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India Gazette
4 days ago
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Good engagement with India's all-party delegation: India and Emerging Asia Economics Chairperson praises unity among political parties
Washington, DC [US], June 6 (ANI): India and Emerging Asia Economics Chairperson Richard Rossow said that the all-party delegation's interaction with think tanks was 'good' and praised the unity among political parties. The all-party delegation, led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, interacted with members of various think tanks at the Embassy of India at the US on Thursday (local time). Speaking to ANI after the interaction with all-party delegation, Rossow said, 'This was very good engagement. I would say overall seeing these parties get together in a time where we've got political divide in most countries, that's a historic achievement unto itself. Talking not so much about the reaction with the terror attacks and India's reaction, but more about India's growth story and the fact that hopefully this can be another launch point to try to attract investment and help to build the economy because ultimately that's the biggest bulwark against terrorism when people have opportunities and growth and India is really leading the way.' During the interaction, the discussion focused on India's fight against terrorism and the multi-faceted India-US partnership. 'The All Party Delegation led by Dr. @ShashiTharoor interacted with members of various think tanks at the Embassy today. The conversation focused on India's fight against terrorism and the multi-faceted India-US partnership,' Indian Embassy at the US posted on X. Shashi Tharoor is leading the all-party delegation which includes Shambhavi Chaudhary (Lok Janshakti Party), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha), G M Harish Balayogi (Telugu Desam Party), Shashank Mani Tripathi, Tejasvi Surya, and Bhubaneswar Kalita (all from the BJP), Mallikarjun Devda (Shiv Sena), former Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu, and Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora. During interaction with think tanks and young professionals, Shashi Tharoor said that the delegation has received solidarity and understanding at everywhere they went. He reiterated India's stance that 'there will be a price to pay' if terrorist attacks like this are carried out in India. He said, 'And I'm very pleased to say that everywhere we went and I could say this quite confidently without exception, we have received both of what we sought. We have received understanding and we have received solidarity. And these two things are really what we came for. We will continue to meet others during the remaining time today and tomorrow. I want to stress one thing, and then I'll be very happy to open it up for discussions, and that thing is quite simply that this is not something we would really have wanted to spend our time on. 'We are a country focused on growth and development. Our focus has entirely been on the economic advances that are so essential to pull a few the few people who remain below the poverty line in our country out below that and to take the rest into the developed India of our dreams. But, sadly, when this kind of thing is done to us, and for very cynical motives, which I think are pretty apparent so I won't spell them out, it was necessary for us to show that we will not allow people to cross the border and kill our citizens with impunity. That for terror strikes like this, which show all the hallmarks of meticulous planning and military style execution, that there will be a price to pay. And that was very strongly the message that we sent,' he added. The all-party delegation also called on US Vice President JD Vance. Indian Embassy in the US stated that the discussion between two sides focused on strengthening the India-US partnership, including cooperation in counter-terrorism. 'The All Party Parliamentary Delegation led by Dr. @ShashiTharoor called on Vice President JD Vance @VP this morning. The conversation focused on strengthening the India - US partnership including cooperation in counter-terrorism domain,' Indian Embassy in the US posted on X. The all-party delegation reached the US after completing their visit to Brazil. The delegation aims to brief key stakeholders in the US on Operation Sindoor, India's diplomatic initiative launched to counter terrorism and disinformation following the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives and injured several others. (ANI)
India Gazette
15-05-2025
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"Pakistan knows India will no longer play normal games of diplomatic measures," says Strategic expert Richard Rossow
Washington, DC [US] May 15 (ANI): The stupendous success of Operation Sindoor in eliminating terror sites deep inside Pakistan and its ability to stave off the Pakistani offensive has made strategic experts sit up and take notice. India and Emerging Asia Economics, Center for Strategic and International Studies Chair, Richard Rossow says that Pakistan has now realised that India is no longer just going to play the game of diplomatic countermeasures if it continues with its misadventures. 