Foreign Secretary @VikramMisri led the Indian delegation along with Deputy NSA @AmbKapoor for the inter-agency discussions on the 🇮🇳-🇺🇸 COMPACT for the 21st century.
APDNSA Andy Baker and @CounselorDOS led the US delegation.
Discussions at the White House focused on implementing the TRUST initiative, taking forward cooperation in the defence and energy domains, and strengthening the Quad, IMEEC, and I2U2 initiatives.
This is shocking. On Monday, in an amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act, the #Bangladesh government set out what “banning all the activities” of the Awami League meant.
From now on “the publication of any press statement on behalf of or in support” of the Awami League is prohibited, as is a “campaign of any kind in the mass media, online, social media or any other medium” in support of the party or “the holding of processions, meetings, or press conferences or giving public speeches.”
This will have a huge impact on not just the political rights of Awami League supporters - who basically will no longer have them - but also wider rights to freedom of expression and the media within the country.
Who would have thought that nine months on from the fall of the Hasina government, that a supposedly reformist government would enact such a repressive law.
Thanks to @Indu0109@nagystephen1 and @ConsortiumIndo for organizing a great book discussion today on "Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific Construct", for which I contributed a chapter on #Thailand's foreign policy. Good discussion with @OfficerNagao, and many more.
“India will assume co-lead in 2025 of the Combined Task Force 150 to work with Combined Maritime Forces to secure sea lanes in the Arabian Sea, including critical maritime routes in the Middle East” https://t.co/JvhhhoaZQm
U.S.-India Joint statement
To protect cultural heritage highlighted in the joint statement when they met in June 2023. In this context, the leaders welcomed the repatriation of 297 Indian antiquities from the U.S. to India in 2024
https://t.co/Jvhhhoas0O
The Quad 🇦🇺🇯🇵🇮🇳🇺🇸 is one of the most important diplomatic partnerships you probably haven't heard of.
Our Ambassadors @USAmbIndia Eric Garcetti, @USEmbAustralia Caroline Kennedy, and @USAmbJapan Rahm Emanuel break it down for you.
Productive catch up with Indian Foreign Secretary Kwatra on advancing ongoing #USIndia cooperation and the need for our countries’ close partnership for regional security and prosperity. #USIndiaFWD
Shared my views on the #USIndia relationship with The Hindustan Times’ Prashant Jha. As I said, the US-India relationship stands on its own and "sends a very strong signal about the power of democracy." @htTweets
Check it out: https://t.co/Njv1BXyIyl
Meaningful discussion alongside Ambassador Garcetti with @USISPForum and business leaders about accelerating #USIndia commercial and people-to-people ties to support peace, prosperity, people, and the planet. #USIndiaFWD@USAmbIndia
EAM 🇮🇳 and Secretary of State 🇺🇸 met in Munich. They discussed the need to maintain the freedom of navigation and maritime security in the Red Sea.
https://t.co/SvuyDSpWm7
#US#India partnership #2024 and - Global Music Diplomacy Initiative “to promote peace and further foster the bond between the people”
https://t.co/htaInU3XKE
Secretary Blinken talks with India’s FM, expressed concern over Houthi attack in the Red Sea andGulf of Aden. Seek
Cooperation on freedom of navigation; and more… https://t.co/tu3DrvqdvJ
"Taiwan's government on Thursday pledged to donate 60 million Japanese yen (US$418,363) to help with reconstruction efforts in parts of Japan affected by Jan. 1's magnitude 7.6 earthquake."
#Japan#Taiwan#ROC#RepublicofChina#Partnership#Cooperation
https://t.co/KR6PoKKXh1
Today from the base of Mt. Everest, I saw for myself the terrible impact of the climate crisis on the Himalayas.
As temperatures rise, glacier melt increases - threatening the lives and livelihoods of entire communities.
#ClimateAction can’t wait.
Globally women earn only 51 cents for every dollar earned by men in labour income.
Gender equality is not a favour to women. It is essential to build a world of dignity and justice for all.