Beijing remains indispensable to Tehran as an economic backer and diplomatic shield, but it is not prepared to become its war ally. ...
The stand-off warfare with Pakistan a year ago marked India’s shift from calibrated caution to calibrated coercion ...
The agreements signed during the visit—a Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap and an implementing arrangement on UN peacekeeping training—signal an intent to institutionalise defence ties over the long term ...
For India, two moves should follow at the earliest. First, commercial: A multi-year offtake from ADNOC at term pricing, with a slice of volume invoiced in rupees. Second, strategic: fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserves ...
Contemporary rivalry is characterised by simultaneous competition and interdependence ...
N. Sathiya Moorthy is a policy analyst and commentator based in Chennai. ...
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Samir Saran is the President of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), India’s premier think tank, headquartered in New Delhi with affiliates in North America and the Middle East. His research focuses on issues of global governance, climate and energy policy, ...
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