Russia Review by Ambassador P S Raghavan | June & July 2019
Presidents Trump and Putin re-engage After meticulous preparation in May (see RR 5/19), Presidents Trump and Putin met on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Osaka on June 28. The atmosphere was cordial, but both sides avoided the mistake of overdoing the effusiveness or disclosure of detail about the discussion, which contributed to the […]
Russia Review by Ambassador P S Raghavan | May 2019
A US-Russia Summit in prospect again The Trump Administration launched a fresh initiative to resume summit-level discussions with Russia on bilateral and international issues. The stage for this was set by the conclusions of the Mueller Report on Russian Interference in the US Presidential Elections in 2016 which, while confirming Russian disinformation and social media […]
Russia Review by Ambassador P S Raghavan | April 2019
Uncertain impact of new Ukraine President Russian official reactions to the election of Volodymyr Zelenskyy as President of Ukraine were subdued. Russia’s MFA alleged various irregularities, including disenfranchisement of large numbers of southeast Ukrainian (Donbas) citizens, but acknowledged that the result was genuinely decisive. The President-elect’s campaign pronouncements did not hold out much hope of […]
Russia Review by Ambassador P S Raghavan | March 2019
Fault line on Venezuela Russian criticism of the US-led move to replace Venezuelan President Maduro crystallized into a veto of a US draft resolution at the UN Security Council (February 28), calling for restoration of democracy, fresh elections and recognition of self-proclaimed interim President Guaidó. The resolution got the requisite nine votes for, but the […]
Russia Review by Ambassador P S Raghavan | February 2019
Russia balances India and Pakistan President Putin was among the first world leaders to send a condolence message to the Indian President and PM, condemning the terrorist attack of February 14 in Pulwama, asserting that “those who ordered it and carried it out” should be “duly punished”, and offering to further strengthen bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation. […]
ISRAEL, AUSTRALIA LEND SUPPORT TO INDIA’S “SECOND GREEN REVOLUTION” QUEST
India’s agricultural sector contributes 16% of total GDP & 10% of export earnings in the economy. Despite being largely self-sufficient in food production, Indian agriculture currently faces a slew of problems–its growth is much slower than other sectors of the economy; productivity is in decline and the income gap between farmers and the rest of […]
Session Summary on Capitalism and Compassion
Capitalism should be used for the good of the poor and those who need it the most. The good news is that the world has become a lot richer and that poverty has become less than it was 30 or 40 years ago. But here is the paradox: dissatisfaction in life has increased. Although people […]
Cultivating Key Human Values – The Dalai Lama calls for ‘peaceful humanity’
The Dalai Lama calls for ‘peaceful humanity” at Ananta Centre meet His Holiness, The 14th Dalai Lama, urged people to promote and secure the ideals of peace, harmony and secularism while addressing a special Ananta Centre discussion on “Cultivating key human values” in New Delhi today. Click here to download Watch this Video:- https://youtu.be/vNSmr0efcoI
INDIA US JOINT STATEMENT
Fifth Meeting of the US-India Track II Dialogue on Climate Change and Energy On November 10-12, 2014, the US-India Track II Dialogue on Climate Change and Energy held its fifth meeting in New Delhi, India. Since its inception in 2010, this dialogue has brought together an array of prominent US and India thought leaders to […]
Growth Net 3.0 – Creating New Drivers of Growth
The Third Annual Growth Net Summit was the first major economic meet to be held in India since the Modi government’s economic vision was detailed in the Union Budget. Focused on growth drivers in Asia, Africa and Latin America, the Summit brought together stakeholders from emerging economies and the rest of the world on one […]