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जागतिक अनिश्चिततेत भारताची मदत कूटनीती: शेजाऱ्यांना प्राधान्य कायम
Feb 13, 2026

जागतिक अनिश्चिततेत भारताची मदत कूटनीती: शेजाऱ्यांना प्राधान्य कायम

भारताचा हा अर्थसंकल्प केवळ कर आणि खर्चाचा हिशोब नसून, तो �

चाबहारला 'ब्रेक' आणि शेजाऱ्यांना 'चेक': बजेट 2026 मधील भारताचे नवे भूराजकीय डावपेच
Feb 13, 2026

चाबहारला 'ब्रेक' आणि शेजाऱ्यांना 'चेक': बजेट 2026 मधील भारताचे नवे भूराजकीय डावपेच

केंद्रीय अर्थसंकल्प 2026-27 हे भारताच्या अधिक शिस्तबद्ध 'भू-�

संभला भारत: पड़ोसी-केंद्रित बजट 2026
Feb 10, 2026

संभला भारत: पड़ोसी-केंद्रित बजट 2026

भारत का ये बजट सिर्फ टैक्स और खर्च का हिसाब नहीं है बल्कि �

Union Budget 2026–27: India’s Geoeconomics as Fiscal Statecraft
Feb 05, 2026

Union Budget 2026–27: India’s Geoeconomics as Fiscal Statecraft

Union Budget 2026–27 illustrates India’s turn towards a more disciplined geoeconomic posture, where external fiscal commitments are shaped by deli

Budget 2026 Reveals a Cautious Turn in India’s Aid Diplomacy
Feb 05, 2026

Budget 2026 Reveals a Cautious Turn in India’s Aid Diplomacy

Budget 2026 reveals how India’s aid diplomacy remains anchored in neighbourhood-first commitments, even as global uncertainty tempers its broader de

विश्वासातून जवळीक: भारताची शेजारी राष्ट्रांशी संवेदनशील डिप्लोमसी
Jul 15, 2025

विश्वासातून जवळीक: भारताची शेजारी राष्ट्रांशी संवेदनशील डिप्लोमसी

जागतिक राजकारणात अनिश्चितता वाढताना, बहुपक्षीय सहकार्य

Weaving Trust: Affective Diplomacy in India’s Neighbourhood
Jul 04, 2025

Weaving Trust: Affective Diplomacy in India’s Neighbourhood

As geopolitics hardens, India’s softer strategy thrives—wielding affective diplomacy to rebuild regional bonds through memory, empathy, and exchan

Debating partisanship in India’s Neighborhood First policy
Oct 18, 2024

Debating partisanship in India’s Neighborhood First policy

Under its Neighbourhood First policy, India has begun to engage with less friendly regimes and has also pushed for connectivity to create leverage and

EAM Jaishankar’s visit to Bhutan and its political connotations
Jun 12, 2019

EAM Jaishankar’s visit to Bhutan and its political connotations

S. Jaishankar's visit to Bhutan is timely and hopes to check China’s growing influence in the region.

Modi 2.0 two-nation southern visit, full of messages and meanings
Jun 10, 2019

Modi 2.0 two-nation southern visit, full of messages and meanings

Modi in his first overseas visit in the new term, extended an early hand to the two Indian Ocean neighbours to ensure collective security.

Yameen’s China deals: Need for India to revisit its IOR neighbourhood policy
Dec 12, 2017

Yameen’s China deals: Need for India to revisit its IOR neighbourhood policy

For New Delhi, the China FTA came as a surprise as less than a year earlier, Yameen had declared that Maldives’ first FTA, whenever signed, would on

Urgent need for new architecture for India’s neighbourhood policy
Oct 10, 2016

Urgent need for new architecture for India’s neighbourhood policy

With the crippling of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC), India’s quest for a new architecture for its neighbourhood policy

Bilateral needs should dictate IOR neighbourhood policy, says ex-diplomat
May 05, 2015

Bilateral needs should dictate IOR neighbourhood policy, says ex-diplomat

Former Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Mr. M Ganapathi, has emphasised the importance of the Indian Ocean in global developments in the 21st Century and the importance now given to the region by the government.

India needs a strong neighbourhood policy: Former MEA secretary
Feb 03, 2014

India needs a strong neighbourhood policy: Former MEA secretary

There is a need for a strong foreign policy, particularly with regard to the India's immediate neighbourhood, according to a former secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs.

