Why India is in the vortex of global geopolitics as world affairs increasingly become fluid
1 year, 9 months ago

Why India is in the vortex of global geopolitics as world affairs increasingly become fluid

Firstpost  

Indian politics are remarkably inward-looking, with little consciousness of its place and role in the dynamics of the wider world. US policy in relation to China has given huge importance to India’s role and the nature and preferences of its domestic governing elites. The urgency of India’s role in US policy has grown tremendously as China has made astonishing progress in critical technologies, all of which have defence applications. In the memoirs of his time in India, Envoy to Nehru, he reveals a crucial discussion with Delhi’s US CIA station chief, who told him that the Western alliance could not fight a war without Indian manpower. Worse, from a US perspective and something its intelligence services would have become aware of by eavesdropping on supposedly private conversations among Indian politicians and policymakers, is the prospect that India might one day reach an understanding with China.

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Why India’s efforts to engage Global South is a forceful idea
2 weeks ago

Why India’s efforts to engage Global South is a forceful idea

Firstpost  

Today, about 40 per cent of global trade, 50 per cent of manufacturing and a significant share of high-tech products are accounted for by the Global South As the Global South continues to evolve, there is much speculation about its future form and structure, especially considering the rise of economic and geopolitical powers like China and India within the non-West …

How West is playing Khalistan card to mar India's rise
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How West is playing Khalistan card to mar India's rise

Firstpost  

A narrative that paints India as unstable and conflict-ridden aligns with the West’s interest in dampening investor confidence, effectively slowing Delhi’s economic rise and discounting its role in shaping the international system A supporter waves a Khalistan flag during a protest outside India's consulate after Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the prospect of New Delhi's involvement in the murder …

Terms of Trade | Turbulent geopolitics calls for serious economics
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Terms of Trade | Turbulent geopolitics calls for serious economics

Hindustan Times  

The ongoing conflict has claimed one of the highest civilian casualties in recent history. If the western world caught an inflation cold because of a war with Russia, it will definitely face economic turmoil in case there is a military conflict involving China, the world’s second-largest economy and the largest exporter. In fact, given India’s trade dependence on China, a …

The View From India newsletter: India and the Russia-Ukraine conflict: ‘Postbox’ or peacemaker?
3 months, 1 week ago

The View From India newsletter: India and the Russia-Ukraine conflict: ‘Postbox’ or peacemaker?

The Hindu  

As a further escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict appears likely, India’s possible role in peace negotiations have come into sharp focus, in the wake of recent diplomatic activity, mainly of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Ajit Doval. “We hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ukraine and conversations with President Zelenskyy indicate India’s support for the …

Grand Strategy | Indian-origin leaders abroad: Feel-good stories don’t help national interests
5 months ago

Grand Strategy | Indian-origin leaders abroad: Feel-good stories don’t help national interests

Hindustan Times  

We tend to get overjoyed when non-resident Indians or persons of Indian origin do well overseas or assume political offices. The rediscovery of the Indian diaspora by the Indian state is a function of India’s rising international stature as well as the growing influence of Indians in their host countries. The Indian diaspora’s presence in foreign countries, along with their …

India’s assassination plot
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s assassination plot

Al Jazeera  

Fault Lines investigates India’s alleged campaign to assassinate critics in the United States and Canada. Last June, a Vancouver-area plumber named Hardeep Singh Nijjar stood before his congregation of Sikhs to deliver a dark prediction: agents of the Indian government were plotting to kill him. Indeed, it was almost unthinkable to outside observers that India would risk its diplomatic and …

Opinion: India, stability, and 'new world order' - Global security from New Delhi's vantage
9 months ago

Opinion: India, stability, and 'new world order' - Global security from New Delhi's vantage

India Today  

India will head into elections from the middle of next month in what is the world’s largest democratic exercise. At the recently concluded India Today Conclave, the Prime Minister mentioned that India will offer stability and prosperity for an uncertain world in the coming five years. From an Indian perspective, the outreach to the Gulf under Modi is multilayered, ranging …

