Worldview with Suhasini Haidar The Hindu

As PM Modi picks the same team for diplomacy and national security- will there be any changes in Indian Foreign Policy in his third term with a coalition in charge ? What’s on his agenda for travel, and what are the foreign policy priorities for the new NDA government?

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We return to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza- now nearly 250 days of it- in retaliation for the October 7 terror attacks by Hamas- the latest civilian casualties, after Israel Defence Forces launched strikes on a refugee tent city in Rafah, an area designated a safe zone by Israel itself- killing about 45, many burnt to death while asleep and injuring 200.

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This week we are looking at Bhutan, India’s smallest and most reclusive neighbour, that rarely gets spoken about.
But now, with an announcement made in December by the Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is hoping to make a big splash, with the creation of the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) to its south bordering Assam.

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This week marked a new chapter in India’s 20 year old interest in a port in Iran- Chabahar. On a visit to Tehran, Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and his Iranian counterpart oversaw the signing of an agreement to develop the Shahid Beheshti terminal- one terminal in the warm water port just off Iran’s Sistan Baluchistan province.

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We are about 2 months from the Republican National Convention- despite cases against him, Mr. Trump seems set to be the candidate
About 3 months from the Democratic Convention- where despite concerns about his age and health, Mr. Biden is the confirmed candidate
And about 6 months to go to voting day on November 5- which appears to be a rematch of the election in 2020
However, what is different at this point in the campaign is that Foreign policy issues are also dominating the discourse.

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As election season takes off in India, allegations by PM Modi and EAM Jaishankar of foreign interference from the West heat up the campaign – we will look at the history of such allegations worldwide, and whether there is a basis for New Delhi’s present concerns.
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