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India envoy arrives on Nepal trip

India envoy arrives on Nepal trip India's foreign secretary has arrived in Nepal for meetings with government officials and opposition politicians. Shyam Saran is likely to promote India's policy of pushing for a return to democracy, analysts say. He is expected to meet Nepal's King Gyanendra, who assumed direct power in February saying politicians had failed to tackle the nation's Maoist rebels. Opposition politicians and Maoists have stepped up their protests against the king's move. More:

Indias folly lets Maobadis win

Indias folly lets Maobadis win Switching on the television set in my hotel room in Kasaragod early Tuesday morning to catch up with the news, I was greeted by a newsreader on a 24x7 channel informing the world how peoples power had won in Nepal. The ecstatic look on her face made it seem as if she had just rushed to the newsroom from the barricades after celebrating King Gyanendras near-abject surrender to the hoodlums, most of them Maobadis from the districts adjoining Kathmandu, who had laid siege to Singhadwar in a pre-meditated putsch for capturing power and hoisting the Red

India`s strategic challenges

India`s strategic challenges In the past, India`s political dealings with its neighbors were not very successful. Though dialog has been started with its western neighbor Pakistan, tensions remain. Terrorist attacks across the Pakistan/India border or via Kashmir are the main source of India`s concern in the west. India blames Pakistan for not doing enough against the terrorists and extremists -- as well as Afghanistan does. But India has a great interest in keeping the present government of Pakistan in power. A radical Islamic Pakistan would be more than a nightmare for India. From Afghanistan, which borders Kashmir, there is the threat of

India ready to extend financial aid to Nepal

India ready to extend financial aid to Nepal India has expressed its readiness to extend financial support to Nepal considering that the Himalayan kingdom could face serious economic challenge in the present scenario . According to official sources, India had already conveyed its willingness to help in this regard, they said. The GP Koirala-led government of Nepal had said it would respond to Indias offer of help after working out the exact requirements, they added. Soure: financialexpress.com

India shirking responsibility in Sri Lanka

India shirking responsibility in Sri Lanka India is shirking its responsibility in Sri Lanka, refusing to play its rightful role as a regional player to restore stability in its troubled neighbourhood, says BJP leader Jaswant Singh. As a former foreign minister and someone who has seen the workings of the government from inside Jaswant Singh should know a thing or two about foreign policy. Singh was referring to the unstable conditions in South Asia and New Delhis muted response to the crisis. The transition in Nepal, the problems with Pakistan, the continuing terrorist violence in Kashmir and the situation in Sri