NSA Ajit Doval (File photo)
NEW DELHI: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Wednesday held a telephonic talk with his American counterpart Jake Sullivan during which he underlined that India and the US were uniquely positioned to work closely on regional and global issues, including combating the scourge of terrorism and ensuring peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the two NSAs agreed to work closely to further advance India-US relations which are built on shared values and common strategic and security interests. National Security Adviser Ajit Doval had a telephone call with his US counterpart Jake Sullivan on January 27. NSA Doval conveyed his best wishes to Sullivan on his appointment as National Security Advisor, it said.
India as Natural Ally of the West- Reflected in Indian Foreign Policy Formulations 2020
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 14:19
Paper No. 6716 Dated 21-Dec-2020
By Dr Subhash Kapila
India stood firmly embedded as ‘Natural Ally of the West” in 2020 as future historians of India’s foreign policy would record in the years to come assessing from the pattern, trend and intensity of India’s strategic partnerships exhibited in India’s foreign policy 2014-20 under BJP PM Narendra Modi.
India’s foreign policy narcisstic dalliance with Communist China by India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru until 1962 and Indian foreign policy flirtations with Soviet Union by Nehru’s daughter PM Indira Gandhi from mid-1960s to 1980s were deviant foreign policy adventurism with totalitarian Communist regimes totally at variance with Nehru’s commitment to democracy and democratic values.