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Taking a lesson from the past, India should resist re-engaging with Pakistan.

India is also looking to share its own developmental experience with other nations placed at different levels of the developmental trajectory but facing common challenges

With the risks for escalation and miscalculations growing in the Ukraine war, it is time to revisit the sobering lessons of 1962

The Modi government needs to break from traditional, statist methods of conducting water diplomacy and distinguish itself by including the concerns of basin inhabitants on both sides to find a lasting solution to the Teesta issue.

The Modi-led government is placing a strong accent on the use of soft power in India’s foreign policy. One of the more novel manifestations of these initiatives has been engagement in Buddhist diplomacy. The Buddhist faith, due to its emphasis on peaceful co-existence and its wide pan-Asian presence, lends itself well to soft-power diplomacy. This brief will examine India’s attempts at leveraging its historical and present-day associations wi

The BRICS+ bloc, accounting for over 40 percent of the world’s population and a substantial share of its forest area, can play a critical role in shaping responses to climate-related health threats. The grouping’s leadership in harmonising policies across the domains of climate action and healthcare can have profound implications for global strategies to manage pandemics and protect planetary health. This brief makes a case for BRICS to champ

The verdict delivered in July by an international tribunal on the South China Sea case in The Hague is a stunning defeat for China. The Tribunal has upended the maritime claims of a number of nations in the South China Sea, but China is most affected, as its claims were also most extensive. As China had already rejected the verdict even before it was pronounced, the world sits at a juncture of two possible paths — China could become more assert

Washington and New Delhi must overcome some key differences for the group to succeed.

Now in its twelfth month, the Ukraine crisis is caught in a protracted winter of war rather than one of frozen hostility or attempted peace. Most prognoses point towards continuing military action instead of dialogue in the near term. This is primarily because Russia and Ukraine have made their maximalist positions clear. But is the door to dialogue completely shut, or is there room for ‘strategic accommodation’ through creative peace diploma

In his third term, He should take a proactive approach to peacemaking, like Norway & Switzerland. This will help India better mangae its external environment.

For starters, trade talks between the two countries resumed after a hiatus of nearly three years. The talks were suspended following the Mumbai attacks. But the thaw emanating from the latest bout of 'cricket diplomacy' has paved the way for cooperation in the sphere of trade.

‘Bizarre’ has become the new byword in Washington under Trump

New Delhi will have to re-examine its equations as the US resets its engagement with the world.

संयुक्‍त राष्‍ट्र महासभा में भारतीय विदेश मंत्री ने अपने भाषण में दुनिया के समक्ष भारत का समग्रता का दृष्टिकोण रखा. उन्‍होंने भारतीय विदेश नीति की बुनियादी सिंद्धांतों �

MEA budget reflects geoeconomic shift, but institutional challenges persist.

The benefits that India enjoyed for many years under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) programme of the United States was withdrawn, effective 5 June 2018. India was the largest beneficiary of the programme, of which it has been part since its inception in 1974. This paper evaluates the impact of the withdrawal on specific sectors of Indian exports. For comparison, the paper uses the Harmonized System Code (HS Code) Commodity Classifica

PM Narendra Modi and SL President Wickremesinghe inaugurates UPI services:

How can we differentiate ourselves from China whilst dealing with Africa? Clearly the worst option would be to emulate the muscular Chinese style of economic diplomacy. For one we just don't have the firepower. For another the principle of comparative advantage advocates that everyone must play to their strengths.

India, France and the UAE, which share strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific, met for a ministerial meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly last week.

Contradictions in the India-Russia relationship, rooted in China and the Quad, will be difficult to overcome in the long term.

The G20 — with its mix of developing and developed countries — offers the perfect platform for India to infuse partner nations with foundational ideas

The author argues that to revitalise and strengthen their relationship Germany must meet India eye-to-eye at a time when democracy is threatened globally by authoritarian diplomacy.

