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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy

Sep 19, 2017

Mann Ki Baat: Innovation in Indian policymaking

Governments are architects designing our range of choices and social environment. Using formal behavioural science towards design, they can craft smar

Vinayak Dalmia

Positive signals in India-Russia relations

Sep 15, 2017

Positive signals in India-Russia relations

Aleksei Zakharov

Rohingya crisis: Need for a robust refugee policy

Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | Terrorism

Sep 14, 2017

Rohingya crisis: Need for a robust refugee policy

Leveraging technology for trust: A blockchain-based Aadhaar?

Cyber and Technology | Privacy and Surveillance

Sep 13, 2017

Leveraging technology for trust: A blockchain-based Aadhaar?

Rishi Singh | Meghna Bal

Coup by Court — The Pakistani Army's new modus operandi

Sep 12, 2017

Coup by Court — The Pakistani Army's new modus operandi

In earlier coups, the Army used the Court as an afterthought to "justify" its actions. Now for the time the Court was used as the first port of call

Vinayak Dalmia

The past in the present: Civilisational heritage and Indian soft power

Sep 12, 2017

The past in the present: Civilisational heritage and Indian soft power

SHANTANU KISHWAR

Inclusive growth and jobs challenge

Jan 01, 1970

Xiamen BRICS Summit: A significant forward step for India

Sep 08, 2017

Xiamen BRICS Summit: A significant forward step for India

Modi and Xi tried to remove cobwebs and mistrust that have appeared in bilateral ties recently. It will, however, take much more than a single meeting

Ashok Sajjanhar

China challenges the US position in human space exploration

Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy

Sep 06, 2017

China challenges the US position in human space exploration

China has decided to construct its own space station. It has even approached the United Nations declaring this space station open for international co

Adnan Shihab-Eldin | Vidya Sagar Reddy Avuthu

अफ्रीका में चीन का बढ़ता प्रभाव: भारत के लिए सबक

Sep 02, 2017

अफ्रीका में चीन का बढ़ता प्रभाव: भारत के लिए सबक

चीन से अफ्रीका को विशेषकर विनिर्मित वस्‍तुओं के निर्यात

Malancha Chakrabarty

The second golden decade of BRICS: Back to the origins

Multilateralism | BRICS

Sep 02, 2017

The second golden decade of BRICS: Back to the origins

Even if BRICS faces problems of consensus in the future, New Delhi will be able to concentrate on its efforts of promoting the Indian agenda.

Aleksei Zakharov

China’s Afghanistan Strategy: Status & Security

Neighbourhood | China Foreign Policy

Aug 30, 2017

China’s Afghanistan Strategy: Status & Security

Accelerating growth and development in the SDG era

Jan 01, 1970

Is India’s Sri Lanka policy working at all?

Domestic Politics and Governance

Aug 28, 2017

Is India’s Sri Lanka policy working at all?

The turning out of the Trincomalee oil tanks deal for India and the Hambantota port deal for China are only indicative of the massive trust deficit or

| Avijit Goel

Aug 28, 2017

BJP versus opposition: A reality check

Satish Misra

Tamil Jains

Jan 01, 1970

Neighbourhood | US Foreign Policy

Aug 22, 2017

डोकलाम के बारे में खतरनाक आशावाद

डोकलाम में भारत और चीन के बीच सैन्य गतिरोध कम होने के ज्या

Rajesh Rajagopalan

Privatisation of security can derail US-led stabilisation of Afghanistan

Aug 22, 2017

Privatisation of security can derail US-led stabilisation of Afghanistan

Using embedded PMC personnel would hinder the development of cohesive Afghan security forces, which can both deter terrorists and sensitively respond

M. Ashraf Haidari | Vasabjit Banerjee

Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy

Aug 21, 2017

रूस की दक्षिण एशिया नीति का बदलता चेहरा

भारत-रूस संबंधों में मौजूद खामियों को दूर करने का सामर्थ�

Indian Economy | Developing and Emerging Economies

Aug 21, 2017

Economic outlook remains cloudy

Behind the hype of high economic growth today is a tale of average performance in various economic sectors.

David Rusnok | Jayshree Sengupta

Aug 16, 2017

Dangerous optimism on Doklam

Military confrontation between India and China on Doklam is showing little sign of abating — China is not in any mood to moderate its words.

| Rajesh Rajagopalan

India-US data sharing for law enforcement

Jan 01, 1970

China as India’s main bulk drugs supplier: Helplessness or cautious evolution?

Healthcare

Aug 09, 2017

China as India’s main bulk drugs supplier: Helplessness or cautious evolution?

There is indeed no room for complacency while dealing with China, but as a big market for Chinese goods, that should not prevent India from using Chin

Oommen C. Kurian

Book discussion | Shadow States: India, China and the Eastern Himalayas

Jan 01, 1970

Madras to Chennai: Socio-political evolution

Jan 01, 1970

With Trump in White House, Korean peninsula poised to be on a knife's edge

Jul 27, 2017

With Trump in White House, Korean peninsula poised to be on a knife's edge

If the war of words between the US and North Korea leads to any armed action, South Korea will be caught in the crossfire with unimaginable devastatio

Skand Ranjan Tayal

Doklam standoff not very propitious for Xi Jinping

Neighbourhood | Economic Diplomacy

Jul 25, 2017

Doklam standoff not very propitious for Xi Jinping

As of now, Xi Jinping seems to be in a very strong position to have his way.

