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Modi-Putin Summit: More Style and Symbolism Than Substance

Modi-Putin Summit: More Style and Symbolism Than Substance

While not altering the global balance of power in any meaningful way, Putin’s visit might actually diminish India’s significance in the eyes of...

08.12.2025 20

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Twin Blasts in South Asia and the Region’s Dangerous Dilemmas

The region increasingly resembles a powder keg — one spark away from catastrophe.

14.11.2025 10

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Trump’s G2 Moment: Dawn of a New World Order?

The emergence of a robust G-2 dialogue may signal a transition from a unipolar world to a bipolar one.

08.11.2025 4

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Has Donald Trump Upended India’s Grand Strategy?

India first needs to understand what its contribution was to this failure. Is there a problem with the message or with the messenger?

23.08.2025 3

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

The ‘But’ in the India Story

India is the fastest-growing major economy, but challenges persist.

17.06.2025 3

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Has Modi’s Diplomacy Undermined India’s National Interests?

No country repeated India’s claims or condemned Pakistan by name after the Pahalgam attack or during Operation Sindoor. Not one of India’s many...

27.05.2025 5

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Is Narendra Modi Preemptively Bending the Knee to Donald Trump?

To ensure that the Modi-Trump meeting on February 13 goes smoothly, India appears to have made anticipatory concessions to the U.S.

12.02.2025 10

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Bangladesh and Pakistan Are Changing South Asia’s Geopolitical Landscape

Their growing alliance will not bring stability to the region. Rather, it will raise the geopolitical temperature and provoke more Indian pressure on...

31.01.2025 10

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

The Axis of Trump: Russia, Israel, and India

Donald Trump’s astonishing and comprehensive victory in the U.S. presidential election is having a serious impact on the global order through the...

05.12.2024 3

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Modi 3.0: Continuity in Policy and Prejudice

Some expected that a weakened Modi would be chastened. But it seems things are back to business as usual.

08.08.2024 10

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan