“India a responsible player, preferred security partner”: Philippines envoy to India

September 16, 2026 11:48 AM

“India a responsible player, preferred security partner”: Philippines envoy to India

Philippines Ambassador to India Josel F Ignacio said that India and the Philippines have witnessed a significant deepening of ties over the past decade, with the relationship elevated to a strategic partnership last year. Addressing the valedictory session of the Silver Jubilee celebration of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) on Tuesday, Ignacio said, “Our relationship formally, diplomatically, is 77 years old… It was really about 10 years ago that the visible intensification happe...

India has to constantly apply, reapply itself to changing dynamics: EAM Jaishankar

September 15, 2026 1:54 PM

India has to constantly apply, reapply itself to changing dynamics: EAM Jaishankar

India, with greater interests, wider exposure, a larger number of partners and operating in an increasingly complex landscape, would have to “constantly apply and re-apply itself” to changing global dynamics, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday. Addressing the inaugural session of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) in New Delhi, Jaishankar said that India’s close ties with all the parties involved in the conflicts in t...