WORLD
Syria: Liberation or perdition?
Unless extraordinary effort is made into transition of power, power-sharing, handling of various interest groups within and outside, and dealing with jihadist elements firmly, the possibility of Syria descending into an unchartered territory of chaos is very real-- and very troublesome for the region
WORLD
Assassinations by Israel give it a short-term high but no durable peace
The killing of Hassan Nasrallah is a huge setback for Hezbollah and a shot in the arm for Israel. So was the killing of Hamas co-founder Sheikh Yassin in 2004 which was expected to finish the organisation. Decapitating leadership is a tactic that hasn’t led to strategic victories
WORLD
Whoever wins in Pakistan elections, it will be India setting the terms of engagement
One of the key outcomes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign policy is making Pakistan irrelevant to the Indian diplomatic scheme of things. And it has been working well so far
BUSINESS
Why the India-UAE relationship is getting stronger and stronger
The roadshow by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be rich in optics and warmth but the ties are also being driven by converging interests, a substantive agenda, and people’s participation
BUSINESS
Parsing India’s position on the Israel-Hamas War: It is about securing national interest and prioritising the greater good
Seeing India’s reactions only through the prism of a balancing act is trite and myopic. Vital national interest is being protected but there’s clarity that an act of terror shouldn’t be given equivalence to anything else, while ensuring that this position doesn’t overshadow a cause where the perpetrators of the violence are not the sole stakeholders to the lingering problem and its possible solutions
BUSINESS
Delhi G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: Maximalist positions of West and Russia drown out India’s constructive agenda
India’s G20 presidency is feeling the chill of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. All of India’s attempts to voice the pressing issues of the Global South could get scuppered without a peace deal. The disinterest towards peace is a huge indictment of multilateral forums
BUSINESS
China’s unilateral actions against India make peaceful border distant reality
It is very natural that such incidents hold the bilateral relationship to a ransom. Peace and tranquility along the border are the foundational principles of friendly ties between India and China
BUSINESS
Ukraine war unsettles multilateralism and Western binary, but it's advantage India
Russia is certainly the villain in the ballrooms and high tables of international diplomacy now. Take the three major summits of world leaders that Asia hosted in the past 10 days
BUSINESS
Samarkand SCO | Strong ties with Russia uniquely place India at the world stage
Despite pressure mounting from various quarters, India stood its ground on Russia, its most-trusted veto in the United Nations
WORLD
Queen Elizabeth II will be remembered for her amazing dignity in adapting to changing times
For seven decades, Queen Elizabeth II was the most endearing and adaptive royal figure in the world
POLITICS
Foreign Policy And Sports | Sporting glories are power symbols held by diplomatic glues
India must tap multilateral forums such as BRICS and the SCO to further its ambitions to become a sporting powerhouse
WORLD
Did Pelosi’s Taiwan visit put spotlight on United States’ one-China policy?
As the war of words rage around Nancy Pelosi’s visit, it would be more about Taiwan vs China than China vs the US in the short term, unless posturing gets out of control
WORLD
Why Shinzo Abe was the best Japanese prime minister India could have wished for
On Shinzo Abe's watch, both India and Japan scaled ties to a level not often seen between two countries in recent times
BUSINESS
Joe Biden’s prescription of lifting tariffs on China is lazy and counterproductive
Washington’s sense of urgency with which it wants to remove tariffs on Chinese goods to fight domestic inflation is baffling
BUSINESS
How far can India rely on a US-led Quad to checkmate China?
For the US, the Quad summit was another forum to hit out at Russia on Ukraine. Painting Russia and China with the same brush serves the strategic and political objective of the US — however, it’s a position that India is naturally uncomfortable with
BUSINESS
BRICS needs to be more cohesive in dealing with geopolitical developments
BRICS could have been a bloc, while managing certain contradictions, and worked seamlessly with the rest of the world. But the western dominance on international finance and trade is so huge that even a group such as BRICS is waking up to the reality of not getting its house in order in time
WORLD
Imran Khan promised to change politics in Pakistan — but politics has changed the cricketer-turned-politician
Shehbaz Sharif has replaced Imran Khan as Pakistan’s Prime Minister. This is a major setback a leader who promised a new Pakistan
BUSINESS
Predictable stability a must for better India-China ties
Both India and China understand the importance of peace along the border for the overall development of ties. But since 2012, the Chinese attitude on issues of sovereignty has become less predictable and consistently aggressive
BUSINESS
Why public sentiment in India is not against Russia
For many Indians, bonding with Russia is rooted in a lingering collective memory despite the passage of time wearing it thin on some occasions
WORLD
Russia-Ukraine Crisis | India’s position remains realistic, balanced, upholds national interests
Diplomatic or political posturing need not always pay dividends…When dividends are less or nil, it is wise to keep old and trusted investments safe
BUSINESS
Diplomacy and politics in PM Narendra Modi meeting the Pope
The overly-touted domestic electoral importance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Pope Francis needs to be put in perspective: since Independence, every decade, barring a few, either the Pope has visited India or an Indian Prime Minister has met the Pope at The Vatican
BUSINESS
UK profiles India | England must stop nit-picking, focus on boosting economic ties
The UK should have appreciated the Indian approach of using a centralised data-base to issue COVID-19 vaccination certificates which effectively addresses the concerns of private players accessing the data with ease in the name issuing certificates
POLITICS
Will Joe Biden be bold enough to walk the talk on India-US ties?
Since security cooperation is at the heart of any strategic partnership, how far the US would understand India’s concerns will be an important marker in deepening their defining partnership
BUSINESS
Travel ban a classic case of UK’s and Canada’s double standards against India
Singling out travellers from India when the country is witnessing steady dwindling of cases cannot be a decision born out of any objective criteria, but a highly objectionable selection process that unabashedly favours travellers from the ‘developed West’
