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A world transformed
International Affairs Dec 27, 2022

A world transformed

The Ukraine war will shape global politics for years to come

An inflection in the world order
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics Dec 23, 2022

An inflection in the world order

With the Sino-American divide deepening, India is in a prime position to climb up the global hierarchy

China feels India needs to be shown its place
International Affairs Dec 21, 2022

China feels India needs to be shown its place

New Delhi must sharply raise its preparedness to deal with a Beijing that seems bent on aggression

Why an ASAT Test Ban Is Important
Space Dec 20, 2022

Why an ASAT Test Ban Is Important

Continued peace and access to outer space is not a given if current trends of space weaponization continue.

Explaining the Latest Clashes on the Sino-Indian Border
International Affairs Dec 20, 2022

Explaining the Latest Clashes on the Sino-Indian Border

Last week’s clash near Tawang is only the latest along the increasingly tense China-India border. A lack of clarity on where the border lies foments continued trouble.

The contested world of deradicalization programs
International Affairs Dec 14, 2022

The contested world of deradicalization programs

The legal systems in India lag when it comes to the fast-adapting formats of radicalisation. Policy can seldom keep up with technology.

Berlin bats for closer ties. Delhi must reciprocate
International Affairs Dec 13, 2022

Berlin bats for closer ties. Delhi must reciprocate

As Germany makes an important outreach to India, New Delhi will carefully watch how Berlin deals with its economic entanglement with China.

India Engages Myanmar
Neighbourhood Dec 06, 2022

India Engages Myanmar

What explains New Delhi’s greater engagement with the country’s military government?

China and India Jostle in the Indian Ocean
International Affairs | Indian Ocean | Maritime Security Dec 05, 2022

China and India Jostle in the Indian Ocean

This has been a longstanding policy of China, but more recently, Beijing has been perturbed by New Delhi’s proactive push in China’s periphery along the wider Indo-Pacific. Beijing is attempting to portray itself as the new leader in the emerging multipolar world

Xi Jinping’s Challenge to China
Domestic Politics and Governance | China Foreign Policy Dec 02, 2022

Xi Jinping’s Challenge to China

His failures on multiple fronts, including the zero-Covid policy, show for all the pretence, China’s is a system not quite in control

India’s G20 Presidency: Setting the world agenda
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy Dec 02, 2022

India’s G20 Presidency: Setting the world agenda

Think20, the ideas bank of G20, will engage with the gamut of issues – strategic, economic and structural – that confront all countries

A spymaster who now has the Pakistan Army’s reins
International Affairs Dec 01, 2022

A spymaster who now has the Pakistan Army’s reins

As the 17th Army Chief of Pakistan, General Syed Asim Munir faces challenges in ensuring political stability and elevating people’s perception of the Army, while India needs to wait and watch

COP27 Fund: Where are the moorings, money and mechanism?
Economics and Finance | Developing and Emerging Economies | Climate Change Dec 01, 2022

COP27 Fund: Where are the moorings, money and mechanism?

The details of the proposed loss and damage funds need to be worked out

The Chinese model of governance has now been exposed as hollow
International Affairs | Domestic Politics and Governance Nov 29, 2022

The Chinese model of governance has now been exposed as hollow

The failure of Beijing’s authoritarian approach to covid is a moment to emphasize why democracies meet aspirations better

Xi’s Congress rhetoric powers the PLA’s march ahead
International Affairs Nov 28, 2022

Xi’s Congress rhetoric powers the PLA’s march ahead

China’s military overhaul is also connected to its ambition to elbow out the United States as a global power

India’s G-20 Presidency Is a Golden Opportunity
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | Indian Economy Nov 26, 2022

India’s G-20 Presidency Is a Golden Opportunity

New Delhi has the chance to shape the global agenda and advocate for its vision of multilateralism.

New Delhi's counter-terrorism outreach
International Affairs Nov 26, 2022

New Delhi's counter-terrorism outreach

For a nation such as India, which is among the countries most affected by terrorism, this is a time to take the lead in continuing to keep the spotlight on the menace of terrorism

India brings the world’s focus back on terrorism
International Affairs Nov 25, 2022

India brings the world’s focus back on terrorism

As a nation impacted heavily by terrorism, India has done well to continue to bring the world back to focus on the issue that was receding from global headlines.

Developing Andaman and Nicobar Islands: A dilemma for Delhi
International Affairs Nov 21, 2022

Developing Andaman and Nicobar Islands: A dilemma for Delhi

When India first began developing the ANI in the 1980s, the defence and foreign policy establishments were not entirely in agreement

India, France Conclude Garuda Exercise 2022
International Affairs | Defence and Security Nov 19, 2022

India, France Conclude Garuda Exercise 2022

The strong strategic and political foundation as well as the trust between India and France provide for accelerated defense and security ties in the coming years.

India’s ASEAN Challenge
International Affairs Nov 17, 2022

India’s ASEAN Challenge

In the face of geopolitical turmoil and a Chinese exit, India must negotiate its Indo-Pacific trade ties with caution

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