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"Worrisome development": Ex-Indian High Commissioner to Canada Vikas Swaru
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
Former Indian High Commissioner to Canada, Vikas Swarup, on Saturday termed US and Israel strikes on Iran as "a worrisome development" as it hampers India's interest in the Middle-East.
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"These relationships stand on their own": Former diplomat Vikas Swarup on
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Former diplomat Vikas Swarup said Japan has been India's longstanding partner, citing its role in infrastructure projects like the Delhi Metro. On PM Modi's visit, he stressed that the strategic partnership with Japan "stands on its own" and must continue to deepen.
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"First positive signal that a thaw has indeed happened": Former diplomat V
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Former diplomat Vikas Swarup said appointing envoys by India and Canada is a positive step, marking the first signal of a thaw since PM Modi met PM Carney at the G7 Summit. He noted concerns remain but expressed hope for resumption of trade talks and improved ties.
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"Relationship with China improving since October 2024": Ex-diplomat Vikas
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Former diplomat Vikas Swarup said India-China ties have improved since PM Modi met President Xi in October 2024. He stressed the need for disengagement at the border, resumption of flights, visas, and media access, adding relations must rest on mutual respect, sensitivity, and shared interes
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"US officials trying to put all kinds of pressure but we will not be dicta
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Swarup, who also served as the official spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs during his stint, was commenting on the remarks made by White House trade advisor Peter Navarro.
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If you cave in to a bully, the bully will increase his demands: Former dip
Updated : 7 months ago IST
"If you cave in to a bully, then the bully will increase his demands," Swarup told ANI, warning that yielding to such demands would only invite more pressure.
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US is now 'Tariff King' of the world: Former diplomat Vikas Swarup
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Noting that India has done the "right thing" by not caving in to the Trump administration's pressure in trade talks to provide more access to the country's agriculture and dairy sectors, former diplomat Vikas Swarup has said "the US called India a 'Tariff King' but now the 'Tariff King' i
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"Short-term, motivated by financial gain": Former diplomat Vikas Swarup on
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Former diplomat Vikas Swarup has described the United States' current relationship with Pakistan as a short-term, tactical arrangement driven largely by financial interests, while stressing that US-India ties remain strategic in nature.
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Pakistan rattled by India suspending Indus Waters Treaty, is resorting to
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Former diplomat Vikas Swarup said on Wednesday that Pakistan is rattled by India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir has tried to stoke fear of nuclear war because Islamabad always wants external mediation.
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Getting into bed with Pakistan 'strategic mistake' for US, says former dip
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Former diplomat Vikas Swarup on Wednesday warned that the US is making a "strategic mistake" by strengthening ties with Pakistan, a country closely aligned with China, a strategic competitor of the US.
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US tariffs pressure tactics to get India to sign on dotted line in trade t
Updated : 7 months ago IST
There are three reasons US President Donald Trump has imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods including his "being miffed that India has not acknowledged his role" in cessation of hostilities with Pakistan following Operation Sindoor, former diplomat Vikas Swarup has said, noting that
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"This is one of greatest political comebacks in history": Ex-diplomat Vika
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Vikas Swarup, a former Indian diplomat, has hailed Donald Trump's 2024 presidential win as one of the greatest political comebacks in history.
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