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Manmohan looking at November visit to China, Japanese PM Abe planning year's second trip to India
NEW DELHI: The coming months are likely to see interesting configurations in India's foreign policy.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is looking at a November visit to China with both governments keen to showcase it as a unique occasion where two premiers would be visiting each other within a calendar year. In the run-up to the visit, India is hoping to use the opportunity to work on some kind of a boundary agreement, which, if successful, would be a hurrah for Singh and his team.
However, a boundary agreement might become difficult as weekly reports of Chinese aggressive patrolling in the Ladakh region hardens Indian public opinion. In addition, the Chinese government may be unwilling to invest political capital in an Indian government on its last legs. In such an atmosphere, a border defence cooperation agreement being negotiated here from Tuesday may be the best the two countries can come up with.
The PM's prospective visit to Beijing is likely to come soon after a much delayed visit to Washington, scheduled for October. After Obama's visit to India in 2010, the Indo-US bilateral account has gone into a deep slumber, helped by irritants such as New Delhi's nuclear liability law, Washington's indifference, rising protectionism in the West and India's economic slump. As US vice-president Joe Biden embarks on his maiden tour of India this week, New Delhi is showing it wants to breathe life into the relationship again.
Another event this week has been significant for India: Japanese premier Shinzo Abe's comfortable victory in the Upper House elections has been closely watched here. The India-Japan relationship, already in top gear, was elevated after Abe's victory. Manmohan Singh lost no time in visiting Abe, and sources said the Japanese premier was waiting for the July endorsement from the Japanese people to restart crucial nuclear negotiations with India. With Sunday's election results, Abe has emerged as one of the more powerful political leaders in his country's recent history.
The nuclear agreement vital from the Indian point of view is necessary for New Delhi to be able to source nuclear components and reactors from other countries as well. If these negotiations succeed, Abe has indicated he may visit India before the end of the year. That would make it the second such event in a calendar year.
Link - Manmohan looking at November visit to China, Japanese PM Abe planning year's second trip to India - The Times of India
NEW DELHI: The coming months are likely to see interesting configurations in India's foreign policy.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is looking at a November visit to China with both governments keen to showcase it as a unique occasion where two premiers would be visiting each other within a calendar year. In the run-up to the visit, India is hoping to use the opportunity to work on some kind of a boundary agreement, which, if successful, would be a hurrah for Singh and his team.
However, a boundary agreement might become difficult as weekly reports of Chinese aggressive patrolling in the Ladakh region hardens Indian public opinion. In addition, the Chinese government may be unwilling to invest political capital in an Indian government on its last legs. In such an atmosphere, a border defence cooperation agreement being negotiated here from Tuesday may be the best the two countries can come up with.
The PM's prospective visit to Beijing is likely to come soon after a much delayed visit to Washington, scheduled for October. After Obama's visit to India in 2010, the Indo-US bilateral account has gone into a deep slumber, helped by irritants such as New Delhi's nuclear liability law, Washington's indifference, rising protectionism in the West and India's economic slump. As US vice-president Joe Biden embarks on his maiden tour of India this week, New Delhi is showing it wants to breathe life into the relationship again.
Another event this week has been significant for India: Japanese premier Shinzo Abe's comfortable victory in the Upper House elections has been closely watched here. The India-Japan relationship, already in top gear, was elevated after Abe's victory. Manmohan Singh lost no time in visiting Abe, and sources said the Japanese premier was waiting for the July endorsement from the Japanese people to restart crucial nuclear negotiations with India. With Sunday's election results, Abe has emerged as one of the more powerful political leaders in his country's recent history.
The nuclear agreement vital from the Indian point of view is necessary for New Delhi to be able to source nuclear components and reactors from other countries as well. If these negotiations succeed, Abe has indicated he may visit India before the end of the year. That would make it the second such event in a calendar year.
Link - Manmohan looking at November visit to China, Japanese PM Abe planning year's second trip to India - The Times of India
