Diplomacy and Global Politics

  By Dr. Somita Chakraborty In his own social media platform, US President Donald Trump declared that he is going to impose 100% tariff on branded or patented pharmaceutical products from 1 st October, 2025. The announcement exempts generic drugs – though, it is still not clear that how Trump administration is going to interpret the term ‘branded’. President Trump also asks manufacturers to build plants in the US to receive relief. He also indicated to impose tariffs on kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and associate products. How it is going to affect India In the immediate nature, the tariff is not going to affect India. India exports generic medicine to America, consisting 40% of US total generic medicine import. For India, it a USD $20 billion business. A number of internationally reputed Indian pharmaceutical companies like Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Sun Pharma, Aurobindo Pharma etc. exports generic drugs to the US. Trump’s 100% tariff, which is going to increase p...

  By Dr. Somita Chakraborty   Today, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Dmitry Patrushev, called on Prime Minister Modi. They exchanged views on enhancing cooperation in agriculture, fertilizers, food processing and other areas of mutual interest. PM Modi conveyed his warm greetings to Russian President Putin and said that he looked forward to welcoming him to India for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit. For detail Deputy PM of Russia Dmitry Patrushev calls on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

  By Dr. Somita Chakraborty On 25 th September, 2025, India successfully launches Intermediate Range Agni-Prime Missile from a Rail based Mobile Launcher System. Union Defence Minister Mr. Rajnath Singh said, ‘This next generation missile is designed to cover a range up to 2000 km. and is equipped with various advanced features.’ He also said that this is first-of-its-kind launch, carried out from specially designed Rail based Mobile Launcher. This specially designed Launcher has capability to move on Rail network without any pre-conditions. The capability allows User to have a cross-country mobility and launch within a short reaction time with reduced visibility.  For this successful launch, Union Defence Minister Mr. Rajnath Singh congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Strategic Forces Command (SFC) and the Armed Forces for a successful test. He also added, ‘This successful flight test has put India in the group of select nations having ...

  By Dr. Somita Chakraborty Yesterday, EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar delivered speech at a High-Level Meeting of like-minded Global South countries at New York. In his speech he expressed his concerns for Global South. In a post-Covid world, torn by two major conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, with volatility in trade, uncertainty in investment flows, interest rates – rights and expectations of developing countries are severely challenged. He added, growing ineffectiveness of multilateralism reduced the possibility for Global South to receive solution. In this context, Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs, presented a broad set of principles and concepts, these are,  firstly, Fair and transparent economic practices that democratize production and enhance economic security Secondly, a stable environment for balanced and sustainable economic interactions, including more South-South trade, investment and technology collaborations Thirdly, resilient, reliable and shorter supply chain...

By Dr. Somita Chakraborty Yesterday, US President Trump delivered a speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). In his speech, again, he blamed India for funding Ukraine War. In the last one month, President Trump and several of his official’s repeatedly accused India for funding Russia to continue war against Ukraine. How? India is one of the largest buyers of Russian oil, though the import comprised only 35% of India’s total import of oil. At the same time, because of its giant refineries, India emerged as one of the prominent exporters in the world oil export map. Since the beginning of the Ukraine war, US and the EU imposed a number of sanctions on Russia. To avoid sanctions and to attract buyers, Russia has begun to sell its oil in cheap price. India, a developing economy with large number of consumers, find buying cheap Russian oil affordable and important for its economic security. The Ukraine War, Russian Oil and Western Hypocrisy Beside India, a number of o...

  By Dr. Somita Chakraborty On Monday, at the UN, NATO members accused Russia for violating the NATO airspace in Estonia and Poland. According to Estonia, on Friday, three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets had entered Estonian airspace without permission and stayed for a total of 12 minutes before they were forced to withdraw. Just one week ago, NATO claimed, more than 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace, prompting NATO jets to shoot some of them down.   At UN, NATO members clearly stated that they are not ready to consider multiple incidents as accident.  Representative from the US also asked Russia to defuse tension.  Russia, however, denied all the accusation and accused EU for making baseless claims backed by no evidence. For detail   West, Russia clash at UN after incidents in NATO air space