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The eight-point outcomes that India and China released on Wednesday last week, after the Special Representatives (SRs) of the two countries met in...
Lord Palmerston, the British foreign secretary, told the House of Commons in 1848 that Britain had no eternal allies and no perpetual enemies, and...
On Friday August 8, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca. An attack on one is to be treated as an attack on all...
China-India relations appear to be on the mend. Take a look at the last ten days of July. On July 22, external affairs minister S Jaishankar met his...
US President Donald Trump never tires of calling India the “tariff king”, a country that taxes US goods heavily, sells far more to the US than it...
Bangladesh Prime Minister (PM) Tarique Rahman made his maiden foreign tour two weeks ago, four months after taking office, to Malaysia followed by...
There are multiple reasons for the failure of the US-Iran talks in Islamabad. If the reporting on US President Donald Trump’s Hormuz ambitions is...
Washington entered the war against Iran as the clear favourite. It has now paused the war, offering lessons for everyone in how not to fight a war. Of...
Donald Trump’s much-anticipated address from the White House early on Thursday (India time) was, in the end, a speech delivered by an American...
There is a raging debate in India on whether the country should mediate in the Iran war. Those in favour argue that India’s unique relationships...
There is something almost reassuring about the predictability of India’s Iran debate. The moment the US-Israel strikes started two weeks ago, the...
Whichever way one looks at it, the current state of bilateral relationship is deeply unhelpful to India
While India must increase its trade with Russia, this can only happen if the American and western sanctions against Russia are lifted
If Tokyo compromises on PM Takaichi’s statement on Taiwan, it will establish a precedent for other regional powers on how they must engage with...
New amendment sanctifies the Pakistan army’s control over that country — a coup without a formal coup
India must make a virtue out of necessity by proposing that it will comply with US sanctions in exchange for the latter addressing its key strategic...
India hosted Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, signaling potential recognition of the Taliban government, emphasizing strategic benefits
Pakistan’s current regional strategy appears to be one of hedging, free-riding, and seeking to act as an intermediary among various regional factions
Unless corrective measures are taken soon and parties on both sides attempt to steady the relationship, Trump will leave the relationship severely...
The building blocks for strong strategic ties are firmly in place. They now need a quantum leap forward
The geopolitical moment marking power shifts among nations and blocs has influenced both Asian powers to recalibrate their relationship
The Alaska summit suggests Trump may favor Russia over Ukraine, indicating potential territorial concessions for Ukraine as peace talks advance.
If India is more focused on countering Chinese unipolarity in Asia, opposing regional unipolarity without opposing global unipolarity will ring...
Has India’s pursuit of multipolarity alienated the Americans? Perhaps yes, but decline of American unipolarity is not India’s doing
The recent thaw in Sino-Indian relations is encouraging, but it must be understood that India’s China challenge is a constant in Southern Asian...
It can help New Delhi enhance its leverage in other forums like the G7 and G20 as a bridge state and leader of Global South
The challenge with India’s current ranking as the world’s 4th-largest economy is that it reflects primarily the size of market
An extended conflict will lead to regional instability and unsettle New Delhi’s plans for broader engagement with West Asia