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1991’s biggest lesson for India is not about diplomacy

1991’s biggest lesson for India is not about diplomacy

The collapse of old certainties transformed India’s strategy once before. Iran and Ukraine should force Delhi to rethink it again

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C. Raja Mohan

1991’s biggest lesson for India is not about diplomacy

1991’s biggest lesson for India is not about diplomacy

The collapse of old certainties transformed India’s strategy once before. Iran and Ukraine should force Delhi to rethink it again

21.07.2026 30

Indian Express

C. Raja Mohan

1991’s biggest lesson for India is not about diplomacy

1991’s biggest lesson for India is not about diplomacy

The collapse of old certainties transformed India’s strategy once before. Iran and Ukraine should force Delhi to rethink it again

21.07.2026 20

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Elon Musk, the robot revolution and a dominant China: Will India be left behind in the embodied AI race?

24.06.2026 20

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Elon Musk, the robot revolution and a dominant China: Will India be left behind in the embodied AI race?

24.06.2026 30

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Not West vs rest, India's challenge is how to navigate within West itself

17.06.2026 10

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Not West vs rest, India's challenge is how to navigate within West itself

17.06.2026 20

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Not West vs rest, India's challenge is how to navigate within West itself

Where many in Delhi’s foreign policy community see an irreconcilable contradiction between the pursuit of strategic autonomy and partnership with...

17.06.2026 20

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A tale of two Popes, an age-old question: Who benefits from technological change?

10.06.2026 20

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A tale of two Popes, an age-old question: Who benefits from technological change?

10.06.2026 20

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Japan’s new military doctrine is about balancing Trump’s America and Xi’s China. There are lessons for India

02.06.2026 30

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Japan’s new military doctrine is about balancing Trump’s America and Xi’s China. There are lessons for India

02.06.2026 30

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Japan’s new military doctrine is about balancing Trump’s America and Xi’s China. There are lessons for India

02.06.2026 30

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C Raja Mohan writes: In a shifting world order, five principles should guide India's diplomacy

13.05.2026 30

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C Raja Mohan writes: In a shifting world order, five principles should guide India's diplomacy

13.05.2026 40

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Costs of permanent revolution are catching up with Tehran

Four dynamics — rigidity, fracture, decay, and war — do not operate in isolation. They reinforce one another. Within this tightening vice,...

22.04.2026 30

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Costs of permanent revolution are catching up with Tehran

22.04.2026 40

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In Delhi’s support for Arab Gulf, a return of the Bombay school of thought

08.04.2026 50

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In Delhi’s support for Arab Gulf, a return of the Bombay school of thought

08.04.2026 40

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India must reboot neighbourhood policy — trade is the key

01.04.2026 40

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India must reboot neighbourhood policy — trade is the key

The rapidly changing international context makes early action on neighbourhood trade urgent

01.04.2026 40

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C Raja Mohan writes: The Gulf's geopolitical predicament cannot be solved. It can only be managed

Iran is too strong to be ignored, but not strong enough to exercise unilateral dominance. The Gulf Arabs cannot balance Iran on their own and will...

26.03.2026 30

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C Raja Mohan writes: The Gulf's geopolitical predicament cannot be solved. It can only be managed

Iran is too strong to be ignored, but not strong enough to exercise unilateral dominance. The Gulf Arabs cannot balance Iran on their own and will...

25.03.2026 60

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C Raja Mohan writes: During Nowruz, Iran’s Persian culture collides with regime’s ideology

18.03.2026 60

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C Raja Mohan writes: During Nowruz, Iran’s Persian culture collides with regime’s ideology

18.03.2026 50

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Taking sides in conflict: Delhi’s past record tells a complicated story

11.03.2026 50

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Taking sides in conflict: Delhi’s past record tells a complicated story

11.03.2026 30

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C Raja Mohan writes: With Emmanuel Macron’s visit, Delhi and Paris chart a 'third way', across traditional divides

The Macron moment is not merely about personal and bilateral warmth. It reflects a broader shift in Delhi’s geopolitical imagination — towards a...

19.02.2026 50

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C Raja Mohan writes: With Emmanuel Macron’s visit, Delhi and Paris chart a 'third way', across traditional divides

The Macron moment is not merely about personal and bilateral warmth. It reflects a broader shift in Delhi’s geopolitical imagination — towards a...

18.02.2026 30

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C Raja Mohan writes: With Emmanuel Macron’s visit, Delhi and Paris chart a 'third way', across traditional divides

18.02.2026 40

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C Raja Mohan writes | Resilience and patience helped Delhi weather Trump's tariff storm. India-US partnership is structurally sound, durable

04.02.2026 30

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In 2026, navigating a world without norms

02.01.2026 40

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C Raja Mohan writes: Indian Communism is 100 years old. And it's too early to write its obituary

17.12.2025 40

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C Raja Mohan writes: Indian Communism is 100 years old. And it's too early to write its obituary

17.12.2025 10

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Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is audacious. India has a stake in its success

27.11.2025 40

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My livelihood comes from cars. For my child's future, I ask govt to restrict cars, anything that poisons our air

26.11.2025 30

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Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is audacious. India has a stake in its success

26.11.2025 20

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Trump's visit to Asia: Flux in US-China ties has consequences for Asian nations

29.10.2025 30

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Express View: The Tata Trusts must put their house in order

10.10.2025 40

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Express View: In Gaza, first steps to peace

10.10.2025 40

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From Nobel Prize laureate László Krasznahorkai, lessons in endurance

10.10.2025 40

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Faced with a bully, participants of Miss Rishikesh stood tall

09.10.2025 40

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Express View on Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Celebration of molecular innovation for environmental solutions

09.10.2025 40

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The more fractured the world becomes, the stronger the case for India’s strategic autonomy

09.10.2025 40

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C Raja Mohan writes: In a multi-polar West, India’s opportunity

09.10.2025 40

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Faced with a bully, participants of Miss Rishikesh stood tall

09.10.2025 30

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Express View on Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Celebration of molecular innovation for environmental solutions

09.10.2025 30

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The more fractured the world becomes, the stronger the case for India’s strategic autonomy

09.10.2025 30

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C Raja Mohan writes: In a multi-polar West, India’s opportunity

09.10.2025 50

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The West's civil wars

17.09.2025 70

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