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Sanjay Kumar Verma

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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.

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    The Quiet Architect: India’s Centrality in the Indo Pacific

    by Sanjay Kumar Verma November 21, 2025
    by Sanjay Kumar Verma November 21, 2025

    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 …

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    India’s Voice at the G7: Diplomacy in Disorder

    by Sanjay Kumar Verma November 14, 2025
    by Sanjay Kumar Verma November 14, 2025

    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 …

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    China’s Export Controls: India’s Moment to Rise

    by Sanjay Kumar Verma November 10, 2025
    by Sanjay Kumar Verma November 10, 2025

    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 …

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    Trump Meets Xi: What It Means for India

    by Sanjay Kumar Verma October 31, 2025
    by Sanjay Kumar Verma October 31, 2025

    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 …

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    From Goodwill to Evidence: Quantifying South–South Cooperation

    by Sanjay Kumar Verma October 25, 2025
    by Sanjay Kumar Verma October 25, 2025

    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 …

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    Advancing India’s Climate-Smart Trade at COP30

    by Sanjay Kumar Verma October 22, 2025
    by Sanjay Kumar Verma October 22, 2025

    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, …

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    A Reset with Guard Rails: Anita Anand’s Visit and the Shape of a New India–Canada Engagement

    by Sanjay Kumar Verma October 14, 2025
    by Sanjay Kumar Verma October 14, 2025

    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, …

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    India–China: A Narrative of Competitive Coexistence

    by Sanjay Kumar Verma October 8, 2025
    by Sanjay Kumar Verma October 8, 2025

    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 …

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    Shaping Rules, Shipping Goods: The Southern Playbook for India

    by Sanjay Kumar Verma September 27, 2025
    by Sanjay Kumar Verma September 27, 2025

    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 …

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    India–Canada Security Reset: From Rupture to a Rules-Based New Normal

    by Sanjay Kumar Verma September 26, 2025
    by Sanjay Kumar Verma September 26, 2025

    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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