India should be cautious about Trump reaching out to Russia, China and Europe
Delhi must avoid slipping into permanent conflict with its neighbours, which only invites more meddling by the great powers. It must back diplomacy with long-overdue economic reform and renewed domestic […]
Unfinished Alaska talks, US-Russia ties: Beyond oil tariff against India
The Modi government will hope that Washington and Moscow will arrive at a final agreement on how to deal with Ukraine and Trump will discard the 25 per cent additional […]
When Trump meets Putin, hurdles crossed and yet to come
For India, reconciliation is very welcome. The Russia-West conflict has historically strengthened China and Pakistan and constrained India’s regional policies.
Trump’s techno-capitalism, tech broligarchy and India’s challenge
There was a time when values, scientific internationalism drove India-US tech cooperation. Now, the White House and Silicon Valley’s ‘broligarchy’ are pursuing strategic dominance, not ideals
What Trump is actually doing — and why India needs to press reform & reset
Global trade and tech order is changing, talks with US based on maintaining status quo will leave India more vulnerable
The West vs the Rest, a fiction
The soft power of the West remains a powerful magnet to those who see themselves as suffocating under the Eastern regimes