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Pakistan has a way of reminding us that nothing has changed
July 2, 2021, 3:02 PM IST
The first ever drone attack on an Indian Air Force station in Jammu after midnight on Sunday — two drones dropped two 2 kg IEDs with TNT and RDX, six minutes apart — marked a…
July 2, 2021, 3:02 PM IST
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Climbing on to the Afghan roller-coaster
June 27, 2021, 4:00 PM IST
Early last week, Afghanistan’s border with Tajikistan was closed after the Taliban overran Shirkhan Bandar, a border crossing in Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan. In a sobering report, the Long War Journal (LWJ) said Taliban…
June 27, 2021, 4:00 PM IST
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G7’s anti-China stance is not enough to counter the dragon
June 22, 2021, 12:10 PM IST
China, climate and Covid-19 — these were the three broad themes from the G-7 summit in the English county of Cornwall this weekend. Not everybody agreed on everything; US President Joe Biden used the opportunity…
June 22, 2021, 12:10 PM IST
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‘India shed blood at Galwan. She is crafting a new strategic future’
June 15, 2021, 9:23 AM IST
Mid-June, a freezing night in Galwan valley, eastern Ladakh. A series of skirmishes. Twenty Indian soldiers and an unspecified number of Chinese soldiers dead. The first time blood was shed since the 1980s. The India-China…
June 15, 2021, 9:23 AM IST
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Through the Covid crisis, Quad finds a home
June 8, 2021, 6:37 PM IST
The Quad is at the core of the new global geopolitics, and the US, an early sceptic, has taken ownership and has put itself in the driving seat. Beyond the vaccine conversations, this shift was…
June 8, 2021, 6:37 PM IST
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Vaccines and supply chains: A perfect storm?
May 26, 2021, 11:08 PM IST
Move over Ethereum and Dogecoin. The names that interest India these days are Cytiva, Sartorius, Corning, Tosoh and Therma Fisher. No crypto currency stars here. All of these are specialty manufacturers of vaccine components. India…
May 26, 2021, 11:08 PM IST
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‘A lot of China’s positions are grounded in their environment and cultural conditioning … It’s to do with Chinese nationalism’
May 24, 2021, 2:10 AM IST
As a young diplomat Vijay Gokhale, former foreign secretary, witnessed China’s watershed protests in 1989. It led to his book, ‘Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest’. He distilled the lessons in an interview to…
May 24, 2021, 2:10 AM IST
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India walks an oft-treaded path in the Middle East
May 20, 2021, 5:44 PM IST
Hamas rockets raining down on Israel from Gaza. Israel conducting massive aerial bombardment of Gaza. For the first time, Israeli cities with mixed populations are witnessing communal violence. As the old Israel-Palestine conflict burst forth…
May 20, 2021, 5:44 PM IST
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Act west, think east: India is sealing relationships with US, UK, Europe after the double reality check from China
May 17, 2021, 2:25 AM IST
Almost unnoticed in the ferocity of the current Covid surge battering us, India’s foreign policy pivoted westwards, embracing partners and relationships that, if taken at the flood, could have interesting implications for India’s future. A…
May 17, 2021, 2:25 AM IST
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Quad: The new toolkit: For India this could be another Y2K moment – which put it on the path of being a tech power
March 16, 2021, 2:25 AM IST
“The four leaders did discuss the challenge posed by China, and they made clear that none of them have any illusions about China. But today was not fundamentally about China.” Jake Sullivan’s succinct remarks after…
March 16, 2021, 2:25 AM IST
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Myanmar in the balance: West must beware sledgehammer sanctions, which will snuff out the democratic spirits
February 10, 2021, 2:25 AM IST
The world – certainly India – has deep stakes in Myanmar. Let’s acknowledge this reality before rushing to consign our next door neighbour to perdition after last week’s coup. Yes, the generals are back in…
February 10, 2021, 2:25 AM IST
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Corona, and wolf warriors: The world changed significantly this year, creating challenges and opportunities for India
December 26, 2020, 2:25 AM IST
This year began with soul searching on a “world disorder”. As it comes to a close, the pandemic is still with us, mutant strains and vaccines jostling for space. The Chinese are still on our…
December 26, 2020, 2:25 AM IST
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Out of the closet: With BECA and other initiatives, India is working with a superpower. It must stay the course
October 31, 2020, 2:30 AM IST
India and the US began a journey in 1998, with the first conversation between Jaswant Singh and Strobe Talbott. This week, the two countries signed off on Book 1 of that journey, when India signed…
October 31, 2020, 2:30 AM IST
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India should take the lead in the Quad
October 18, 2020, 5:37 PM IST
The first standalone Quad ministerial in Tokyo on October 6 holds the promise for something much larger, giving a new direction to Indo-Pacific geopolitics. But what, exactly? Expectations are high, matched almost word for word…
October 18, 2020, 5:37 PM IST
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The Chinese challenge is here to stay. Here are some steps India can quickly take to counter it
June 30, 2020, 3:00 AM IST
We’re all satellite imagery experts now. We know how many tents the Chinese are erecting at the junction of Galwan and Shyok rivers in eastern Ladakh, can plot their precise locations and extrapolate their intentions….
June 30, 2020, 3:00 AM IST
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What’s behind Chinese intrusions? Beijing needs to save face globally. Expect a long LAC faceoff and no solutions
June 4, 2020, 2:40 AM IST
At this moment, those with idle fingers and competing political agendas are fighting an India-China boundary conflict on social media, which include calls to fire top army commanders, satellite images of dry Galwan river bed…
June 4, 2020, 2:40 AM IST
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What’s behind Chinese intrusions? Beijing needs to save face globally. Expect a long LAC faceoff and no solutions
June 3, 2020, 2:34 AM IST
At this moment, those with idle fingers and competing political agendas are fighting an India-China boundary conflict on social media, which include calls to fire top army commanders, satellite images of dry Galwan river bed…
June 3, 2020, 2:34 AM IST
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The current world disorder: For the post-coronavirus world, we will need to reinvent multilateralism
April 9, 2020, 4:00 AM IST
Who would have thought that an epidemic gone viral, tears and fears in a locked down world, clear skies and clean air would accompany us when an old order is apparently yielding place to new?…
April 9, 2020, 4:00 AM IST
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Trump and Modi show: Apart from spectacle upcoming Trump visit will also have substance, despite the failure on trade
February 19, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
The growth of India-US relationship has been the strategic headline of the 21st century, even though viewership ratings have focussed on the US-China one – swinging between ‘G-2’ and ‘decoupling’. Grand spectacle will dominate next…
February 19, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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‘When Portugal takes over Presidency of EU in 2021, EU-India relations will feature high on the agenda’
February 14, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Portugal’s President, is to visit Goa this week. During the course of his visit, the state government will sign agreements which envisage transfer of technologies in water and sewerage management systems…
February 14, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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