Tag: Narendra Modi

Pak PM responds to PM Modi’s letter saying Pakistan also desires ‘peaceful relations’
31Mar By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

Pak PM responds to PM Modi’s letter saying Pakistan also desires ‘peaceful relations’

In reply to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greetings for Pakistan Day, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that people of his country also “desire peaceful and cooperative relations.”Prime Minister Modi had written to Khan on March 23 extending greetings on the occasion of Pakistan Day. “As a neighbouring country, India desires cordial relations with people of Pakistan, for this environment of trust, devoid of terror and hostility is imperative,” PM Modi had written.Responding to Modi, Pakistan PM through a letter said: “Thank you for your letter conveying greetings on Pakistan Day. The people of Pakistan commemorate this Day by paying tribute to the wisdom and foresight of our founding fathers in envisioning an independent, sovereign state where they could live in freedom and r...
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Pak High Commission funding HefazatIslam to protest against Indian PM: Bangladesh Chhatra League chief
21Mar By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

Pak High Commission funding HefazatIslam to protest against Indian PM: Bangladesh Chhatra League chief

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) president Al Nahean Khan Joy has alleged that Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka is “secretly funding” hardline Islamist organisation Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh to stage protests against India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Taking to Twitter, Joy, the president of BCL, the student wing of Bangladesh ruling Awami League, said: “Pak Flag of Pakistan HC #Dhaka’s #SecretFunding for @HIBofficial @Hefazot to protest against India Flag of India & its PM @narendramodi. We, #secular & #democratic people of #Bangladesh condemn this attempt by Pak agency #ISI. #Shame on @GovtofPakistan, protector of #Terrorists around the globe”.Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh, a massive rally was taken out on Friday in Bangladesh’s capital D...
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India-Brazil space cooperation reaches new heights with launch of Amazonia-1 satellite
1Mar By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

India-Brazil space cooperation reaches new heights with launch of Amazonia-1 satellite

On the successful launch of the first dedicated commercial launch of PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 Mission, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).India and Brazil cooperate extensively in many areas, including space. The Space sector has been identified by the leadership of India and Brazil as a major area of collaboration.Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said, “Congratulations President @jairbolsonaro on the successful launch of Brazil’s Amazonia-1 satellite by PSLV-C51. This is a historic moment in our space cooperation and my felicitations to the scientists of Brazil.”The two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Space, India and the Brazilian Spac...
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India hailed globally for providing COVID-19 vaccination assistance
25Feb By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

India hailed globally for providing COVID-19 vaccination assistance

Leaders across the world have lauded the Indian government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the country’s efforts under its ‘Vaccine Maitri’ initiative to fight the covid-19 pandemic.Last month, India had dispatched a consignment of 50,000 doses of Covishield vaccine to Seychelles.Soon after receiving the vaccine, Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan in his state of the nation address on January 22, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for donating the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.“I thank Prime Minister Modi and the Government of India for making us the first African country to which India has donated the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine,” he said.He further said, “We can give this vaccine to all our population including those who are above 60 years so once again thank you very much for help...
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China backs New Delhi’s hosting of BRICS summit; Xi Jinping may visit India
24Feb By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia, China

China backs New Delhi’s hosting of BRICS summit; Xi Jinping may visit India

After months of tension between India and China due to the standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Beijing has said that it supports India’s chairmanship of the BRICS summit this year.India has assumed chairmanship of the annual summit of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) grouping of emerging economies.Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit India later this year for the summit.Asked about Xi’s possible attendance at the summit and whether the border tension would affect their multilateral cooperation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said BRICS had become an influential grouping and Beijing supported New Delhi’s efforts as host.“China attaches great importance to the BRICS mechanism,” Wang said at a regular press conference.“The Chinese side ...
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India aims to tackle terrorism, climate change with US under Biden’s administration: MEA
29Jan By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

India aims to tackle terrorism, climate change with US under Biden’s administration: MEA

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that the country will closely work with the United States on combating the scourge of terrorism, maritime security, cybersecurity, and peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region under President Joe Biden’s administration.At a press briefing, MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that India-US will continue to remain engaged at all levels to further strengthen the India-US comprehensive global strategic partnership.“PM had congratulated then-President-elect Biden on his election on November 8. They had a telephone call on November 17 where both leaders exchanged views on working together on shared priorities and global challenges,” said Srivastava.Srivastava recalled how Prime Minister Modi held a telephone conversation wi...
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PM Modi, Abhinandan posters come up in Pakistan MP Ayaz Sadiq’s constituency
2Nov By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

PM Modi, Abhinandan posters come up in Pakistan MP Ayaz Sadiq’s constituency

Facing severe backlash over his remarks against Pakistan Army chief, posters featuring Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman came up in parts of Lahore.The posters, which dubbed him as “traitor”, went viral on social media after first being spotted in the constituency of the former National Assembly speaker.In some of the posters, Sadiq’s face was morphed to resemble Varthaman.This came days after Sadiq told the Parliament that Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa was perspiring and his “legs were shaking” when Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that India would have attacked “that night at 10 pm” if Pakistan did not release Abhinandan."I remember Shah Mahmood Qureshi ...
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India-Bangladesh relationship towards a healthy hike
22Oct mmBy Brian ThompsonNo Comments
Market

India-Bangladesh relationship towards a healthy hike

Despite being torn apart by geopolitical boundaries, Bangladesh shares a common socio-political heritage with its biggest neighbor India.The people of the two countries cherish more affinities than detachment, which is why India invested tremendous efforts for the cause of the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971, and Bangladesh has always been very thankful to India for that.There have been minimal disturbances and discrepancies in India-Bangladesh relationship since then, and a strong fraternal unity has kept the two countries tied in harmony for decades.Especially, after the advent of the Awami League Government led by the daughter of Bangabandhu, the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the second time in 2008, the relationship between India and Bangladesh has become so strengthened that even ...
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PM Modi to inaugurate Atal tunnel connecting Manali with Leh by September end
20Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

PM Modi to inaugurate Atal tunnel connecting Manali with Leh by September end

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate the newly built Atal Tunnel connecting Manali with Leh by the end of September this year, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said.Earlier known as Rohtang tunnel, this strategic Atal Tunnel is constructed at an altitude above 10,000 feet with an outlay of Rs 3,500 crore."The Prime Minister wants to inaugurate the tunnel by the end of next month (September). He will visit the spot physically instead of virtually attending the event. This tunnel is going to be very significant. The dream of Atal ji is finally coming true," Thakur told reporters.He said the south and north portals of the tunnel have now been connected and added that it would be an all-weather road for farmers, tourists and will play a strategically impor...
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The rise of new India as PM Modi fulfils his promises
9Sep mmBy Brian ThompsonNo Comments
Market

The rise of new India as PM Modi fulfils his promises

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on the country’s 74th Independence Day came with the credibility of six previous speeches in which all promises made by him have been kept. For example, in 2014, PM Modi promised a bank account for every Indian. Then, from 58% Indians in 2014, almost 400 million new accounts have opened now.A billion plus scale financial inclusion has since been used along with Aadhaar (biometric countrywide data base) to affect the largest and most successful Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) policy in the world.Now, during the recent coronavirus induced lockdown, while many developed countries struggled to give out some cash in the hands of the poor, India did it instantly within days of the lockdown utilizing the DBT regime.In the 2015 speech, Modi made the prom...
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