New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Former Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar on Monday said India has become a "star power" as he praised the central government for standing up to the 50 per cent tariffs imposed by US.

Speaking with ANI, MJ Akbar emphasised on India's influence on geo politics, noting the meeting of PM Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China.

"Two things have emerged from this weekend: India has become an influential power which, along with other Asian nations like Japan, China and Russia, will be at the helm of the creation of what PM Modi has called the Asian century...This is one of the byproducts of the new re...