BUSINESS
India-Brazil Ties | In Lula, New Delhi has a reliable friend
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as Brazil’s President, they will have one more subject on their agenda — domestic terrorism. India is well-placed to advice Brazil on terrorism
BUSINESS
US, EU pressure on Iran could backfire and help conservatives further consolidate power
The record of the West in overtly and covertly fomenting unrest in Iran makes it a suspect instead of an ally for many Iranians who support the demands of today's protestors
BUSINESS
China Protests | Xi Jinping takes one step back to prepare for two steps forward later
To understand the ongoing protests in China, it is necessary to remember that change has been the only constant in that country in the last seven decades
BUSINESS
Roadmap 2030 | Does Rishi Sunak share Boris Johnson’s commitment in furthering India-UK ties?
There are still key areas where the UK denies India dual-use military-civilian technologies. On sharing defence technology and intellectual property, the ball is in the UK’s court
BUSINESS
India is recalibrating its approach to Europe
The creativity and dynamism with which India and Europe approached each other after the fall of the Berlin Wall, is destined to be shelved for the foreseeable future
BUSINESS
Russia-Ukraine Conflict | India thwarts Western attempts to drive a wedge between New Delhi and Moscow
Notwithstanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s peace offer to the belligerents in the escalating war, India is unlikely to rush into any mammoth effort to bring Moscow and Kyiv to the negotiating table
BUSINESS
India-US Ties | A game of diplomatic chess with deep-seated mutual suspicion
There is speculation that the way India and the US have been engaging each other was set to change after the intense bilateral activities throughout the new millennium. But the war in Ukraine has put paid to such hopes
BUSINESS
From Khrushchev to Gorbachev — the humane side of Russian leaders
The recollections of those close to Mikhail Gorbachev, from Gennady Gerasimov to Mark Frankland, are testimonies of how rare a leader he was
BUSINESS
History shows that refugees, even illegal migrants, can become an asset to host countries
The reality is that illegal migration and refugee exodus the world over are there to stay. They cannot be wished away by speeches in parliaments. Otherwise, the office of the UNHCR would have been disbanded long ago
WORLD
India@75: A macho foreign policy that projects power
External affairs minister S Jaishankar makes no bones about admitting that his only consideration in making decisions is whether they will benefit India. This was never so definitive and fundamental before, not even during Rao’s reform phase
INDIA
Modi in UAE | Progress in India-UAE ties inconceivable a few years back
The Skill India International Centre in Varanasi is but one element in the Modi-Sheikh Mohamed vision for elevating ties with the UAE into one of India’s most important foreign policy priorities
BUSINESS
India needs to view multilateral strategic summits with greater importance
By giving the Shangri-La Dialogue a miss, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lost an opportunity to get acquainted with ‘new kids on the block’, in his line of work. Australia, Canada, France, and Germany — India’s key strategic partners — all have new Ministers of Defence
POLITICS
US is playing a dangerous game in Europe at Ukraine's expense
Ukrainians must consider what will be left of their country if Russia takes away its eastern parts and Poland regains control over western Ukraine
BUSINESS
India-Philippines Ties | Will history colour Marcos Jr's approach towards New Delhi?
Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the incoming Philippines President, is 64-years-old, and his political memory is bound to play a part in whether he decides to pick up the thread in ties with India, where Narendra Modi and Rodrigo Duterte left off
POLITICS
Modi's visit to Denmark thaws almost 20 years of frost in bilateral relations; green is the watchword
The outcomes of the visit are significantly different from the usual cliché-ridden statements about strategic partnerships and instead concentrate on improving the quality of Indian lives.
POLITICS
Pakistan’s new government is a merger and acquisition by prominent political dynasties
All the major dynastic political families – including the hitherto rivals Bhuttos and Sharifs – have temporarily merged as a tactic of convenience and re-acquired Pakistan as a family business with the silent support of the Pakistan Army
POLITICS
India’s Neighbourhood | Pakistan, Sri Lanka in the doldrums, a ray of hope in Nepal
A political crisis in Pakistan and an economic crisis in Sri Lanka are negative developments in the subcontinent. The improvement in India-Nepal ties is good news
POLITICS
A lost opportunity for India-China diplomacy
Given the circumstances under which Wang’s visit to New Delhi is taking place, it may now be nothing more than window-dressing
BUSINESS
Russia-Ukraine Conflict | India’s foreign policy shows its exceptionalism
A common thread runs across all these above narratives. Those who now want New Delhi to take a stand against Russia have historically not been in favour of an India with even a streak of independence, which exercises strategic autonomy
POLITICS
Pakistan’s ISI is perfecting political assassinations as an instrument of State policy
The UK is a particularly fertile ground for this purpose because of the presence of a large Pakistani community in England, which is not exceptionally well off, and could be lured by drug money
BUSINESS
Neglected after PV Narasimha Rao, Modi puts spotlight back on India-Central Asia ties
Resource-rich, geopolitically-vital Central Asia has many suitors. Even if half of the vision in speeches delivered at India’s first summit with the region fructifies, India can be a favourite among these suitors
BUSINESS
This Republic Day, all eyes will be on Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will be looking for India’s support in his fight to fend off a colour revolution in his country: the kind that the US has attempted in several former Soviet states to wean them away from Moscow’s orbit. Cleverly, India is holding its horses
POLITICS
India-Russia Ties | There’s never a dull day for ambassadors in Moscow
The incoming Indian Ambassador was given special treatment on his arrival that was not reserved for ally of long standing, Vietnam. This is a good augury for Vladimir Putin’s imminent arrival in the Rashtrapati Bhavan
BUSINESS
How four Tamilians rescued Warsaw climate talks that led to Paris pact
The COP in Warsaw appeared doomed from the start, almost collapsed midway, and nearly broke up in acrimony towards the end. The conference was rescued from total failure by Burhan Gafoor and TS Tirumurti with no small help from a third Tamilian, Vivian Balakrishnan