India's ability to navigate complex diplomatic waters showcases it as potential mediator in global conflicts: Ruchira Kamboj
1 year ago

India's ability to navigate complex diplomatic waters showcases it as potential mediator in global conflicts: Ruchira Kamboj

The Hindu  

India's strategic position enables it to engage with various power blocs constructively and its ability to navigate complex diplomatic waters showcases the country as a potential mediator in international conflicts, the country's envoy to the UN has said. Ms. Kamboj said India’s ancient philosophy of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ – the world is one family - positions the country uniquely as a …

The Israel-Palestine Conflagration Is a Cautionary Tale for India’s Global Ambitions
1 year, 1 month ago

The Israel-Palestine Conflagration Is a Cautionary Tale for India’s Global Ambitions

The Diplomat  

Claims of a “new Middle East” have been quashed as the “old Middle East” has returned with a vengeance: The devastating October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel have been followed by unprecedented Israeli attacks on Gaza and the resumption of prolonged Israel-Palestine hostilities. Beyond the Modi government’s unequivocal support for Israel the latest hostilities in the Middle East hold …

Slippery Slope of Geopolitics: The Sino Slide - News18
1 year, 4 months ago

Slippery Slope of Geopolitics: The Sino Slide - News18

News 18  

For four decades, the Chinese juggernaut has been marching forward. By the end of the last decade, the world, including the US, the P5 nations and India, had more or less reconciled to a future dominated by the G2 — the US and China. Indian public opinion now clearly treats China as its enemy number one — a burden that …

Dilemmas of India’s great power ambitions
1 year, 5 months ago

Dilemmas of India’s great power ambitions

The Hindu  

“What kind of a global power will India be?” There are those who argue that India should aspire to be a great power and assert its growing power internationally; others argue that India should focus on the uplift of millions of its people above the poverty line, improve governance and reconcile within the country before venturing into making a better …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Our Pak-China focus hurts India's stature in the world
1 year, 5 months ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Our Pak-China focus hurts India's stature in the world

Deccan Chronicle  

The India-chaired online Shanghai Organisation Cooperation summit in New Delhi did not go very well for India, and the experts are busy explaining it away. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made a veiled attack on Pakistan in the context of cross-border terrorism, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had responded by calling out state terrorism without naming India because Pakistan …

PM Modi talks to Wall Street Journal: From ties with US, India’s role in the world, the need for UN reform, Ukraine-Russia war and more, here is what he said
1 year, 6 months ago

PM Modi talks to Wall Street Journal: From ties with US, India’s role in the world, the need for UN reform, Ukraine-Russia war and more, here is what he said

Op India  

On the 20th of June, PM Modi gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal ahead of his official state visit to the United States. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that ties between New Delhi and Washington are stronger and deeper than ever https://t.co/sVHR9IWnEL — The Wall Street Journal June 20, …

Warm ties with India and vision beyond Kashmir: What Pakistan needs to battle economic crisis and global isolation
1 year, 9 months ago

Warm ties with India and vision beyond Kashmir: What Pakistan needs to battle economic crisis and global isolation

Firstpost  

It has been over two years since the Indian and Pakistani Director General Military Operations agreed to a ceasefire along the LoC and surprisingly it has held. More than 8000 members of Pakistan’s armed forces have lost their lives in terrorist incidents since 2000.” He adds, “Islamabad must change its tack if it hopes to prevent a full-blown insurgency and …

'Angry at Indians...Seeking UK Intervention in India': RaGa's New London Clip Draws More Wrath
1 year, 9 months ago

'Angry at Indians...Seeking UK Intervention in India': RaGa's New London Clip Draws More Wrath

