As Bangladesh boils, a challenge for India
What India can do as the political situation worsens in Bangladesh Political ferment is par for the course in Bangladesh. But even by its own standards, the last...
India’s big bet at the UN
India’s recent stint at the United Nations Security Council leaves some questions unanswered. India’s recent tenure at the Security Council was, to borrow a...
Creating policy options on Pakistan
India must realise that threats from Pakistan are real and will not diminish with the status quo. The recent sentencing of David Headley by a Chicago court in connection...
Realism calls
India needs to induct realism and balancing in its foreign policy. If recent rumours on the Chinese internet are true, then Chinese armed forces and PLA are planning...
A case in absentia
India has failed to leave its imprint in its two years at the UN Security Council On November 1, India began its month-long presidency of the Security Council....
Secure under the New Himalayas
Nuclear weapons in India’s strategic culture Despite living next to each other for most of history, despite having fundamentally different ways of looking...
Opportunities after Arab Spring
How are India’s interests being impacted by turbulent events in the Middle East? How can India protect and promote its interests in a region witnessing its most...
Preoccupations of an emerging power
The daunting scope of Indian foreign policy may explain the few scholarly attempts at surveying it of late IN EXTENSO Does the Elephant Dance? Contemporary Indian...
Give Dhaka its due
Clearly, Delhi has decided to aggressively engage with Dhaka. The flurry of activity began in early May, with Vice President Hamid Ansari travelling to Dhaka to...
Redefining responsibility
As India emerges on the global stage, much has been made of its increasingly influential role in multilateral institutions, especially in the context of its recently...











