There were allegations that during the Sri Lankan Civil War, particularly during the final months of conflict, Sri Lankan military committed war crimes against the LTTE including unlawful...
The issue of fishermen straying in each other’s territorial waters has come as a potential irritant in the otherwise generally good bilateral relations between India and Sri Lanka....
Manmohan Singh served as 13th Prime Minister of India from 22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014. His first foreign Minister was Natwar Singh, followed by Pranab Mukherjee,...
Atal Bihari Vajpayee served as India’s 10th Prime Minister between 19 March 1998 and 22 May 2004. Key highlights of his foreign policy are as follows: Pokharan-II and...
After the 1989 elections, a coalition third front government had come to power in centre with external support of BJP and Left. This government was led by Prime...
On 31 October 1984 Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her bodyguards. Within hours of the assassination Rajiv Gandhi emerged as new Prime Minister of India. The Parliament was...
Shimla Agreement was signed at Shimla, India, by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the President of Pakistan, and Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India on the night of July...
Indira Gandhi is often described as a practitioner of realpolitik for her expedient, unprincipled and ruthless pursuit of power. Here is a brief backgrounder to circumstances that shaped...
Officially, India / Nehru had no policy document on Tibet. India’s support to China on recognition of Tibet (as part of China) was basically one of the few...
The Panchsheel or “Five Principles of Peaceful Existence” was a joint statement issued during Chinese premier Zhou Enlai’s visits to India in 1954. It was the period marking...
