India World Forum

India and Italy are ancient civilizations but young states (Italy having been reunified only in 1861). These two ancient civilizations have known, interacted and traded with each other for over 2000 years. Modern day contacts between the two nations were formed through exchanges between the intellectuals from both sides. Noble Laureate Rabindranath Tagore visited Italy in1926, on invitation of Carlo Formichi, a Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Rome. Mahatma Gandhi visited Rome in 1931 on his way back to India from the Round Table Conference in London. Leaders of the Indian freedom struggle read the works of the Italian revolutionary Mazzini of early 19th century, who worked for a Democratic Republic of Italy. Indian troops, serving with the British Indian Army, were active in Italy during the World War II. India Italy Political Relations Political relations between India and Italy were established in 1947. The two countries enjoy a cordial relationship. There has bee...

Bilateral ties with Russia are a key pillar of India's foreign policy. India views Russia as a time-tested, trustworthy and reliable strategic partner. Since the signing of the ‘Declaration on the India Russia Strategic Partnership’, in October 2000 (during the visit of then President Vladimir Putin to India), there has been a qualitative strengthening of the relationship. During the visit of President Dmitry Medvedev to India in December 2010, it was mutually decided to elevate the bilateral relationship to the level of a “Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership”. The two countries closely cooperate in diverse spheres, including defense, civil nuclear energy, space, science and technology, hydrocarbons, trade and investment, cultural and humanitarian fields. To consolidate and advance multifaceted bilateral ties, several dialogue mechanisms, operating both at the political and official levels, have been instituted to ensure regular interaction and follow up on our coope...

India and China have had ancient civilizational contact. In recent times, the processof development and diversification of bilateral relations has gathered pace. The focus is on enhancing mutually beneficial cooperation while simultaneously addressing differences. India China Political Relations The People s Republic of China (PRC) was established on October 1, 1949, and India was the second non-communist country to recognize it. Within a few months, on April 1, 1950, India and China established diplomatic relations. The two countries also jointly expounded the Panchsheel (Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence) in 1954. Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai visited India in June 1954 and Prime Minister Nehru visited China in October 1954. The circumstances leading to the attack by China in 1962 led to a serious setback in bilateral relations. India and China restored ambassadorial relations in August 1976. Higher political level contacts were revived by the visit of the then External Af...

India Philippines Political Defence Relations India and Philippines formally established diplomatic relations on 26 November, 1949, shortly after both countries gained independence, Philippines in 1946 and India in 1947. The relations between the two countries are underpinned by shared values and commonalities such as anti-colonialism, South-South cooperation and the wide use of English; Philippines prides itself as the first democratic country of Asia and India as the largest democracy. During the Cold War, the policies of the two countries were divergent. Despite this, bilateral high level visits kept the relations steady and warm. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi made a stop-over visit to Manila in 1981 on her way back from Australia. President R. Venkatraman paid a state visit to Philippines in 1991.From the Philippines Vice President Diosdado Macapagal visited India in 1961. Starting with the nineties, frequency of summit-level meetings has increased. President Ramos visited India ...

The United States of America wants to see Economic growth in major emerging South Asian economies like India and China over a sustained period of time as it strengthens the world economy and benefits the America too. I think one of the great strengths of the world economy, looking forward, is the prospects of a long period of very rapid growth in the major emerging economies, including China, India , Brazil, Russia, US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told reporters Monday. And it s very important that you see-we want to see that growth happen over a sustained period of time, he said at a White House briefing when asked about what he saw as an appropriate role of BRIC nations in the global economic situation, especially in Europe. We will benefit as a country from the realization of those very optimistic long-term growth prospects. We ll export more. We ll see more jobs created in the United States, Geithner said. And we expect to be major beneficiaries as a country of that long boom we...

India and Afghanistan are not just neighbours, joined together by history and civilisational contacts stretching over the millennia, but also strategic partners. Our close relations are based on cultural affinities, the shared values of multiethnicity and pluralism and the common quest of our peoples for peace and development have ensured that the relationship between our two peoples remains warm and friendly. A prime example of India’s partnership with the people of Afghanistan is the construction of a 218-km road between Delaram in Afghanistan to Zaranj on Afghanistan’s border with Iran which began in 2005. The road was an ambitious project and would link up to the “garland” highway stretching all the way to Kabul. The road would be Afghanistan’s “lifeline” to Iran, giving the land-locked country an extra avenue to reach out. Over the next few years, India and Afghanistan totted up a grim statistic: roughly one human life was lost to Taliban attacks for every 1.5 km of road bui...

Warm and friendly contacts between India and Kuwait go back several centuries and our excellent bilateral relations have been consolidated by the continuous intermingling of our peoples and civilizations. Till the discovery of oil, Kuwait s economy revolved around its fine harbour and three maritime-linked activities, all of which had an Indian perspective: building ships using teak and other timber brought from India; pearl diving and fishing; and voyages to India on dhows carrying dates that were traded for wood, rope, rice, tiles, cloth and spices. Until 1961, Indian Rupee was the legal tender in Kuwait. The Kuwaiti ruling family too has had longstanding ties with India. Cultural affinities, historical trade and other linkages, geographic proximity, and a large presence of Indian expatriates in Kuwait, have sustained and nurtured the close relationship, which encompasses significant political, trade and economic interests. VVIP visits from India to Kuwait: These have been by H...

India Brazil Historical Relations : Pedro Álvares Cabral, a Portuguese explorer landed on the East coast of Brazil in 1500, two years after Vasco de Gama had landed in India. Between the 16th and 18th centuries, Brazil and Goa, both outposts of the Portuguese imperialist outreach, had bilateral exchanges, which found reflection in the flora and fauna, food and dress as well as folk traditions of Brazil. However, our different colonial histories limited our contacts. India opened its diplomatic mission in Rio de Janeiro in 1948, which later moved to Brasilia in 1971. The Indian Consulate General in Sao Paulo, the industrial and commercial hub of Brazil, was opened in 1996. India Brazil Political Relations India -Brazil bilateral relations are in a state of clearly discernible upswing. Although the two countries are divided by geography and distance, they share common democratic values and developmental aspirations. Both are large developing countries, each an important player ...

Statement by Indian Prime Minister Manmmohan Singh about Anna Hazare in the Lok Sabha on August 17, 2011 Hon’ble Speaker, 2. It is my painful duty to report to this House certain events that took place yesterday in New Delhi. 3. Hon’ble Members are aware that after extensive consultations and discussions, including deliberations in a Joint Drafting Committee and a meeting of all political parties represented in Parliament, the Government has introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha on the setting up of Lok Pal. The Bill has been referred to the Standing Committee concerned. 4. Notwithstanding the introduction of the Bill, Shri Anna Hazare and his supporters have persisted with their demand that the Jan Lok Pal Bill drafted by Shri Anna Hazare should be introduced in Parliament and that the Jan Lok Pal Bill should be the Bill that must be passed by Parliament. In support of this demand, Shri Anna Hazare had announced some time ago that he would undertake an indefinite fast beginning...