C Raja Mohan writes | Decisive break from past: Closing deal with US, India emerges more confident negotiator

If the 1990s reforms helped India adjust to economic globalisation, today’s world is defined by intense geo-economic competition. The interim deal positions India well to navigate this
C Raja Mohan writes | Resilience and patience helped Delhi weather Trump’s tariff storm. India-US partnership is structurally sound, durable

The convergence of strategic interests and the creation of a dense architecture of cooperation in the last quarter of a century was not going to be easily wrecked by personality […]
Trump Is Demolishing the Global Order. Here’s What Might Come Next
‘India may offer a template for middle powers trying to protect their interests’
C Raja Mohan writes | India-Europe deal isn’t a byproduct of Trump’s America. It’s been long in the making

The agreements on trade, defence cooperation, and mobility unveiled this week were not conceived overnight. They reflect a sustained diplomatic effort stretching back to the early years of Prime Minister […]
C Raja Mohan writes: A question at Davos — are we back to the era of kings?

The return of kings and lords is reshaping the international landscape. Neo-royalism concentrates power at the top in sovereign leaders ruling through courts and loyalists.
C Raja Mohan writes | Beyond Gaza: With his Board of Peace, does Trump seek to bypass UN Security Council?

US President looks at expanding UN mandate, India’s task cut out