News 18  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi told the Indian diaspora in the United Kingdom that it is the “duty” of every Indian, everywhere in the world, to “speak up for India’s core values and protect our beloved democracy”. He has to understand that people do not see any merit in him as an individual or as a politician.” #BreakingNews | Rahul Gandhi: …

At G-20, high expectations for India as rising global power
1 year, 9 months ago

At G-20, high expectations for India as rising global power

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — With the foreign ministers of the Group of 20 leading economies meeting Thursday in New Delhi, host India is promoting itself as a rising superpower while leveraging its position on the global stage to bridge the gap between the West and Russia. On Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the country’s foreign minister would be …

In the new evolving world, India needs a new vision
1 year, 11 months ago

In the new evolving world, India needs a new vision

The Hindu  

The year 2022 can perhaps be best summarised by a quote by Vladimir Lenin: ‘There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.’ The year began with the ostensible vanquishing of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to the remarkable collective vaccination efforts of science, business and governments across the world. Editorial | Clarity and confusion: On Rahul …

At UNSC meet on Afghanistan, India delivers a sharp message on Pakistan role
2 years ago

At UNSC meet on Afghanistan, India delivers a sharp message on Pakistan role

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The days when Afghanistan was used by others as “strategic depth” are over and the world community must ensure that Afghan soil is not used by United Nations -designated terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed for planning terrorist acts, a top Indian diplomat has said. Sanjay Varma, secretary in the external affairs ministry Though Sanjay Varma, secretary …

Contours of civilisational fate: Why new India needs to be confident as well as cautious in dealing with world
2 years ago

Contours of civilisational fate: Why new India needs to be confident as well as cautious in dealing with world

Firstpost  

An air of optimism pervades the perception of many educated Indians about their country’s place in the contemporary world. Neither view is a truthful or realistic depiction of India’s history and how it has unfolded in recent times since the accession of Narendra Modi as India’s prime minister in 2014. But the phenomenon of Narendra Modi’s is probably unique and …

Geopolitics without geoeconomics, a fool’s errand
2 years, 3 months ago

Geopolitics without geoeconomics, a fool’s errand

The Hindu  

Over the past few years, New Delhi has developed a keen desire to be part of the geopolitical developments in the Indo-Pacific and has gone about it with great aplomb. India’s decision to take to the Indo-Pacific and Quad in a big way while unwilling to join two of the region’s key multilateral trading agreements goes to show that geoeconomics …

Head-on | How a rising India can counter China’s geopolitical challenge
2 years, 4 months ago

Head-on | How a rising India can counter China’s geopolitical challenge

Firstpost  

China’s pre-occupation with Taiwan over the next few years along with its continuing economic slowdown presents India with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rebalance the geopolitical odds in its favour Indian policymakers have several economic, geopolitical and military levers to counter the challenge China poses to India’s orderly rise as a regional power today and as a global power in the …

Making sense of New Delhi’s Taliban rapprochement
2 years, 5 months ago

Making sense of New Delhi’s Taliban rapprochement

The Hindu  

The Pakistan-led coalition’s success and luck in toppling a United States-supported constitutional order in Afghanistan has brought to surface unexpected developments. Editorial | Gradual engagement: On India-Taliban ties However, Delhi’s flirtation with the Taliban raises a number of pertinent questions: What are India’s key strategic interests in Afghanistan? The Taliban’s victory realised two important ideological and strategic goals of militant …

Why West is never tired of invoking democracy, but remains silent on rising anti-India forces on its soil
2 years, 7 months ago

Why West is never tired of invoking democracy, but remains silent on rising anti-India forces on its soil

Firstpost  

The solution to the international Khalistani problem, now witnessing a rapid resurgence within Indian borders, is to stem the flow of foreign funds and propaganda with the assistance of fellow democracies The impact of anti-terror operations across the country will be observed for a while to come. Even as Canada shot down India’s request to allow for higher Minimum Price …

