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India and Pakistan share a border, a history and almost the same birthday. What they have never really managed to share is a neighbourhood. As India marks its 80th Independence …
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Every year, on 19 August, the international community observes World Humanitarian Day. The occasion honours those who work, often in dangerous and unforgiving conditions, to save lives in places devastated …
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Diplomatic summits are often judged by the agreements they produce. But their deeper significance lies in whether they alter how two countries see each other. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent …
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The most consequential outcome of the 2026 Hormuz War may ultimately be found not on the battlefield but at the negotiating table. Iran has not emerged as an undisputed military …
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The most important message from Beijing was not delivered in a speech. It was what was silently, unmistakably signalled. Watching the choreography, I was struck by how dramatically the language …
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Opinion
From Political Reset to Commercial Delivery: Why India Should Seek a Doable CEPA with Canada
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s visit to Canada, which concluded on 27 May, was more than a routine ministerial stopover. In many ways, it was the first real commercial …
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India and Bangladesh have long discussed the Teesta River centred on water sharing, seasonal flows, and related issues. For years, it was treated as a difficult but manageable issue within …
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The India–Africa Forum Summit in 2026 cannot afford to be only ceremonial. The last two decades of India–Africa engagement were shaped by development partnership and energy security. The next phase …
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Fifteen years is a long time in diplomacy. Long enough for enthusiasm to fade, for negotiating positions to harden, and for the world itself to change shape. When India and …
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The continuing conflict in West Asia has destabilised the balance that had existed in the region for decades. Its complex implications extend much beyond the region. The conflict hastened the …
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In recent years, the Indian diaspora in Canada has found itself navigating a climate that feels increasingly charged, performative, and at times, openly hostile, driven by Canada-based Khalistani extremism. What …
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The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) remains one of the most ambitious achievements of post-war international diplomacy. It gave the oceans a legal order where …
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In West Asia, wars rarely end when the missiles stop. Military victories seldom erase civilisations or grievances, and conflicts often leave behind consequences that reshape global politics long after the …
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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to India from 27 February to 2 March 2026 was significant not merely because it reopened a relationship that had gone badly off course, but …
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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s official visit to India from February 27 to March 2, 2026, was not a ceremonial courtesy call. It was a deliberate act of diplomatic re-engagement at …
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Geopolitical crises rarely erupt without warning. They accumulate quietly, layer upon layer of grievance, mistrust, and unresolved tension, until force replaces argument as the dominant language of statecraft. The confrontation …
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The AI Impact Summit in New Delhi generated energy, optimism, and a sense of arrival. Delegations from government, industry, academia, and international partners converged around a shared recognition: artificial intelligence …
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The India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) was conceived as more than a diplomatic ritual. It was intended to provide structure to a relationship rooted in history but increasingly shaped by hard …
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India–Canada relations over the past year have followed a pattern increasingly common in a fragmented global order. The political crisis came first. Institutional freeze followed. Quiet security repair began after …
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The forthcoming India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) 2026, likely to be held mid-year, will represent more than a routine diplomatic engagement; it will serve as a strategic inflection point in aligning …
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