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India-Europe ties can stabilise the chaotic international order

Working together, they could help create the diplomatic space necessary to prevent current tensions from sliding into wider conflict.

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ThePrint

Shishir Priyadarshi

India must steer WTO 2.0 forward

India must steer WTO 2.0 forward

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13.03.2026 10

The Economic Times

Shishir Priyadarshi

Nepal: A Strategic Opportunity for India

Nepal: A Strategic Opportunity for India

Nepal’s 2026 parliamentary elections have produced one of the most dramatic political upheavals in the country’s democratic history. The reformist...

11.03.2026 10

The Pioneer

Shishir Priyadarshi

Budget 2026 squarely puts manufacturing at the centre of India’s growth strategy

The Budget’s emphasis on seven ‘strategic and frontier’ manufacturing areas is clearly not random. These are areas of high import dependence,...

01.02.2026 10

ThePrint

Shishir Priyadarshi

EU-India FTA sends out a message to the world: Globalisation isn’t disappearing, it’s diversifying

27.01.2026 3

The Economic Times

Shishir Priyadarshi

Opinion | Bhopal’s Quiet Cultural Renaissance

Bhopal’s renaissance may be quiet, but deeply consequential. It suggests with the right leadership, nurture, commitment, literature and ideas can...

10.01.2026 30

News18

Shishir Priyadarshi

US abdicates global leadership: Will India fill the void or will chaos reign?

08.01.2026 10

The Economic Times

Shishir Priyadarshi

Budget 2026 must signal rail reform. End cross-subsidies, privatise operations & services

Rail reform must be politically and socially sustainable. Infrastructure ownership should remain sovereign, while privatisation should be limited to...

08.01.2026 10

ThePrint

Shishir Priyadarshi

Opinion | SHANTI Bill Deserves Scrutiny - But Support, Too

27.12.2025 10

NDTV

Shishir Priyadarshi

India-New Zealand FTA fills a long-standing economic gap

In a global environment where trade negotiations are increasingly shaped by domestic sensitivities and geopolitical caution, the pace of India-New...

24.12.2025 10

ThePrint

Shishir Priyadarshi

Opinion | What India Can And Cannot Control About The US-Pak Deal On F-16s

15.12.2025 10

NDTV

Shishir Priyadarshi

The world’s biggest trade deal is in the making. India and EU must close it now

An India-EU FTA is far more than a trade negotiation—it’s a test of whether two large democracies can craft a pragmatic partnership in a...

11.12.2025 30

ThePrint

Shishir Priyadarshi

Opinion | India, Russia And A New Geometry of Global Trade

04.12.2025 10

NDTV

Shishir Priyadarshi

Europe’s sanctions are not the moral compass it paints to be. Look at the EU’s own data

Three years into the war, Europe’s sanctions regime now resembles a policy of managed hypocrisy: Moral rhetoric for public consumption, exemptions...

21.11.2025 7

ThePrint

Shishir Priyadarshi

Opinion | Carbon Walls, Digital Borders, Trade Blocs: India's Exports Need A New Playbook

19.11.2025 10

NDTV

Shishir Priyadarshi

India-US deal should be a model for inclusive trade, not just a symbol of diplomacy

If India-US trade deal proceeds, it must be accompanied by robust safeguards—both at the domestic and WTO levels.

24.10.2025 9

ThePrint

Shishir Priyadarshi

India’s energy choices are rooted in national interest, not Western approval

20.08.2025 20

The Economic Times

Shishir Priyadarshi

US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic,...

07.08.2025 10

ThePrint

Shishir Priyadarshi

India-US trade: Balancing flexibility with firmness

14.03.2025 10

The Economic Times

Shishir Priyadarshi

Behind the de-hyphenation of India and Pakistan in cricket

BCCI leveraged the IPL as an exclusionary tool, denying the Pakistan robust cricketing experience. As a result, the rivalry has lost much of its...

06.03.2025 10

hindustantimes

Shishir Priyadarshi

Opinion | To Boost Infrastructure, Improve Liquidity For Private Players

28.01.2025 20

NDTV

Shishir Priyadarshi