This is India’s moment of reckoning
2 years, 8 months ago

This is India’s moment of reckoning

The Hindu  

I have been deeply saddened by recent global developments of conflict and violence in Ukraine. India’s trade is dependent on both these power blocs and on the current global economic structures of free trade, established reserve currency and transaction systems. While one may reasonably quibble about this new doctrine, India, as the largest peace-loving democracy, stands to gain enormously from …

India under pressure - The Hindu
2 years, 9 months ago

India under pressure - The Hindu

The Hindu  

This article forms a part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. In his virtual summit with PM Modi, Australian PM Scott Morrison has also emphasised that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has implications for Indo-Pacific, calling for greater cooperation among “like-minded democracies”, Kallol Bhattacherjee reports. The Hindu’s Editorial puts the string of visits by …

'India is Concerned About Situation in Afghanistan': Top Pentagon Tells US Lawmakers
3 years, 1 month ago

'India is Concerned About Situation in Afghanistan': Top Pentagon Tells US Lawmakers

News 18  

India is concerned about the current situation in Afghanistan, a top Pentagon official has told US lawmakers here. "They want to work with us on those issues, sharing intelligence, cooperating where we can," he said, adding that there is a tremendous convergence between US and Indian national interests right now "It provides a lot of opportunity for us to cooperate …

This is How India Can Counter Pakistan’s Dangerous Revival Game in Kashmir
3 years, 2 months ago

This is How India Can Counter Pakistan’s Dangerous Revival Game in Kashmir

News 18  

It was expected but it manifested earlier than anticipated. Pakistan’s efforts to revive its gamble in Jammu and Kashmir, after the relative neutralisation of its efforts over the last two years, were contingent upon how its mission in its western region succeeded. The full withdrawal of the US from Afghanistan, the takeover by Taliban 2.0 and restoration of Pakistan as …

A strategy for India in a world that is adrift
3 years, 2 months ago

A strategy for India in a world that is adrift

The Hindu  

New situations require fresh thinking. A few of us — Yamini Aiyar, Sunil Khilnani, Prakash Menon, Nitin Pai, Ajit Ranade, Srinath Raghavan, and Shyam Saran — some of whom were authors a decade ago of Non-Alignment 2.0, were prompted by the tectonic shifts in India’s internal and external environment to take another look at India’s path to power in a …

The problem in the West
3 years, 3 months ago

The problem in the West

Hindustan Times  

With the announcement of the new Australia-United Kingdom-United States security arrangement, the Indo-Pacific theatre has got a strong military element to counter Chinese aggression across the maritime domain. It is in the west that India now confronts a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, which is a potential hub for radicalised Islamist groups, including those terror outfits which have a clear stated agenda against …

India story is not over yet: Fast global aid indicates world wants New Delhi's resurgence
3 years, 6 months ago

India story is not over yet: Fast global aid indicates world wants New Delhi's resurgence

Firstpost  

At the India-EU summit in early May, French president Emmanuel Macron declared, “India does not need to listen to lectures from anyone about vaccine supplies. It may be difficult to comprehend at this moment of distress, but if not for India’s earnest global engagement over the past few years—and, its proactive assistance to many nations during the first wave of …

The reality of an India at the crossroads
4 years ago

The reality of an India at the crossroads

The Hindu  

Individual events are often an indicator of broader trends. India’s forays in its Near Abroad in West Asia are yet to yield results, even though, on the surface, relations with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are better. Comment | The shifting trajectory of India’s foreign policy Signs of rigid policies Far more serious, however, are concerns being voiced …

Narendra Modi's 'indiscretions weakened country', says Rahul Gandhi in video message on LAC conflict
4 years, 5 months ago

Narendra Modi's 'indiscretions weakened country', says Rahul Gandhi in video message on LAC conflict

Firstpost  

The video is the first of a series initiated by the former Congress president to share his thoughts with people on various issues facing India New Delhi: Stepping up his attack on the government over the LAC standoff, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday issued a video message sharing his thoughts on why China chose to be aggressive now and …

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