'We have seen a steady escalation. The times that India suffered terror attacks, looking back to 2016, when India took the step on initiating a cross-border ground assault against terror camps in PoK. Then, in 2019, where there was an air assault on Pakistan, this was a different form of escalation... Once the escalation began, for India to begin hitting military bases was a step in a new direction... It's an important moment when I think Pakistan understands that India is not just going to play the normal game of diplomatic measures, counterattacks and the separation that Pakistan always hoped for between terror camps and military. India sees a lot less difference than what they did in times past,' Rossow told ANI. Rossow also says that India managed to get the upper hand even dilpomatically with most nations speaking up in favour of the action taken by India against the terror operatives. 'India has a lot deeper relationships with a much larger set of countries. They certainly have made their voice known over time on concerns about the ever-present threat of terrorism emanating from Pakistan. To see that most countries that stepped in and voiced an opinion on this were siding with India. The countries that felt otherwise might have been a little bit quieter or offered their support more quietly to Islamabad. India has done a lot of work on trying to be a leader in the Global South, its leadership at the G20, engagement with the West and the Quad... Not surprisingly, India finds a lot more friends now when something like this escalates than it would have had 25-30 years ago,' he said. India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, and precise strikes hit terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Twenty-six people were killed in the heinous terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22. (ANI)
India Gazette
14-05-2025
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- India Gazette
"India has a lot deeper relationships with a much larger set of countries": US Expert
Washington DC [US], May 15 (ANI): Richard Rossow, Chairperson of India and Emerging Asia Economics, said that India has deeper relationships with many countries as compared to Pakistan. Rossow, while talking to ANI on Wednesday, said that India made threats emanating from Pakistan very clear, and has done a lot of work in being a leader of the Global South. 'Overall India has a lot deeper relationships with a much larger set of countries. They certainly made their voice known over time on concerns about the ever-present threat of terrorism emanating from Pakistan. To see that most countries that stepped in and voiced an opinion on this at all were siding with India. The countries that felt otherwise, you know, might have been a little bit quieter or offered their support more quietly to Islamabad,' he said. Rossow said that it is not surprising that India finds a lot of friends today than it would have a few decades ago. 'But India has done a lot of work on trying to be a leader progressively in the global South, its leadership at the G20, it's engagement with the West, the Quad, things like that. So it's not terribly surprising India finds a lot more friends when something like this escalates than, you know, maybe would have happened 25-30 years ago,' he said. As of Wednesday, an Indian technical team was in New York, interacting with the Monitoring Team of the 1267 Sanctions Committee and other partner countries in the UN. The team will also meet the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED). On Tuesday, during his weekly briefing, Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal emphasised the links of the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack and The Resistance Front- a terror group that owned up to their involvement in the attack twice. (ANI)
India Gazette
14-05-2025
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- India Gazette
"This was a different form of escalation," Expert says on Operation Sindoor
Washington DC [US], May 14 (ANI): Richard Rossow, Chairperson of India and Emerging Asia Economics said that India has adopted a different course this time as compared to the past attacks by Pakistan. Rossow, while speaking to ANI, said that this is a new step in a new direction. 'This was a different form of escalation, a large number of targets, and you know, once the escalation began for a step in kind of a new direction as well,' he said. Rossow looked back in 2019 when Indian warplanes hit Pakistan's terrorist camps in Pakistan. 'We have seen a steady escalation in the times that India suffered terror attacks. Looking back to 2016 when India took the step on initiating a cross-border ground assault against terror camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, and then of course in 2019 where you actually had air assaults on Pakistan proper,' he said. Rossow added that Pakistan must now understand that India will not just play through diplomacy, but will the games will change. 'So it's an important moment when I think Pakistan understands that India is not just going to play the normal game of diplomatic measures that the counterattacks and the separation that Pakistan always hoped for between terror camps and military. India views as a lot less different than what they did in times past. So meaningful changes, I think, and how we've seen this escalation from times past,' he said. Earlier, the Ministry of External Affairs responded to a recent statement made by the Pakistan Foreign Office, emphasising that Pakistan's history of nurturing terrorism on an industrial scale makes it accountable for the Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, during the weekly press conference, stated that Pakistan's attempt to escape the consequences of its actions is futile, given its long history of supporting terrorism. He highlighted that the terrorist infrastructure sites destroyed by India were responsible for the deaths of not only Indians but also many other innocents around the world. (ANI)
