TERRORISM AS AN INSTRUMENT OF STATECRAFT
Global South faces a '4F crisis': EAM Jaishankar calls North to realise equal stakes in finding solutions
Dr S Jaishankar expressed the need for the Global North to recognize its role in addressing the Global South's crises. He identified these crises as finance, fuel, food, and fertilizer, collectively termed the 4F crisis. Jaishankar stated that a prosperous world cannot exist if part of it is denied progress. He urged for diversifying global economic options to mitigate these issues.
'War anywhere threatens peace everywhere': EAM Jaishankar calls for global cooperation on UN Day
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasized that conflicts like those in Ukraine and West Asia impact global peace. He highlighted the interconnected nature of the world due to globalization, which affects societies far removed from the conflicts. He expressed the need for the Global North to acknowledge shared crises faced by the Global South regarding finance, fuel, food, and fertilizers.
India calls for inclusion of terrorism under crimes against humanity framework at UN
India called for the recognition of terrorist acts within the framework of crimes against humanity at the UN. The country's representative emphasized the primary responsibility of states to prevent and prosecute such crimes. India seeks a convention that complements existing legal mechanisms and respects national jurisdictions. Enhanced counter-terrorism measures have also significantly improved internal security in India over the last 12 years.
Nuclear weapons must not be treated as 'routine instruments of statecraft': India slams Pakistan at UN
India told Pakistan at the UN that it would not bow to nuclear blackmail and warned against treating nuclear weapons as routine instruments of statecraft. Exercising its Right of Reply, New Delhi defended Operation Sindoor as a measured act of self-defence after the Pahalgam terror attack and reiterated its zero-tolerance stance on terrorism.
Operation Sindoor reflected 'smart power' in its most complete expression, says Indian Army chief
Indian forces executed Operation Sindoor with military precision, dismantling terror infrastructure and demonstrating strategic resolve. Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi described this as 'smart power' in its complete expression. He outlined a 'SMART' framework for India's future strategy, focusing on statecraft, manufacturing depth, innovation, resilience, and technology primacy to navigate a complex global landscape.
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India must build leverage to lead in an age of polycrisis: Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor said India’s path to becoming a Viksit Bharat will depend on its ability to navigate global uncertainty, build resilience, and use leverage strategically rather than rely on a stable world order. Speaking at a CUTS International event, he stressed economic strength, strategic autonomy, human capital, and research investment as key to India’s global role.
China-Pakistan axis: The dragon-scorpion squeeze
South Asia faces persistent instability, particularly in the evolving India-Pakistan rivalry, now influenced by China. Pakistan's reliance on China has deepened, creating a 'dragon-scorpion axis' where China provides support for Pakistan's actions. This entanglement challenges India, requiring a reframing of deterrence and strategic alliances to counter this complex dynamic and maintain regional stability.
Pakistan sponsoring terrorism at 'industry level', India 'will not skirt' this problem anymore: Jaishankar
Pakistan is sponsoring terrorism at an industry level, according to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Jaishankar, during a Q&A round in Singapore, emphasized that India is not to overlook terrorists and will not skirt this problem anymore. He questioned how to deal with a neighbor who uses terrorism as an instrument of statecraft. Jaishankar said that India must find a way to address the menace and not give the other country a free pass.
No problem in talking to Pakistan but won't talk to 'Terroristan': Jaishankar
Pakistan downgraded diplomatic relations with India and also expelled Indian High Commissioner after New Delhi revoked the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir on August 5.
India's reply to Pakistan at UN: 10 interesting quotes
Exercising its right of reply, India told the United Nations that "de-terrorizing" Pakistan is only way to achieving peace in the region.
India calls Pakistan 'prime sponsor of terrorism', asks it to vacate PoK
Swarup further tweeted that Pakistan's "instability arises from its breeding of terrorists. Blaming neighbours is not a solution."
Strong riposte: Indian response to Pakistan raising Kashmir at UN reveals changed strategy
By telling it like it is on Kashmir now, New Delhi aims to change the discourse that had become unfairly focussed on the Indian state of J&K.
Sushma Swaraj: Terror mother of all disruptions
“There was a time when it was seen as other people’s problem. It was also actively utilised as an instrument of statecraft. That time has long gone by,” Swaraj said.
East Asia Summit: PM Narendra Modi says no country should use or support terrorism
Modi didn’t name any country in comments about the use of terror as an instrument of statecraft that were made against the backdrop of the attacks in Paris.
'Ready to talk Kashmir, but Pakistan must accept centrality of terror'
India is open to a dialogue with Pakistan over J&K, and all other outstanding issues, but for that to happen, Islamabad must first acknowledge the "centrality of terrorism".
Hitting back, India says don't need Pakistan lecture on pluralism
India today lashed out at Pakistan for "lecturing" it on pluralism after Islamabad expressed concern over attempts to disrupt functions of its prominent personalities.
Deterrorise Pakistan for peace in the region: India
India answered Pakistan’s newest attempt to rake up the Kashmir issue at an international forum by describing the country as a "prime sponsor of terrorism".
Wanted to give dossier on India's involvement in Pakistan to Narendra Modi: Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he had planned to hand over the dossier to Modi directly but the meeting did not take place.
India rejects Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's demand for de-militarising Kashmir
In more tweets, Swarup said that Pakistan's "instability arises from its breeding of terrorists. Blaming neighbours is not a solution."
UN General Assembly: India responds to Pakistan raising Kashmir issue, LoC ceasefire violations
India asserted that Islamabad is actually a victim of its own policies of breeding and sponsoring terrorism.
Peshawar terror attack: A wake-up call to reflect on the Army can self-destruct Pakistan
The coddling of terrorists started backfiring with the rise of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, which grew to bite the hand that used to feed it.
Fascism in its liberal womb
There is, in essence, only one fascism and yet it would be politically perilous for Indians to not distinguish between its two forms; Hindutva and Islamism.
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