Shashi Tharoor welcomes India-China talks as a timely step to navigate global pressures, while advocating a balanced foreign policy with the US and Russia. The Congress MP highlights pragmatic diplomacy as key to safeguarding India’s strategic autonomy.
He also dismissed the claims of US President Donald Trump that he forged the ceasefire between the two neighbours after Operation Sindoor, saying the record speaks for itself.
The Second Lady, who participated in a rare public interview at an event hosted by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum on Monday, spoke feelingly about the bond her three children forged with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a grandfather figure.