H.H.S. Viswanathan

Need for fresh initiative to improve connectivity in South Asia

Jul 24, 2017

Need for fresh initiative to improve connectivity in South Asia

Because of the lack of political will among leaders in the region, regional bodies have not proven effective in facilitating intra-regional connectivi

Hari Bansh Jha

Indian Foreign Policy | Cyber and Technology

Jul 21, 2017

What we can learn from China

India and China have a deep and old connect which can be revived with greater exchange of businessmen, tourists and scholars with easy liberal availab

Fateh Belaid

Israel's growing public diplomacy focus on Asia and new media

Jul 20, 2017

Israel's growing public diplomacy focus on Asia and new media

The thirst of developing countries to copy Israel's model of success — that some say “Jewish Success Story" — needs focus on technology.

Oshrit Birvadker | Oshrit Birvadker

The Equustek decision of the Canadian Supreme Court is a victory for the Internet

Media and Internet

Jul 20, 2017

The Equustek decision of the Canadian Supreme Court is a victory for the Internet

The Internet serves as a unique prospect for empowerment and a powerful tool for realising the freedom of expression.

Doklam impasse: Why confrontation with the PRC matters

Jul 19, 2017

Doklam impasse: Why confrontation with the PRC matters

The current impasse has put India in a veritable hornets' nest, because New Delhi can neither forsake defending the territorial claims Bhutan has over

Kartik Bommakanti

US-India Strategic Dialogue 2017

Jan 01, 1970

Book discussion | Jihad as a Grand Strategy

Jan 01, 1970

भारत-चीन संबंधों को अतीत जैसा बनाने में जुटा है चीन

Jul 10, 2017

भारत-चीन संबंधों को अतीत जैसा बनाने में जुटा है चीन

सिक्किम और तिब्बत के बीच 220 किलोमीटर की सीमा, 4,000 किलोमीटर ल�

Manoj Joshi

चीन का दुष्चक्र: कोरियाई प्रायद्वीप का दुष्चक्र

Jul 10, 2017

चीन का दुष्चक्र: कोरियाई प्रायद्वीप का दुष्चक्र

चीन की ओर से, दक्षिण कोरिया के खिलाफ कड़ी आर्थिक प्रतिक्र�

अफगानिस्तान में पाकिस्तान से बेहतर दर्जा दिलाती है भारतीय सॉफ्ट पॉवर

Indian Foreign Policy

Jul 10, 2017

अफगानिस्तान में पाकिस्तान से बेहतर दर्जा दिलाती है भारतीय सॉफ्ट पॉवर

अफगानिस्तान में भारतीय मीडिया की सराहना के पीछे उसकी सॉफ

The dialectic of the bathwater and the baby

Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy

Jul 07, 2017

The dialectic of the bathwater and the baby

In every case a measure of balance is essential. However, while considering America, structural difference must be kept in mind. Russia, unlike the US

Standoff on the Doklam plateau: Another instance of Chinese lawfare

Jul 07, 2017

Standoff on the Doklam plateau: Another instance of Chinese lawfare

China's renewed focus on the Indian border should be seen in the wider context of its status as a revisionist power and its provocative actions across

| Akhil Deo

China’s core leadership: How deep is it?

Jul 07, 2017

China’s core leadership: How deep is it?

An indication of a possible power tussle would be found in November when the 19th CPC Congress is scheduled to be held.

| Pinaki Bhattacharya

Indian Foreign Policy

Jul 01, 2017

Modi's US visit — A reassuring journey

Prime Minister Modi and the Indian foreign policy establishment can feel upbeat with the results of the visit.

| Ashok Sajjanhar

Dragon’s dilemma: The vicious cycle of the Korean peninsula

Indian Foreign Policy | US Foreign Policy

Jun 28, 2017

Dragon’s dilemma: The vicious cycle of the Korean peninsula

For China, an economic backlash against South Korea is unlikely to provide any solution to the protracted crisis between the two Koreas.

Animesh Jain

Workshop on Strategic Partnership model for Defence Industrialisation

Jan 01, 1970

US withdrawal from Paris Agreement: India should withstand pulls and pushes

Climate Change

Jun 23, 2017

US withdrawal from Paris Agreement: India should withstand pulls and pushes

The Paris Agreement differs radically in as much that the commitment made by a Party in the Agreement is basically about the process.

J. M. Mauskar | Robert Budnitz

Jun 23, 2017

Surviving the Trump problem

The common strategic interest between the US and India will last a lot longer than the Trump administration, and New Delhi needs to take a longer-term

| Rajesh Rajagopalan

Great Power Dynamics

Jun 22, 2017

SCO Summit: A Russian perspective

Moscow is interested in continuing the SCO's expansion — primarily by making Iran a member.

The war beyond ISIS: How US and Iran tensions are flaring in Syria