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Raghu Gururaj

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Raghu Gururaj retired in 2023 from the post of Ambassador of India in the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe. His overseas diplomatic assignments include postings at Yemen, Singapore, Argentina, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia,Vietnam, Kazakhstan, as Consul General to Indonesia and as Ambassador to the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe. During his career spanning 35 years, he has specialized in multilateral economic and political work, especially during his stints in Vietnam, Singapore, Kazakhstan, and Indonesia.

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    From Geopolitics to Growth: India’s West Asia Strategy

    by Raghu Gururaj May 15, 2026
    by Raghu Gururaj May 15, 2026

    India’s relationship with West Asia (Middle East) is entering a more complicated phase than at any point in recent decades. A once stable and predictable framework built on energy imports, …

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    Is India’s Growth Being Held Back by Its Civic Deficit?

    by Raghu Gururaj May 2, 2026
    by Raghu Gururaj May 2, 2026

    A few years ago, while presenting India’s manufacturing ambitions under the ‘Make in India’ initiative to an international audience, I was asked a question that was both simple and disarming: …

  • Culture

    Relevance of Ramayana in Indonesia

    by Raghu Gururaj April 26, 2026
    by Raghu Gururaj April 26, 2026

    Through the centuries, India has been a source of inspiration for art and architecture in Indonesia as it has been to the entire Southeast Asia. Today, a myriad of cultural …

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    Strategic Autonomy or Strategic Ambiguity?  India’s Gulf Dilemma

    by Raghu Gururaj April 19, 2026
    by Raghu Gururaj April 19, 2026

    There is a lively and, at times, sharply divided discourse in India today on its foreign policy choices over the Iranian crisis. At the centre of this debate is a …

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