Foreign Affairs
India-Central Asia Connectivity and the Role of International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)
Introduction Central Asia is an integral element of India’s extended neighborhood. India has enjoyed millennia old historical, cultural, economic and civilisational links with Central Asia. Although the Connect Central Asia…
By Ashok Sajjanhar
PM Modi in USA: On the Trajectory of ‘’A MEGA Partnership for Prosperity’’
Introduction Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Washington DC at the invitation of US President Donald Trump on 12-13 February, 2025. The visit took place within four weeks of the assumption…
By Ashok Sajjanhar
WILL DONALD TRUMP’S MAGIC WAND RESOLVE UKRAINE AND THE ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN ISSUES ?
In geopolitics the term ‘deep freeze’ is a common phenomenon. Festering issues often go into a state of procrastination by leaders or by circumstances. That is exactly what happened to…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
India-US Ties in Trump 2.0: On a ‘’Bigger, Bolder and More Ambitious’’ Trajectory
India-US relations have been in a sweet spot since the last twenty-five years starting with the visit of US President Bill Clinton to India in March 2000. There has been…
By Ashok Sajjanhar
THE FUTURE OF QUAD IN TRUMP 2.0
Introduction The first Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or QUAD Meetings of the Trump Administration was held between the foreign ministers of the four member countries viz. Australia, India, Japan and USA,…
By Ashok Sajjanhar
INDIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN 2024: MANY SUCCESSES, A FEW HICCUPS
Introduction 2024 has been a tumultuous year. Many totally unanticipated events took place during the year. Wars that started some time ago have continued unabated. 2024 was also a year…
By Ashok Sajjanhar
US POLICY TOWARDS IRAN UNDER TRUMP 2.0
When Donald Trump first came to power as President of the US in Jan 2017, it was clear that he would target Iran and work on regime change through a…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
THE SYRIAN MELTDOWN AND ITS STRATEGIC IMPACT
We have just witnessed the first order effects of the Syrian meltdown, with glee in the streets of Damascus, people rushing to the infamous Sednaya prison to locate many of…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
India-Bangladesh Ties – The Way Forward
More than four months have elapsed since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to flee from Dhaka to India on August 5, 2024. She had to take this precipitous step…
By Ashok Sajjanhar
DISENGAGEMENT TO DE-ESCALATION: INDIA, CHINA AND THE LAC
“De-escalation between India and China is not just a military necessity but a diplomatic opportunity to transform contention into cooperation, paving the way for lasting peace and shared prosperity in…
By Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan (Retd)
HOW WOULD INDIA NAVIGATE THE CHAOTIC NEXT DECADE
As the excitement surrounding Donald Trump’s election as the 47th president of the United States begins to fade, it’s time to analyse the future trajectory of India over the next…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
EUROPEAN SECURITY IN THE ERA OF AMERICA FIRST
Given the rhetorical emphasis on Making America Great Again (MAGA) during the recently held elections in which Donald trump emerged victorious, one is given to lookback on his isolationist policies…
By Col Deepak Kumar (Retd.)
