Global Horizons
Date: September 08, 2024
The month of August saw several developments impacting international relations and India’s foreign policy.
In this issue, the author opens by highlighting the speed with which US Vice President Harris’s campaign for the presidency has gathered momentum, as well as her pronouncements on foreign policy in her acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention, which were reassuring for US allies and friends.
Israel’s war against Hamas continued with relentless intensity, and its military actions extended to the West Bank as the Israeli government appeared to resist a deal to secure a sustainable ceasefire, free the hostages, and allow humanitarian assistance to flow to desperate Palestinians in Gaza, till Hamas is “destroyed”.
Notwithstanding the Ukrainian counter-offensive in the Kursk region of Russia, the war in Ukraine remained stalemated, with Russian forces continuing to make inroads in the Donbas.
The author reviews the outcomes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kyiv on August 23, observing that India’s stance prioritising diplomacy and dialogue has been consistent and balanced from its inception. This has been made clear by PM Modi to the leaders of both Russia and Ukraine. For the peace process being pursued by Ukraine to move forward, it will naturally have to involve Russia.
PM Modi’s visit to Poland during the month was also significant, in both the bilateral and European Union contexts.
The author goes on to examine the outcomes of high-level meetings between China and Russia, and China and the US. As the China-Russia partnership continues to strengthen further, China and the US appear keen to maintain their relations on an even keel ahead of the US presidential elections. The US NSA’s discussions in Beijing were described by both sides as “candid, constructive and substantive”.
This issue also covers significant developments across the world, including gains by the far right in European elections, attempts by the US and Saudi Arabia to bring peace to Sudan, and Venezuela’s disputed election.
In terms of India’s diplomacy, the author assesses the unwanted challenge for India posed by the overthrow of PM Hasina in Bangladesh, the important visits of Heads of Government from Vietnam and Malaysia to India, and the outcomes of the 3rd Voice of Global South Summit hosted virtually by India on August 17, which will feed into the forthcoming UN Summit of the Future.
To read this Global Horizons, Vol. II, Issue 8, please see the PDF attached.
In this issue, the author opens by highlighting the speed with which US Vice President Harris’s campaign for the presidency has gathered momentum, as well as her pronouncements on foreign policy in her acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention, which were reassuring for US allies and friends.
Israel’s war against Hamas continued with relentless intensity, and its military actions extended to the West Bank as the Israeli government appeared to resist a deal to secure a sustainable ceasefire, free the hostages, and allow humanitarian assistance to flow to desperate Palestinians in Gaza, till Hamas is “destroyed”.
Notwithstanding the Ukrainian counter-offensive in the Kursk region of Russia, the war in Ukraine remained stalemated, with Russian forces continuing to make inroads in the Donbas.
The author reviews the outcomes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kyiv on August 23, observing that India’s stance prioritising diplomacy and dialogue has been consistent and balanced from its inception. This has been made clear by PM Modi to the leaders of both Russia and Ukraine. For the peace process being pursued by Ukraine to move forward, it will naturally have to involve Russia.
PM Modi’s visit to Poland during the month was also significant, in both the bilateral and European Union contexts.
The author goes on to examine the outcomes of high-level meetings between China and Russia, and China and the US. As the China-Russia partnership continues to strengthen further, China and the US appear keen to maintain their relations on an even keel ahead of the US presidential elections. The US NSA’s discussions in Beijing were described by both sides as “candid, constructive and substantive”.
This issue also covers significant developments across the world, including gains by the far right in European elections, attempts by the US and Saudi Arabia to bring peace to Sudan, and Venezuela’s disputed election.
In terms of India’s diplomacy, the author assesses the unwanted challenge for India posed by the overthrow of PM Hasina in Bangladesh, the important visits of Heads of Government from Vietnam and Malaysia to India, and the outcomes of the 3rd Voice of Global South Summit hosted virtually by India on August 17, which will feed into the forthcoming UN Summit of the Future.
To read this Global Horizons, Vol. II, Issue 8, please see the PDF attached.
