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With the announcement of a connectivity partnership based on shared commitment to sustainable development, India and the EU now have the latitude to b
New Delhi must avoid getting caught up in tired existing machinations and instead forge a new path for itself that prioritises Indian strategic intere
The future of Bangladesh-India hydro-relations will not only be contingent upon what New Delhi and Dhaka will think, but will also be dependent on the
Beyond defensive measures, New Delhi needs to step up efforts for a potent cyber offensive capability that can enable retaliatory strikes against Chin
Independent of the ruling party or leader in Colombo, New Delhi’s concerns viz China in Sri Lanka is bound to grow.
The United States should reset expectations in line with India’s preferences for continuity, reformation, and new equilibria
As New Delhi cements its position as one of the fastest-growing major economies of the world, its increased engagement with the Central Asian region c
The Opposition — PPM-PNC combine — has called upon New Delhi, along with Sri Lanka and Pakistan, to help obtain freedom for Yameen.
It will be hard for the US to ignore New Delhi’s distinct position while making a determination under CAATSA.
New Delhi must use the opportunity to strengthen its partnership with the US, which in recent years, has made rapid progress.
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
Given the trajectory of the China relations — Sri Lanka’s ‘India First’ policy will obviously be confined to bilateral security issues and New
The objectives of New Delhi’s Oceans Initiative get substantial traction by the provisions related to political, security and maritime cooperation i
India, which maintains good relations with Iran and has strategic interests in that country, has walked the trapeze wire regarding the issue of its nu
The Central government, Delhi government and MCD have come together to ramp-up the healthcare delivery capacity for COVID-19 infection control.
The middle powers are taking the middle path to dealing with the US and China, which may lead to significant challenges if New Delhi chooses to build
New Delhi’s decreased policy manoeuvrability coupled with China’s decreasing need to comply with international norms and conventions is a dangerou
Effective public policy needs sound public debates. If New Delhi is to have a serious China strategy, it must be predicated upon how best India can al
Why did Assumption Island project cause a furore in Seychelles? What are the main concerns of the Seychelles government, opposition and Seychellois pe
The present inflection point in Indo-Nepalese border tensions has evolved into an awkward position where neither of the two states can realistically b
There was a time for non-alignment. New Delhi has been there and done that. Today’s India and its aspirations demand much more from its leadership.
New Delhi has been quietly focused on tackling the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, trying to help others within its own limitations and bu
While Colombo and New Delhi may carry historic baggage with each other on various issues, fighting ISIS is something that barely interjects with those
India has done well with its neighbours by not giving up on them in their own hour of crisis. Even while the nation was faced with exigencies of every
New Delhi must consolidate the positive mood in the Valley to regain the trust of the people after abrogation of Article 370.
New Delhi now ought to prove its logistical capabilities in accomplishing the full potential of the port to maintain its credibility in the global con
Externally, New Delhi has inconsistently wavered between attempting to influence the international debate on Kashmir and treating it as a purely domes
A close look at the pattern of violence perpetrated by criminal elements establishes beyond doubt that the violence had spread because of the failure
Kashmir urgently needs political manoeuvring to start a new political process for democracy, through the will of the people, to triumph.
There is a growing sense in the police bureaucracy that all decisions big or small will be taken from New Delhi or in concurrence with the wishes of p
Political will, which is otherwise scarce in New Delhi, is precisely what Modi demonstrated whether it was Balakot, the Kinetic Direct Ascent Anti-Sat
With its emphasis on decreasing India’s ICT import duties across the board, the US is in a way batting with China against India, not realising that
Seeking to share the burden in the Indian Ocean, Washington is eager for New Delhi to assume the role of a regional goods provider
New Delhi and Washington must seek the compartmentalisation of homeland security cooperation by delinking progress on HSPD-6 agreement from divergence
The transition to a $5 trillion economy will require many drastic changes, especially in the pace of urbanisation.
As bipartisanship on US foreign policy fractures, New Delhi risks becoming a partisan sticking point.
Unless India takes up urban planning with the seriousness it deserves, the future of some of the mega projects of the incumbent government such as the
Having failed the first round at the UN Security Council (UNSG), Pakistan continues to seek internationalising the ‘Kashmir issue’, as an ‘inter
Pollution-free, decongested and zero emissions. This is what electric vehicles offer Delhi, but its current policy does not achieve this.
Washington is seeking an active New Delhi by raising the tempo of US-India defence trade and interoperability agreements.
India’s decision to revoke Article 370 giving special status to Jammu & Kashmir has put Pakistan on the back foot, dealt New Delhi back into the Sou
In New Delhi, the US Secretary of State will push for the prioritisation of long-term strategic potentialities over near-term economic upsets.
The US-Iran conflict does not bode well for India.
Washington is seeking to share onus with New Delhi on continuing the cultivation of strategic ties.
Samir Saran, ORF President, spoke to Russian newspaper Izvestia on the sidelines of Valdai Club and ORF dialogue last week, on the importance of India
New Delhi must guard its interests as Washington attempts to rein in Ankara
