Opinion

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. …

The world will be watching with great interest the outcome of the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska. Normally, such meetings at the summit level are carefully prepared to ensure positive outcomes. …