Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again topped the global list of most popular leaders by achieving approval ratings of 68 per cent, according to a survey by the Morning Consult, a reputed US-based data analytics firm.
The ongoing war in West Asia is not just a conflict of armies; it is a failure of imagination, restraint, and timely diplomacy. It reflects a world that understood the risks but chose delay over decision, and rhetoric over resolution. What we are witnessing today is not an unexpected crisis, but the outcome of ignoring peace when it was still possible.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday discussed the current situation in West Asia with Bahrain's King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa and condemned the attacks on the energy and civilian infrastructure in the region.
In a strong display of diplomatic support, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on Thursday to convey warm Eid greetings and firmly reiterate India’s condemnation of the recent attacks on energy infrastructure in the Gulf region.
India's 2026 BRICS presidency is expected to test New Delhi’s diplomacy even more than its highly successful presidency of the G20 as BRICS members - including Iran, the UAE and Saudi Arabia - navigate divergent positions amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The question, a report highlighted on Thursday, is how India would be able to forge consensus language acceptable to all sides.