The threat of terrorism itself has been fast evolving and far surpasses some of the fundamental challenges that the UN, UN Security Council, agencies and members are continuing to try and navigate

The deepening crisis in the Korean Peninsula and the stalled nuclear talks with Iran together are a powerful reminder to the US that its non-proliferation policies are not working in Asia. Both Bush's muscular approaches and Obama's coercive diplomacy have failed.

Diplomacy commenced when the first human societies decided it was better to hear the message than eat the messenger. Messages to rulers are rarely purposeless; their timing and occasion are carefully chosen and the content crafted with care.

Ajit Doval’s approach — now famously referred to as the Doval Doctrine — places limited reliance on diplomacy only to the extent that India’s territorial interests are not compromised.

Diplomacy is almost always about timing. Chinese President Hu Jintao offered a lesson in the virtues of diplomatic timing by showing up in Cambodia over the weekend.

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War-II. This day should have been used to reflect on the pain inflicted by the war. Unfortunately, this anniversary appears to be degenerating into a political battle, that could have a critical impact on Japan's diplomacy and reputation, especially in Asia.

The Chinese diplomacy seems to have erred on the side of aggression. A golden opportunity "to make a new beginning" was lost mainly due to the face-off in Ladakh. Modi genuinely wanted a much higher level of engagement, but the Chinese President failed to seize the opportunity.

गेल्या ७० वर्षांत राजेशाही, समाजवाद, साम्यवाद, इस्लामी राजवट अनुभवलेल्या अफगाणिस्तानात मुत्सद्देगिरीमुळे आणि कूटनीतीक चर्चांमुळे शांतता नांदेल का?

भल्यामोठाल्या क्रीडा सोहळ्यांचा वापर हुकूमशाही सरकारांकडून, आपली आंतरराष्ट्रीय क्षेत्रातील कलंकित प्रतिमा सुधारण्याचे एक साधन म्हणून होतो.

भारत की सफलता इसी पर निर्भर करेगी कि वह अपनी भौगोलिक परिधि के पहलू को किनारे रखकर एक प्रमुख वैश्विक शक्ति के रूप में स्थापित होने के पुरजोर प्रयास करे. 

मध्यपूर्वेत तणाव वाढत असताना, अमेरिकेचे अध्यक्ष जो बिडेन यांनी इस्रायलच्या योजनेचे मूल्यांकन करण्यासाठी इस्रायलला भेट देण्याचा निर्णय घेतल्याने मुत्सद्देगिरी वेग घे

भारत और रूस अपने आर्थिक संबंधों को और ज़्यादा मज़बूत करना चाहते हैं. 2022 में इनके बीच का द्विपक्षीय व्यापार 12.34 अरब डॉलर का था, जो एक साल में ही तेज़ी से बढ़कर 2023 में 65 अरब डॉलर हो �

साल 2024 में भारत की वैश्विक छवि बेहतर बनी है, क्योंकि नई दिल्ली ने वैश्विक व्यवस्था में अपने को मजबूती से रखने के साथ-साथ ग्लोबल साउथ, यानी वैश्विक दक्षिण की आवाज बनने का भी सफ�

श्रीमंत राष्ट्रांनी त्यांच्या देशातील औषधनिर्मात्या कंपन्यांचे महत्त्व कमी करून, त्यांनी विकसित केलेल्या लसी आपल्या ताब्यात घेण्याचा सपाटा लावला आहे.

भारतात जेवढ्या नागरिकांना कोविडवरची लस देण्याचे लक्ष्य ठरवण्यात आले होते, त्यांपैकी केवळ निम्म्यापेक्षा थोड्या अधिक जणांचेच लसीकरण झाले आहे.

21 वीं शताब्दी की शुरुआत से ही चीन अपनी ग्लोबल एक्सचेंज डिप्लोमसी में विभिन्न तरीकों का उपयोग करते हुए अपनी ऐतिहासिक ‘सेंचुरी ऑफ़ ह्यूमिलिएशन’ से ऊपर उठकर 'मिडिल किंगडम' के �