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Opinion | Are India-Pakistan Stuck In A Deterrence-And-Escalation Cycle?

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Opinion | Will Canada Finally Make Nice With India?

Opinion | Will Canada Finally Make Nice With India?
01.05.2025 5

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Striking back at Pakistan is full of risks. India must master choreography of escalation

In this shadowed theatre of subcontinental power, the art of war must be tempered by the craft of diplomacy.

29.04.2025 10

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Opinion | Pahalgam Attack: There's A 'Vance' Factor In Pakistan's Folly

Opinion | Pahalgam Attack: There's A 'Vance' Factor In Pakistan's Folly
25.04.2025 10

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MAHASAGAR is the next step in India-Africa collaboration. It addresses maritime security

Within a month of its announcement, India is poised to launch its MAHASAGAR initiative in collaboration with the littoral countries of the Western...

09.04.2025 6

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Opinion | India And Trump: The Two Election Villains That Have Shook Up Canada

01.04.2025 9

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Opinion | Why New Zealand Wants Better Ties With India - Despite China

20.03.2025 10

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Modi’s Mauritius visit is key to countering China. And safeguarding western Indian Ocean

Mauritian Prime Minister Ramgoolam has shown remarkable diplomatic deftness in balancing India and China. The invite to Modi shows India’s...

11.03.2025 10

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Opinion | Trump's Blunt 'No' To Europe Can Change Everything

18.02.2025 9

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Opinion | For An India-Canada Reset, Trudeau Really Had To Go

Finally, Justin Trudeau decided that he will have to quit to save himself any further ignominy. His politics and his career have been adrift for a...

08.01.2025 4

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Opinion | India In 2024: The Great Balancing

As the year concluded, Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed it off with a historic visit to Kuwait, the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to...

27.12.2024 10

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As China’s two-ocean push looms large, India and the Philippines are closing ranks

As like-minded democracies with shared regional interests, India and the Philippines are natural partners.

25.12.2024 3

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Opinion | President-Elect Trump Has Kept Up With Candidate Trump

US President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine's ‘Person of the Year,' underscoring the continuing centrality of his personality in...

13.12.2024 5

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Opinion: Russia-Ukraine War - ATACMS vs Oreshniks Amid Escalation Fears

In a show of resolve in defending Ukraine against Russian aggression and to ensure Moscow's deployment of North Korean troops in Kursk did not go...

29.11.2024 3

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Opinion | Team Trump: There's Method To This Madness

The recent U.S. presidential election defied expectations, delivering results that will shape American politics in unpredictable ways. For only the...

19.11.2024 2

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Opinion | The World Can No Longer Count On An Imploding America

(October 2) The dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible as Chris Litchfield of Washington, DC, an activist with 'Faithful America', ties down...

30.10.2024 2

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Opinion | LAC Pact: Will China's Words Match Its Actions?

India and China have decided to bury the hatchet, almost and for now. As a result, there will be a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister...

23.10.2024 3

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Opinion | Jaishankar Makes It Clear: Pakistan Is Now Just A Sideshow For India

After generating days of excitement in the media, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit finally concluded with External Affairs...

17.10.2024 20

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Indian intelligence needs science & policy experts. Look beyond IPS & IRS

Not recruiting from civilian and scientific talent pools risks a ‘failure of imagination’, hindering India’s ability to pre-empt previously...

11.10.2024 10

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Opinion | Israel Should Stop Fantasising About A 'Regime Change' In Iran

The world had been for months expecting the conflict in the Middle East to blow up. That escalation has happened finally. It has been a remarkable...

04.10.2024 10

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Opinion | Biggest Takeaway From Quad Summit Is That It's Here To Stay

US President Joe Biden hosted the Prime Ministers of India, Australia, and Japan for the fourth in-person Quad Leaders' Summit at his hometown,...

23.09.2024 6

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China is elevating relations with Africa. Why its $51 billion funding is highly misleading

The last India-Africa Forum Summit took place in New Delhi way back in 2015, and significant shifts in global geopolitics and geoeconomics have...

18.09.2024 4

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Opinion | Modi 3.0 Is Leaving Nothing To Chance With Southeast Asia

As India steps into its third term under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration, Southeast Asia has emerged as a central focus of its...

14.09.2024 3

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Opinion | Never Before Has Defence Been So Important For India-US Ties

The US-India defence relationship is rapidly expanding, adapting to evolving regional and global security demands. This includes safeguarding...

30.08.2024 2

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Opinion | Modi's Ukraine Trip Is Why The World Shouldn't Compare India And China

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Poland and Ukraine this week. Both visits are historic in their own ways: for Poland, this will be the...

21.08.2024 4

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Opinion | Bangladesh's New Reality May Not Bode Well For India's Security

An interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has taken charge of a fractured Bangladesh after a meeting between President Mohammed...

09.08.2024 8

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Opinion | India Is Turning Up The Heat On China - And Not Just In Its Neighbourhood

The week gone by has been a busy period for India in the Indo-Pacific. India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, attended the ASEAN Foreign...

31.07.2024 2

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