Poor air quality forces Haryana to order school closures

Haryana government orders school closures and online...

Relevance of LokManthan in promoting diversity in unity

In essence, LokManthan emerges as a beacon...

Kerala families shocked by Waqf Board land notices

Tushara is one of the five families...

Ajay Dua

Indo-China: A region India needs to engage with strategically

It’s time to build more meaningful relations with Vietnam. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The Indo-China region in Southeast Asia, consisting of present-day Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, has had...

Cementing relations with Southeast Asian nations

Myanmar and Thailand, historically linked with India, hold strategic importance as gateways to India’s connectivity with Southeast Asia. India’s relations with Myanmar and its four...

India is strategically focused on Southeast Asia

Strengthening India’s ties with Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, holds considerable potential. Recognizing that befriending the 11 Southeast Asian nations can be rewarding is the...

Befriending Southeast Asia is a strategic imperative for India

One of the world’s most vibrant regions is almost in India’s backyard and beckons closer ties. In recent decades, the global standing of Southeast Asia,...

Bangladesh at crossroads

Eschew politics of revenge to sustain the economic benefits and minimise the emerging polarisation. India’s eastern neighbour, Bangladesh, is witnessing a regime change driven by...

Bangladesh on the edge

To prevent a nosedive in bilateral relations, it is imperative for both sides to handle the situation maturely. The recent political events across India’s eastern...

Does Nirmala Sitharaman’s 7th consecutive budget tick all the right boxes?

Constrained by recent electoral outcomes, the budget deftly manages competing realism and prudence. Nirmala Sitharaman had her work cut out when, a few weeks ago,...

Complexities surrounding ties with Taiwan, a flash point between two superpowers

NEW DELHI: Taiwan, a powerhouse in manufacturing, can aid India’s integration into new global supply chains. In recent months, India and Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa,...

India should embrace South Korea

NEW DELHI: Convergence of geo-political  interests should help India partner more closely with this advanced manufacturing and export hub. ADVANTAGES OF SOUTH KOREA’S ECONOMIC STRATEGY Despite living...

Korean Peninsula: A region of persistent turmoil

Despite making significant strides in material progress since the birth of their nation in 1953, the 52 million citizens of South Korea have lived...

Strengthening ties with Japan would provide substance to India’s Look East policy

Recent Japanese moves to shift away from a pacifist policy should facilitate such alignment. Following the 2022 assassination of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was...

Consolidating India’s Look East policy

China’s reluctance to accept India as a regional power is a major constraint. In all the nations constituting North Eastern and Far Eastern Asia—Mongolia, North...

Engaging with Central Asian Republics

Deepening economic ties with each of the five Central Asian Republics is feasible and would be rewarding. At the present juncture, none of the five...

Central Asia: A cauldron of suitors for India to contend with

Despite its historical connections, India’s engagements with the 5 Republics remain inadequate. Central Asia, once considered the centre of the world, has over the centuries...

India and Middle East: Seeking an alignment in bilateral interests

India is enhancing ties with GCC countries through economic collaboration. India’s foreign policy, characterized by maturity and self-assurance, is deftly navigating its normalization process with...

India and Middle East: The Evolving Dynamics

Let multi-alignments, rather than a singular focus, be the basis of its policy recalibration. India must remain nimble, constantly ready to respond to the escalating...

Prioritising ties with the Middle East

Any reset in the Middle East will have to await the outcome of emerging realignments in the region. The Middle East, currently a cauldron of...

India must fire on all cylinders to get manufacturing going

Extending the tax deadline for green field investments by foreign entities may have been overlooked. Satisfied with the track record in managing the Indian economy...

Making up with neighbours: CHINA, Vol 2

The question is one of normalizing, and not transforming, our relationship with China. Given its hegemonic global tendencies and the national security threats to India,...

Making up with neighbours: China

The Chinese conundrum poses the biggest challenge to India’s foreign policy. The Middle Kingdom, with over three thousand kilometers of borders with India, is no...

Making up with neighbours: Myanmar and Bhutan

MYANMAR The bilateral relationship between Myanmar and India is significantly influenced by the Chinese factor. A common aspect is that both India and China share...

Making up with the neighbours: Maldives

Maldives has historically enjoyed a close friendship with India. In addition to sharing certain ethnic, linguistic, and commercial links, religious affinity with Buddhism has...

Making up with the neighbours: Pakistan

Forging a working relationship with Pakistan, essentially a failed state, presents a formidable challenge, unlike the interactions with most other neighbours. The weight of...

Making up with the neighbours: Sri Lanka

Traditionally a friend, India has been viewed with suspicion since the civil war. Since its independence in 1948, Sri Lanka (previously known as Ceylon) and...

