On Doval–Wang table: LAC situation, next steps to repair ties; visits taking place in run-up to SCO summit in China, possible visit by Putin to India
NB: During the 1960’s the RSS hailed the American war of agression against Vietnam as a dharm-yuddha, or ‘holy war’: manifesting their visceral hatred of socialism and of communist regimes. The BJP/RSS governments’ only ‘nationalist’ politics is communal hatred; their only economic policy is untrammeled crony-capitalism; their only foreign policy has been subservience to the USA, and in extension, Israel and the UK. For all the hot air about ‘decolonisation’ and constant reminders of Macaulay’s Minute of 1835; they have always tried desperately to please the self-appointed leaders of the Free World. (The preventive detention law was introduced by the English colonial power in Regulation 3 of 1818; and has lasted from then to now, being renamed Defence of India Rules, MISA etc.; and now UAPA. No Sanghi leader or intellectual may be heard complainng about it).
All the buttering up the demented Trump has been to no avail. Master Namaste Trump! and Abki Baar Trump Sarkar, has been shown his place by his chum. All those bear hugs were of no avail. Now the government of performance artists is seeking to renew friendship with Russia and China. Karma cola. DS
At a time when US-imposed tariffs have strained Delhi’s ties with Washington DC, India is engaging with Russia and China over the next two weeks. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Moscow next week for a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on August 21, the Russian government said Wednesday. Sources said the visit is meant to prepare the ground for a possible visit by President Vladimir Putin to India and it could happen as early as mid-September.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, sources said, is expected to visit India on August 18 for the Special Representative-level talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. This is the first high-level visit from China after the India-Pakistan hostilities following Operation Sindoor. Delhi said Chinese weapons and drones were used by Pakistan and Beijing helped Rawalpindi with live intelligence during the military confrontation.
The visits are taking place in the run-up to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin in China, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to travel on August 31-September 1. He will also hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the summit, and this will also provide an opportunity to review the situation along the border and the bilateral relationship.
On Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, “On August 21, FM Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with FM of India S Jaishankar in Moscow. The Ministers will discuss key issues on our bilateral agenda, as well as key aspects of cooperation within international frameworks.”
This will be their third meeting in the last few weeks – Jaishankar and Lavrov met on the sidelines of the meeting of SCO Foreign Ministers in Tianjin on July 15, and on the margins of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 6….
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