quickly!
As India’s new Prime Minister Mr. Modi prepares for his first US trip, an anti- Modi petition replete with no facts and full with false accusations has been filed on the official website of President of the United States. The idea of this anti-India petition is to slander India as…
A Modi-Fied India prepares for its 67th Independence Day
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for his first speech from Delhi’s Red Fort on Independence Day, history is waiting to be rewritten. In fact Modi has been preparing for this moment for some time now. If we roll the clock back a year from now, it was on…
Strengthening the Bond: Looking at the Energy and Defense Perspective
The relationship between India and the United States is on the threshold of a new resurgence. Newer opportunities are knocking at the doorsteps of both the countries and with Narendra Modi all set to visit US next month, there could not be a more opportune time to take this relationship…
Vibrant Times Ahead!!
What then is common between former Indian Prime Ministers Rajiv Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh? They have all addressed joint sessions of the Congress. And that surely is monumental and an occasion to cherish. With the confirmation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US, what one…
First Sixty Days of Modi Government: Budget & Geopolitics
The new government which is just two months into its term is changing the economic future of the country, and bringing about significant changes in the Geopolitical and strategic scenario. There is optimism in the stock market, whose turnaround in the last 3-4 months has been nothing less than spectacular,…
Portraying India and Mr. Narendra Modi
May 26, 2014 Dear Editor: I take issue with Washington Post’s portrayal of India’s Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi and India (“Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi sworn in as India’s prime minister,” Post, May 26, 2014). First, one correction. The backdrop of his oath-taking, Rashtrapati Bhavan, is not the Prime Minister’s…
The American equation with India’s next possible Prime Minister
As India’s national elections reach the finishing line, it is an opportune time to repair relations with the U.S. that were strained by the arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York in December. But there’s a big catch: Washington’s uneasy relationship with the man expected to become India’s…