India's "Neighbourhood Policy": Internal Challenges
Dec 01, 2011

India's "Neighbourhood Policy": Internal Challenges

Recent developments clearly illustrate that India needs to urgently address some of its internal dynamics to ensure that its neighbourhood policy can achieve the desired results.

Post OBOR, should India relook its neighbourhood policy?
May 23, 2017

Post OBOR, should India relook its neighbourhood policy?

India needs to enhance its engagement with the neighbours to fulfil its vision for shared growth and prosperity – a key mantra of the nation’s neighbourhood policy.

Re-visiting neighbourhood policy
Apr 10, 2013

Re-visiting neighbourhood policy

For India to be taken seriously by its neighbours, and other friends and adversaries alike, it has to be clear in its mind as to what it is and where it is headed, and where it wants to go - and can actually travel to.

A China-led trilateral nexus as India’s new challenge
Jun 28, 2025

A China-led trilateral nexus as India’s new challenge

The Beijing-led Trilaterals are aimed at challenging India’s long-term interests

A ‘pilgrimage’ to Nepal
May 17, 2018

A ‘pilgrimage’ to Nepal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit was high on symbolism but India must do more to deliver on the bilateral agenda

Delhi-Dhaka ties: India is doing well in the region
Aug 28, 2020

Delhi-Dhaka ties: India is doing well in the region

Don’t view India’s neighbourhood policy in terms of wins or losses. Focus on the structural imperatives

Great nations do not fall for the myth that geography is destiny
Sep 11, 2024

Great nations do not fall for the myth that geography is destiny

The trajectories of India’s neighbours like Bangladesh are driven more by their own agency than their adjacency to India

How to deal with foreign policy headaches from neighbourhood
Nov 17, 2015

How to deal with foreign policy headaches from neighbourhood

Despite the promise of 2014, India's neighbourhood policy has run into some confusion. There are many examples. With Pakistan, India is paying for the Narendra Modi government's initial missteps.

India should hit the snooze button on Afghanistan and Central Asia, focus on oceanic region
Jun 24, 2019

India should hit the snooze button on Afghanistan and Central Asia, focus on oceanic region

India should put its Eurasian ambitions on hold for a while and focus on its immediate neighbourhood.

India: Prime Minister's visit opens up new chapter with Nepal
Aug 08, 2014

India: Prime Minister's visit opens up new chapter with Nepal

From all accounts, the two-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Nepal on August 2-3 was a success. It was also a demonstration of the BJP-led government's neighbourhood policy which seems to be at the core of country's foreign policy.

Let's stick to our guns on Pakistan
Jun 10, 2019

Let's stick to our guns on Pakistan

The Modi government has been diplomatically polite and is in no haste to reach out to Pakistan for bilateral talks yet.

South Asia Weekly Report | Volume XII; Issue 22
Jun 04, 2019

South Asia Weekly Report | Volume XII; Issue 22

Exploring Bhutan’s transnational trade barriers, Afghanistan’s dismal healthcare facilities and other recent developments from South Asia.

Subregional Security Cooperation: An Exploratory Study of India’s Approach
Sep 14, 2020

Subregional Security Cooperation: An Exploratory Study of India’s Approach

Subregional economic cooperation has become a prioritised agenda in India’s neighbourhood policy. Policymakers and scholars increasingly conceptualise subregions in the neighbourhood to promote economic and connectivity cooperation. However, the subregional notion is rarely discussed in the context of security cooperation. This raises an important question regarding the subregional approach, or its lack thereof, in building security cooperation

To view developments in the neighbourhood simply as ‘pro-China’ or ‘pro-India’ is myopic
Feb 27, 2018

To view developments in the neighbourhood simply as ‘pro-China’ or ‘pro-India’ is myopic

Whether or not a military intervention in Male would have restored democracy without harming India’s credibility in the region is uncertain. That it would not have limited Beijing’s growing profile is unquestionable.

भारताचा शेजार’धर्म’!
Sep 25, 2020

भारताचा शेजार’धर्म’!

जागतिक व्यापाराचा नवा केंद्रबिंदू म्हणून विकसित होत असलेल्या भारतीय उपखंडात सर्वांनाच शांतता हवी आहे. त्यासाठीच भारताची ‘नेबरहूड पॉलिसी’ सशक्त असायला हवी.