Dhaka has increasingly allowed the Hasina issue to become the lens through which the entire relationship with India is viewed. That is strategically problematic for Bangladesh because it has enormous …
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For the devout and pious Indian (or Indian Indonesian), the province of Sumatra is like comfort food. Replete with Indian temples of bewildering variety and preferences, Sumatra offers spiritual solace …
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India’s decision to roll out e-passports symbolizes its confidence in digital governance. Yet, almost simultaneously, the government has reminded citizens that the passport itself is not conclusive proof of Indian …
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India’s ambition today is no longer incremental development. It is attempting something far more ambitious, which is to transform itself into a major industrial, technological, and geopolitical power by 2047 …
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A common sentiment across media commentary surrounding Marco Rubio’s recent visit to India was whether the QUAD had lost momentum and if Washington still viewed India as central to Indo-Pacific …
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The recent state visit of the Vietnamese President to India reflects the steady consolidation of India’s engagement with Southeast Asia. High-level exchanges with Vietnam, Indonesia and the Phillipines, India’s continued …
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When Indonesia recently signaled that it may monetize transit through the Straits of Malacca, it heralded a fundamental shift in how maritime geography is being used or misused. What Indonesia …
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The IMF’s World Economic Outlook projects India to become the world’s third-largest economy within the next few years, a milestone celebrated as evidence of its emergence as a major global …
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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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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: …
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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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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 …