Sanjay Kumar Verma

The renewed engagement between New Delhi and Ottawa offers an opportunity to move beyond recent tensions. The real test is whether both countries can build an economically ambitious relationship that …

The elements of a strong economic relationship between India and Canada have never been lacking. What has been missing, at different points, has been the political and institutional momentum to …

The Ministry of Defence’s Annual Report for 2025–26 states that 2025 witnessed a “significant reduction in deployment of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Forces opposite Northern Borders.” It also notes that …

India and China are often described as the two great civilisational powers of Asia, two of the world’s largest countries and increasingly important poles in a changing international order. All …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …