Arul Louis

Arul Louis

About Arul Louis

The author a New York-based journalist, is a non-resident Senior Fellow of the Society for Policy Studies

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UN chief hopeful dialogue between India and Pakistan can still happen - despite public acrimony

Despite the strong exchanges between India and Pakistan at the high-level General Assembly session last week, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is hopeful that a dialogue between them is possible

Afghanistan representative of elected government drops out of UNGA; Myanmar also drops out

Ghulam Isaczai, the permanent representative of the elected government of Afghanistan, has withdrawn from speaking at the high-level General Assembly meeting, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric confirmed on Monday. No reason was given

Quad leaders denounce use of terror proxies, unveil new areas of cooperation in region; no security alliance

Leaders of the Quad, comprising the United States, India, Australia and Japan, at their first in-person summit in Washington, denounced the use of terrorist proxies and demanded an end to support for terrorism, while introducing new areas of cooperation, especially in technology

US VP Kamala Harris asking Pakistan to act against terrorism, says India

US Vice President Kamala Harris has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that she was asking Pakistan to act on terrorism and ensure that terror groups do not target India or the US, according to India's Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla

US 'strongly supports' Paris-New Delhi strategic ties; India relationships to be strengthened

The US strongly supports France strengthening ties with India, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said amid a diplomatic row between Washington and Paris over their roles and alliances in the Indo-Pacific region

India, Japan to promote defence, security and economic cooperation

Signalling greater strategic cooperation between the two Asian and Indo-Pacific powers, Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Yoshihide Suga have agreed to promote defence and security cooperation between India and Japan when they met in Washington on the eve of the Quad Summit that brings together the four major democracies of the Indo-Pacific…

India, Australia discuss defence, tech partnership as Modi meets Morrison

Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Scott Morrison of Australia have met in Washington ahead of the Quad Summit to discuss their countries' bilateral relations, especially defence partnerships given their importance as bulwarks of democracy in the Indo-Pacific region

After meeting Modi, hi-tech CEOs see India as big investment destination

India has great potential for attracting investments and manufacturing under the various programmes introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as companies try to diversify their global footprints, according to hi-tech CEOs who met him in Washington Thursday

UNSC reform allies to push for reform negotiations within timeframe

India and its three allies in the quest for Security Council reform - Brazil, Germany and Japan - have called for a determined push for the adoption of a text for conducting the negotiations and to set a time-frame for the changes

Ghana slams European countries barring India-made Covishield; calls it ‘retrogressive’ step

Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has criticised European countries for not recognising the Indian-made Covishield vaccine, calling it a “retrogressive” step