- 01 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityPolicy & Governance
A Foreign Policy Aligned With India’s Interests
India’s Foreign Policy is changing. Not towards non-alignment, as most foreign commentators have written, but towards ‘alignment’ with India’s interests …as well as common sense. On April 11, during the…
By Claude Arpi
Modi’s West Europe Tour: An Assessment
Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed his whirlwind three days’ tour of three west European nations. True to his reputation, the itinerary was packed with talks with the German Chancellor, participation…
By JK Tripathi
China’s Latest Headache – Baloch Black Widow Strategy
In 2015, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi had said, “If the Belt and Road Initiative [BRI] is like a symphony involving and benefiting every country, then construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the…
By Levina
Complex Web of Creditors, Politics, Threatens Sri Lanka’s Restructuring
By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) - Social unrest, political uncertainty and a complex web of creditors could scupper Sri Lanka's push for a swift overhaul of its $12 billion…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Solomon Islands Pact with China Impacts Australian Elections
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - For the first time in decades, the actions of a foreign state have taken centre stage in an Australian election campaign, analysts said, as…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Book Review – ‘On the Cusp of a Holocaust : The Talibanization of Kerala’
Dr B S Harishankar, author, historian, archaeologist and member of the academic council of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla, has written a brief monograph that makes for compelling…
By Rajeev Srinivasan
Xi Jinping Sticks with COVID Stance Despite Anger, Economic Headwinds
By Yew Lun Tian and Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) - For many leaders, mounting public anger and a rapidly worsening economic outlook would be cause for worry and a policy…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
India-USA: 2+2 Could be 5
Indian diplomacy during the Russia-Ukraine crisis has been on a high drive. Recently, she has also been a favorite destination (virtual or physical) for dozens of dignitaries including Prime Ministers…
By Anil Trigunayat
Western Powers are Funding the War on Ukraine
The debate on imposing the ‘‘Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act’’ on India is at an all-time high in the United States as India decides to maintain neutrality on the…
By Ritwij Shandilya
How Russia-Ukraine Conflict has Put Cryptocurrencies in Spotlight
Just days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, thousands of people in Canada joined a truckers’ protest movement called the “freedom convoy” to oppose government health measures. To support the…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Book Review – ‘Crunch Time: Narendra Modi’s National Security Crises’
With a catchy title– Crunch Time– and an attention-drawing picture of our Prime Minister in the commander’s cupola of the Arjun Tank! What is this book about? As per the…
By Lt Gen AK Singh
Japan Decides To Keep Russian Gas
By Yoshifumi Takemoto, Yuka Obayashi and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's announcement on Thursday that he would not abandon a massive Russian gas project was…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
