New Delhi: Until July this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was included in the UN Speaker’s lineup and plans to address the UN General Assembly on its 80th anniversary.
It turns out that Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, for the ghost of India, emphasizes self-reliance, self-protection and self-confidence as his mantra. Jaishankar mentioned these three people in Sanskrit, insisting on using Bharat to leave the benefits of Indian nationalists for Indian names.
There is no official explanation given for Modi to skip the UN meeting this year, but there is clear evidence that it does show that it is closest friend of South Asia, US President Donald Trump’s open shift of his preference from India to Pakistan.
The standard rules that Modi always meets with the U.S. president during his visit to the United Nations are at risk. This is not necessarily because Trump may have expressed disinterest in the meeting, but it is more likely to be the optics of Pakistani Prime Minister and Army Chief. appearance In the comfort framework of the US president, it is the last straw that prevents the Indian Prime Minister from visiting.
However, Modi shows that he is ready to surround the clouds tariff Trump threw a verbal invasion at him. India has been in trade talks with the United States in a bid to see that New Delhi’s alternatives are closer to Beijing and will be aware of them in U.S. policymakers to avoid risks. But this seems to have been overrated by India.
The Prime Minister of India spared no effort to signal an alternative. His meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the SCO summit in Tianjin is not only hot, but also effective. In addition to the formal expression of hospitality, the Modi Ghost, whom they met in Kazan, also said: “We had a very effective discussion, which provided a positive direction for our relationship. After the border was disengaged from the border, an atmosphere of peace and stability has now been established. The delegates also reached an agreement that agreed to the border management of all human beings. Welfare of all human beings.
Modi did mention a thorny issue in China in his speech at the SCO summit, but it was not named.
“We believe that every effort towards connectivity must uphold the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity,” he said.
“This is also the core principle of the SCO Charter. Connectivity, that is, sovereignty, ultimately both loses trust and meaning.” The reference clearly refers to the Karacome Expressway and Shaksgam Valley that Pakistan ceded to China in 1962, as well as the Indian dispute.
Modi made a similar pitch with Russian President Vladimir Putin, an active framework for cooperation with China. “In the most difficult circumstances, India and Russia have been standing on their shoulders. Our close cooperation is important to the people of both countries, but also to global peace, stability and prosperity.”
He looks forward to hosting Putin in New Delhi in December. If Trump is the audience, that’s bold. Modi adds another challenge by mentioning India’s interaction with Iran’s Chabahar Port.
However, the twist of the story is that Pakistan invests in thriving ties with three countries that are interested in all three of Modi’s countries, namely the United States, Russia and China.
Posted in Dawn on September 29, 2025
