The announcement of a strategic defence pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan has many ramifications for us and for the region. India has reacted immediately, which means that we are …
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The recent resumption of US-India trade talks in September 2025 marks a significant turning point for bilateral relations, with positive undertones and hopes for a mutually beneficial agreement. Following months …
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Gen-Z Movement in Nepal is a Marker of Democratic Evolution in Nepal
by Rishi Guptaby Rishi GuptaThe Gen-Z-led movement in Nepal on September 8-9 has made headlines globally. The movement’s power was electrifying, forcing the elected government and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign and …
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In the aftermath of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, India and China entered a transition in their relations, characterized by measured diplomacy and engagement. Prime Minister Narender Modi visited …
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From Submarines to Strategy: Germany’s Deepening Engagement with India
by Jayesh Khatuby Jayesh KhatuDuring the German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul’s visit to India from 1-3 September 2025, the minister declared that “India equals Asia for us and Germany and the European Union, in …
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Prime Minister Modi’s participation in the SCO summit in Tianjin, China, was timely. India, as an Asian power, must have a presence in any broad Asian organisation so that it …
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Sovereignty with Stewardship: How India Navigates a Fractured World
by Subir Sanyalby Subir SanyalIn a time when supply chains are weaponised, alliances turn transactional, and rules are bent to suit power, India’s compass points to something older than geopolitics – a civilisational conviction …
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‘India is a Laundromat for the Kremlin’ is the latest accusation of Team Trump in reference to India’s continuous buying of Russian oil. President Donald Trump’s trade advisor, Peter Navarro, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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The Archer and the Dragon: The Tightrope that Defines India-China Ties
by Nirupama Raoby Nirupama RaoThe 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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …