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Talks have failed, but diplomacy stays alive

India, April 13 -- There are multiple reasons for the failure of the US-Iran talks in Islamabad. If the reporting on US President Donald Trump's Hormuz ambitions is even partly accurate - there are re... Read More


The new Trump doctrine: Every country for itself

India, April 2 -- Donald Trump's much-anticipated address from the White House early on Thursday (India time) was, in the end, a speech delivered by an American President on the backfoot. He did not d... Read More


Why India can't be a mediator in Iran war

India, March 29 -- There is a raging debate in India on whether the country should mediate in the Iran war. Those in favour argue that India's unique relationships with Tehran, Washington, and the Gul... Read More


Mood of the nation and national interest

India, March 16 -- There is something almost reassuring about the predictability of India's Iran debate. The moment the US-Israel strikes started two weeks ago, the positions fell into prefabricated m... Read More


Mood of the nation and national interest

India, March 15 -- There is something almost reassuring about the predictability of India's Iran debate. The moment the US-Israel strikes started two weeks ago, the positions fell into prefabricated m... Read More


Dealing with the wars on the western frontier

India, March 1 -- On the morning of February 28, India woke up to two raging wars on the western frontier. Pakistan and Afghanistan are in an open war along the Durand Line, with Pakistani jets striki... Read More


Exorcise ghosts of the past to reset ties with Dhaka

India, Feb. 16 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)'s landslide victory, coupled with its diplomatic overtures towards India, gives New Delhi an important strategic opening to reset ties with Dha... Read More


Grand Strategy | Will Jamaat bring 'winter' to Bangladesh?

India, Feb. 11 -- National elections are scheduled to be held in Bangladesh tomorrow (February 12), and the most notable trend is the rise of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, which is gaining strength and ... Read More


The age of militarised middle powers is here

India, Feb. 2 -- In Davos last week, a justifiably unhappy Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, delivered what can be read as the funeral speech for the post-Cold War (America-led) world order. Empha... Read More


Grand Strategy| India-EU trade deal is about economics and geopolitics

India, Jan. 29 -- When Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, described in New Delhi the recently concluded India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as the "mother of all deals," she w... Read More