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India and Australia could align strategic efforts to foil China’s attempts at throwing its weight around the eastern hemisphere
Like Moscow and New Delhi, Riyadh and Islamabad are old allies. There are numerous issues which will ensure that closeness between New Delhi and Riyadh will not cause bilateral ties to spiral downward. If Riyadh gives up on Islamabad, the latter will move closer to Tehran, something the Saudis want to avoid.
The Vietnamese are carefully balancing their ties. At one level they maintain healthy party-to-party ties with China and seek to boost trade and investment from China. On the other, they want to build better ties with the US, Japan and India to offset the Chinese.
The threat to India and Indian interests will still come from Pakistan-based terrorist forces. The name of the terrorist regiment or the colour of its uniform is not important. Conceivably, the first test for the Modi government will be in Afghanistan.
Pandering to Chinese concerns, real and imagined, won’t result in any sort of stabilization of Sino-Indian relations
New Delhi can and should view Latin America as one region, to develop a foreign policy that caters specifically to the region—one that is anchored i
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
New Delhi's active contribution to brokering a deal with Pyongyang would not only capture its growing stake in regional and international stability, it will also send a clear message to one of the prospective partners in that endeavour, Beijing, that Asia can only have a multipolar order.
Joining the CPEC, as proposed by Mehbooba Mufti, cannot be done without weighing India’s long-term interests
India’s recent outreach to Sri Lanka and Mauritius suggest a renewed focus on the Indian Ocean region.
The present inflection point in Indo-Nepalese border tensions has evolved into an awkward position where neither of the two states can realistically b
India is giving peace a chance from a position of strength, after showing it can adequately defend its interests when challenged
China’s bid to ‘internationalise’ the issue could push India to hurt its larger neighbour’s interests.
Externally, New Delhi has inconsistently wavered between attempting to influence the international debate on Kashmir and treating it as a purely domes
The possible return of the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, is a challenge. But don’t count India out
The 4th BRICS Academic Forum has urged Summit Leaders meeting later this month in New Delhi to consider studying the establishment of financial institutions such as a Development Bank and an Investment Fund that can assist in the development of BRICS and other developing countries.
The Quad tech partnership is rooted in how it complements the broader strategic and economic objectives of each Quad member
The Munich Security Conference Core Group Meeting is beginning in New Delhi from Tuesday. Around 70 senior decision-makers from politics, business, media and civil society from India, as well as the Euro-Atlantic, Asian and the Middle East region will discuss key issues of international security policy.
Through a combination of digital transformation, financing, sustainable agriculture, healthcare strengthening, and education, the G20 nations show str
Delhi must not forget that the tyranny of geography limits India's role in Afghanistan. Delhi is in no position to compete with Rawalpindi in Afghanistan. Nor can it dream of replacing US military power across the Durand Line. For now, Delhi must welcome the current dialogue between Kabul and Rawalpindi.
Kashmir urgently needs political manoeuvring to start a new political process for democracy, through the will of the people, to triumph.
It is in New Delhi’s interest to strengthen its partnership with Yerevan by further deepening its defence ties
As China’s leverage increases, New Delhi has to reimagine its terms of engagement with neighbours
In Beijing, Mr Manmohan Singh repeated what he has long believed -- that India and China were not destined to clash and that they had enough room to grow together. This was an oblique comment on fears in China that India could join a US-led containment of China, and similar fears in India that China was creating a "string of pearls".
New Delhi must prepare for more frequent and longer border impasses, including clashes and skirmishes, particularly in the eastern sector.
Bhutan has announced its support for Japan's bid for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council. This was announced by Bhutan's Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay, who completed his official visit to Japan on July 2.
India needs to cement its position as a geopolitical actor of consequence versus China.
India’s inability to develop interdependencies with neighbouring countries, both economically and strategically, has left a void that China has dutifully filled. There still remains a window for India to correct its past mistakes and develop a concerted strategy to regain influence in the region.
India’s security officials worry that China would use the ship’s visit as a precedent for future deployments by Chinese warships to Sri Lanka.
The sale of the missile will be a major development in the context of an often-tense Southeast Asia with misgivings regarding Beijing’s motives and
Indian foreign policy has been at the front and centre of challenging China’s global designs. New Delhi was the first country to warn the world of the dangers of China’s BRI at a time when almost every other country was willing to buy into Beijing’s narrative.
The New Delhi Declaration’s policy commitments in the health sector emphasise the role of the G20 in revising the existing financial and global heal
The maritime domain has taken centre stage in talks
Like several other countries in the Indo-Pacific, India is also hardening its policy posture vis-à-vis China.
India has embarked on a large-scale infrastructure development program, ranging from highways to airports, a critical government-led push to provide the economy a strong base to build upon.
With the announcement of a connectivity partnership based on shared commitment to sustainable development, India and the EU now have the latitude to b
Despite the loopholes in the IPEF framework, nonetheless, it presents New Delhi with a chance to assert its economic importance and influence in th
In countering India’s efforts to dominate South Asian waters, China may be seeking a grand bargain: allow each side control over their respective littorals – the Bay of Bengal and South China Sea – and the maintenance of respective constabulary presences
Is India confident to connect its North-East with the neighbouring countries like China, Myanmar and Bangladesh. This is one of the questions that came up during a workshop on "Increasing Connectivity of the North East with Peripheral Countries like Bangladesh, Myanmar and China" at the Kolkata chapter of Observer Research Foundation.
The Russia-Pak-China Axis in Afghanistan was forced to contend with Afghan-led and owned reconciliation efforts
The whole Devyani Khobragade affair also points to the distrust between New Delhi and Washington. Something which could have been resolved quietly was allowed to blow out of proportion. And both US and India are to blame for it.
New Delhi and Jakarta are now joining hands with a strategic vision to back their bilateral ties after largely ignoring each other even as their strategic interests have been converging rapidly
