Why Dominic Raabâs visit to India matters, as UK heads for Brexit
New coronavirus strain aside, India-UK ties have been really solidifying over the last 18 months.
Ruchi Ghanashyam 23 December, 2020 10:53 am IST Text Size:
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UKâs Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Minister, Dominic Raab, recently came on an official visit to India. This was the first bilateral visit of a Foreign Minister to India since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson accepting PM Narendra Modiâs invitation to be the chief guest at the forthcoming 2021 Republic Day celebrations coincided with Raabâs visit. The visit set in motion the preparation by both sides for substantive outcomes during the January visit. PM Johnsonâs trip to India would be his first major visit abroad; India is likely to be the first country he would visit after the UK exits the European U
Indiaâs ability to balance China at risk if it doesnât get growth rate back â Ashley Tellis
Speaking at Global Technology Summit 2020 organised by Carnegie India, top strategic affairs expert Tellis said New Delhi needs to open up its economy even more clearly to friends.
Kairvy Grewal 16 December, 2020 2:45 pm IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: Indiaâs ability to independently balance China is going to be at risk if it doesnât get back to its growth rate, Ashley J. Tellis, Tata chair for strategic affairs and senior fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, has said.
Speaking at the Global Technology Summit 2020 organised by Carnegie India, Tellis said Indiaâs ability to do âcooperative balancingâ of China would also be at risk âbecause any partner of India would want to see a resilient and capable India, not a weak Indiaâ.