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The Hindu's Diplomatic Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar analyses the key development of the week in international affairs.
This week on Worldview, as the government builds its international narrative post Operation Sindoor, how high did political diplomacy score? We will take a closer look at the mandate for Multi-party delegations abroad, and whether it was mission accomplished?
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After the military success of Operation Sindoor, what are India’s diplomatic challenges? How should it deal with countries that supported Pakistan during the 4-day conflict, and how damaging to bilateral ties are Trump’s claims of mediating a ceasefire despite the MEA’s denials?
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After diplomatic measures against Pakistan for the Pahalgam Terror attacks- PM Modi gives the army a free hand to prepare a military response. As the US, UK Saudi Arabia and other countries call Delhi and Islamabad to try and defuse rising tensions, can international diplomacy deter delhi – and what are India’s options and challenges ahead?
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As terrorists carried out the worst such attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir – New Delhi unleashed a number of diplomatic measures against Pakistan, including suspending the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), downsizing high commissions further and closing the border. With reprisal measures from Islamabad that include closing down its airspace – will the escalation over Pahalgam now become a military confrontation?
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The U.S.’s crackdown on students, visitors and illegal immigrants is beginning to test America’s ties with the world. As the Trump administration rolls up the welcome mat, how will it affect U.S. soft power in the world, and what can countries like India do?
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India prepares to put 26/11 accomplice Tahawwur Hussain Rana on trial for the Mumbai terror attacks, after the U.S extradited him. 17 years later, is justice for the victims of one of India deadliest terror strikes a little bit closer, and what still needs to be done?
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff rollout earlier this week has terrified global markets. What does it mean for America’s ties with the world?
Amongst dozens of countries slapped with tariffs, how has India responded and what are the diplomatic upsides and downsides of its relative silence on the issue?
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This week on Worldview, there’s a sudden spate of India China meetings as the two countries prepare to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic ties- and issue statements about resuming normal dialogue. As Delhi and Beijing discuss putting travel trade and visas back on track, Is India also prepared to put the LAC standoff and Galwan killings behind ?
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This week, Worldview comes to you from the Raisina dialogue. PM Modi and chief Guest New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon inaugurated it. How is India navigating Trump turbulence over tariffs, a possible ceasefire in Ukraine, and a global realignment for the transatlantic alliance and possibly the Indo-Pacific one?
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Three years since the war in Ukraine began the U.S. sides with Russia at the UN, and Zelenskyy agrees to accept a compromise mineral deal with Trump, a major European Union delegation makes an outreach to Delhi, seeking to de-risk ties with China. Is the end of the Russia-Ukraine war in sight, and will that lead to a total reshuffle of traditional alignments?
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The US’s Gaza proposal and talks with Russia threaten to turn the template of global alignment. Is the Transatlantic alliance at an end, or is Trump simply bargaining for a better deal with Europe?
And how should India react to this global churning?
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Paris and then Washington, sent out distinctly separate, but equally significant messages on India’s worldview.
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After targeting Mexico, Canada, Panama, and Greenland, putting tariffs on China, and staking a claim to Gaza, what should Prime Minister Narendra Modi expect during his visit to Washington next week?
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Is New Delhi making a subtle strategic outreach to its south Asian neighbourhood this season? Bhutan’s King, Sri Lanka and Maldives’ presidents, Nepal’s Foreign Minister received warm welcomes in Delhi.
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It’s been more than a week since the US Department of Justice, FBI and the Securities and Exchange Commission issued indictments- charging the Adani group, its top leadership including Gautam Adani of a conspiracy to bribe Indian government officials for contracts, and defrauding US investors by raising capital through bonds issues.
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Bangladesh’s interim government, that was formed after protesting mobs forced former PM Sheikh Hasina to flee the country, says it has brought law and order under control and started a reform process for a number of institutions, including electoral reforms, in its first 100 days in office.
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Within a week of being elected the next U.S. President, Donald Trump has wasted no time in choosing his team. What do his top ten cabinet picks say about the next four years in the U.S., and what will they mean for India?
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The world view of many countries, especially the U.S. has definitely changed with this week’s election results. Donald Trump, U.S.’s 45th President will now also be its 47th President come January. We will discuss the broad shifts we expect, and how India will be affected by them.
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This week WorldView comes to you from Pakistan. S. Jaishankar travelled to Islamabad for the SCO and meetings with Pakistan's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.
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This week, we are speaking about Jammu Kashmir, where voters have now participated in 3 phases of polling for the first state elections in a decade and the message New Delhi is sending out over it.
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