Opinion

When the Oli government in Nepal decided to ban 26 social media platforms last week, it likely imagined a swift compliance battle with tech companies and perhaps a few murmurs …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who in his first tenure as Prime Minister had laid the foundation stone of the rail line from Bairabi to Sairang (in Mizoram), will be immensely …

India and Bhutan have deepened their already strong, time-tested partnership in 2024–2025 through a series of significant political, economic, connectivity, and cultural initiatives, as highlighted during the recent official visit of Bhutanese …

India and Singapore’s Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) 2025 has marked a pivotal moment in Asia’s evolving geopolitical and economic landscape during the visit of Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to …

The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit underscored India’s position in a fractured and changing global system. New Delhi’s participation is more about engagement rather than endorsement within the forum, with …

The 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, 2025, was successfully held from August 31 to September 1, 2025, in Tianjin, China, under the theme “Promoting the Shanghai Spirit: SCO in …

The Politics of History This year marks seventy-five years since India and China established diplomatic relations.  A few years later, the two civilizational states, newly sovereign, pledged coexistence in the …

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ongoing visit to China entered a pivotal phase yesterday, with a high-profile meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and active participation in the Shanghai Cooperation …

India-Japan relations have entered a renewed phase of partnership, strengthening their Special Strategic and Global Partnership to adapt to today’s evolving geopolitical realities. The recent visit of Indian Prime Minister …

The recently concluded EU-US trade agreement has been termed as a ‘massive trade deal’ in Washington, but a ‘balanced compromise’ in Brussels. The Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, …

It is not often that a nation finds itself at the cusp of a seismic shift in the global economic order. Yet, according to the latest Economy Watch report from …

The recent visit of South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun to India highlights an essential development of India and South Korea’s strategic partnership within the ongoing geopolitical and economic transformation. …

The Washington meeting of 18 August 2025 where the US President Donald Trump hosted Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, European Commission President …

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Nepal from 17 to 18 August. His visit took place amid improving ties between India and Nepal, which had been marred by a diplomatic freeze …

The Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar concluded his three-day visit to Russia from 19-21 August 2025 on the invitation extended by the First Deputy Prime Minister of the …

For decades, Washington has operated on a simple proposition: a strong India is in America’s interest. From Bill Clinton’s 2000 visit that thawed a Cold War frost to Barack Obama’s …

The European Union (EU) launched its 18th sanctions package in July 2025 that attempts to limit Russia’s war machinery against Ukraine. The latest set of sanctions not only targets Russia …

The India-China relationship has entered a phase of multifaceted engagement. It is marked by careful blending of growing cooperation, strategic advancements, and persistent complexities. Such a development in the relationship …

‘Scepticism’, ‘uncertainty’, ‘unfeasible’ and many such terms loomed over the scheduled Alaska talks, given the complexities of the Ukraine imbroglio and the spiralling down of bilateral relations between Russia and …

India’s journey in sports since 2014 has been a story woven with vision, exceptional execution, and an inclusive focus on empowering the country’s immense youth demographic. Supported by impactful government …

On August 15, 2025, as India completes 78 years since gaining independence, the country stands at a crossroads between the echoes of its past and the promise of its future. …