Part 1 of a Two-part series. The second part will be published on Monday, December 22, 2025. 2025 has tested the resilience of Indian diplomacy like never before. In a …
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Sanjay Kumar Verma is a former Indian diplomat with 37 years of service in international relations. He served as High Commissioner of India to Canada and as Ambassador to Japan, the Marshall Islands, and Sudan. He also chaired the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), India’s leading policy think tank. Over nearly four decades, he engaged at senior levels in foreign policy, strategic affairs, and global economic diplomacy, contributing to India’s external engagement across regions. He continues to write, speak, and advise on geopolitics, security, and national strategy.
Part 1 of a Two-part series. The second part will be published on Monday, December 22, 2025. 2025 has tested the resilience of Indian diplomacy like never before. In a …
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke established protocol on the evening of December 4, 2025 to personally receive Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac of Palam airbase, the gesture …
The recent G20 Summit in Johannesburg, hosted by South Africa from November 22 to 23, marked a pivotal moment in global diplomacy, especially as it was the first time the …
Two developments this week have offered a revealing window into the strategic shifts taking place across the Indo-Pacific. In Washington, a bipartisan resolution titled ‘Recognizing the Strategic Value of the …
When External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar arrived in Ontario for the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, it was not another ritual of global diplomacy. His presence carried the quiet weight …
When Beijing adjusts its export dials, global supply chains feel the tremor. Its latest move—the tightening of controls on rare earths and critical materials—signals something larger than trade regulation. It’s …
AI vs AI (Artificial Intelligence vs Author Intelligence)In this section, every trending story goes through two lenses: first, Grok—the AI—summarizes the news that’s shaping the headlines. Then, an expert contributor …
For more than half a century, South–South Cooperation (SSC) has been a story of solidarity, shared struggles, mutual learning, and collective self-reliance among developing nations. Yet for most of its …
India stands at a pivotal moment in its climate journey, with both urgent priorities and transformative opportunities shaping the nation’s future. As global attention turns to COP30 at Belem, Brazil, …
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s first carefully engineered official visit to New Delhi, after an unusually fraught period in bilateral ties, translates political intent into practical mechanisms grounded in sovereignty, …
The relationship between India and China has long been a test of statecraft, patience, and strategic imagination. Two ancient civilisations, as 21st‑century powers, find themselves intertwined in ways that are …
The world of trade is being redrawn. Protectionist industrial policies, carbon-linked market access, and fast-changing digital standards are setting the pace. These shifts originate largely in the Global North, but …
When the National Security Advisers of India and Canada, Ajit Doval and Nathalie Drouin, met in New Delhi on September 18, 2025, the encounter marked something significant: the return of …
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