Making up with our neighbours: Nepal

Nepal, a key strategic buffer against China, has historically been close to India. Nepal and Bhutan, though both geographically and demographically small nations, have a...

Making up with our neighbours: Bangladesh

Bangladesh, with a history of friendly ties, could be amenable to strengthening relations with India Four of India’s six neighbours, excluding China and Myanmar, are...

Making up with neighbours

A prerequisite for India’s leadership of Global South. The year-long tenure of the G20 Presidency and the hosting of the summit in New Delhi last...

Managing China’s decline

Restricting commercial relations with China isn’t the best choice. It is becoming increasingly apparent that the prevailing perceptibly slower rate of growth in China is...

Assessing the gravity of China’s economic challenges

China’s economy has peaked, and a painful recovery lies ahead. Reports on China’s emerging economic crisis have been mixed. These assessments often draw from limited...

Fixing Pak’s collapsing economy

Stability in its immediate neighbourhood is in India’s best interest. Pakistan’s economy is undoubtedly stuttering. Inflation has skyrocketed while employment levels have hit their nadir,...

Fixing Pak’s collapsing economy

Stability in its immediate neighbourhood is in India’s best interest. Pakistan’s economy is undoubtedly stuttering. Inflation has skyrocketed while employment levels have hit their nadir,...

Fixing Pak’s collapsing economy

Stability in its immediate neighbourhood is in India’s best interest. Pakistan’s economy is undoubtedly stuttering. Inflation has skyrocketed while employment levels have hit their nadir,...

Realistic expectations from Budget 2023-24

Will the government fall prey to electoral temptations or will it remain focused on growth and fiscal consolidation? The last full year Union Budget, as...

Realistic expectations from Budget 2023-24

Will the government fall prey to electoral temptations or will it remain focused on growth and fiscal consolidation? The last full year Union Budget, as...

Realistic expectations from Budget 2023-24

Will the government fall prey to electoral temptations or will it remain focused on growth and fiscal consolidation? The last full year Union Budget, as...

Indian economy set to get a G-20 boost

In many ways, deliberations in groupings like the G-20 can be more effective than in large and unwieldy bodies. Elated at assuming the presidency of...

Rising interest rates and the relentless rise of the dollar

With distorted capital flows, shrinking global trade and stubborn inflation, a recession is around the corner. As if the impact on the global economy of...

Rising interest rates and the relentless rise of the dollar

With distorted capital flows, shrinking global trade and stubborn inflation, a recession is around the corner. As if the impact on the global economy of...

Rising interest rates and the relentless rise of the dollar

With distorted capital flows, shrinking global trade and stubborn inflation, a recession is around the corner. As if the impact on the global economy of...

Is resumption of trade with Pak around the corner?

Progress will be arduous but is worth striving for.   The devastation to life and property caused by last fortnight’s flash floods and landslides in Pakistan...

Is resumption of trade with Pak around the corner?

Progress will be arduous but is worth striving for.   The devastation to life and property caused by last fortnight’s flash floods and landslides in Pakistan...

Is resumption of trade with Pak around the corner?

Progress will be arduous but is worth striving for.   The devastation to life and property caused by last fortnight’s flash floods and landslides in Pakistan...

The path to more effective administration of justice

Rising case pendency must be matched by greater promptness and efficiency in adjudication. PROFLIGACY IN APPROACHING THE COURTS A major reason for the huge backlog of...

The path to more effective administration of justice

Rising case pendency must be matched by greater promptness and efficiency in adjudication. PROFLIGACY IN APPROACHING THE COURTS A major reason for the huge backlog of...

The path to more effective administration of justice

Rising case pendency must be matched by greater promptness and efficiency in adjudication. PROFLIGACY IN APPROACHING THE COURTS A major reason for the huge backlog of...

Matter of administering justice in India

Well intended comments by senior judges and the Prime Minister put the spotlight on the slow grinding wheels of justice. Rarely has near-unanimity been reached...

Matter of administering justice in India

Well intended comments by senior judges and the Prime Minister put the spotlight on the slow grinding wheels of justice. Rarely has near-unanimity been reached...

Matter of administering justice in India

Well intended comments by senior judges and the Prime Minister put the spotlight on the slow grinding wheels of justice. Rarely has near-unanimity been reached...

Droupadi Murmu: A worthy occupant of Rashtrapati Bhavan

The new President can play a notable role in promoting an equitable and socially inclusive India. In Smt. Droupadi Murmu, India has made an inspiring...

Droupadi Murmu: A worthy occupant of Rashtrapati Bhavan

The new President can play a notable role in promoting an equitable and socially inclusive India. In Smt. Droupadi Murmu, India has made an inspiring...

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