Jayanth Jacob writes on foreign policy and politics for Hindustan Times.
Articles by Jayanth Jacob
India hails ‘triumph of democracy’ in Maldives election result
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s victory could possibly bring to an end the months-long strain in ties between India and Yameen, whose handling of institutions and closeness to Beijing didn’t go down well with New Delhi.
Published on Sep 25, 2018 12:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Joint Indo-China project to train Afghan envoys to begin in October
India and China had agreed to train diplomats from Afghanistan during Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping’s informal summit in China’s Wuhan in April.
Published on Sep 19, 2018 11:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Bimstec to launch ambitious land, air, sea transport plan
The draft connectivity master plan has been arrived at after over a decade of discussions at various levels.
Updated on Sep 17, 2018 08:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Moushumi Das Gupta & Jayanth Jacob
Sushma Swaraj to meet Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in US for SAARC lunch, no formal talks yet
Though ties between India and Pakistan remain strained, analysts say that the lunch will provide at least a photo-op, and perhaps the exchange of pleasantries even if a meeting or a so-called pull-aside did not materialise between the two foreign ministers.
Published on Sep 10, 2018 11:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
US expects India to reduce oil imports from Iran to zero by November
The US has said that countries need to reduce the import of oil from Iran to zero, though they “would consider waivers” and from the sanctions that are planned to begin on November 4
Updated on Sep 07, 2018 08:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
India, US ink key defence pact, deepen strategic trust
The Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (Comcasa) was signed by India and the United States on Thursday at the inaugural two-plus-two dialogue between their foreign and defence ministers.
Published on Sep 06, 2018 11:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob and Rahul Singh
Ahead of 2+2 talks, India hopes US takes lenient view of Russia arms deal, Iran oil imports
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman will discuss collaboration in the Indo-Pacific region and other issues with US secretary of state, Mike R Pompeo and defence secretary James Mattis.
Updated on Sep 05, 2018 07:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s deft foreign policy helped forge stronger relationships
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a traditionalist when it came to foreign policy. He held that it wasn’t feasible to radically reshape foreign policy in a short span.
Updated on Aug 17, 2018 12:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Central govt likely to launch more Quick Impact Projects abroad
The quick impact projects mostly cover upgradation of physical infrastructure such as roads, local community centres, social infrastructure such as in the education, health, sanitation or community development sectors.
Updated on Aug 12, 2018 08:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob