C Raja Mohan writes | Amid a widening Gulf, the need for a bridge between India and South Korea
For India and South Korea, the Gulf war presents an opportunity to inject real political content into a relationship long described as ‘strategic’ but driven largely by commerce
In Delhi’s support for Arab Gulf, a return of the Bombay school of thought
The Bombay School saw India’s security beginning at sea. Its leading figures — John Malcolm and Mountstuart Elphinstone — viewed Persia and Arabia as the natural outer ring of India’s […]
India must reboot neighbourhood policy — trade is the key
The rapidly changing international context makes early action on neighbourhood trade urgent
The new Trump doctrine: Every country for itself
The collective security architecture that has underpinned seven decades of “relative” global stability, built around American power, is clearly coming apart
Why India can’t be a mediator in Iran war
Effective mediation requires either leverage to ensure compliance or having nothing to lose. India has too much to lose and too little leverage
Toward a Trilateral Tech Framework: Connecting India, Japan, and South Korea in the Indo-Pacific
This report examines a conspicuous gap in Indo-Pacific architecture: the absence of a formalized mechanism for technology cooperation among three of Asia’s leading democracies. Against the backdrop of intensifying US-China rivalry, erratic American trade policy under Trump 2.0, and China’s weaponization of economic interdependence, the report makes a compelling case for a purpose-built minilateral that leverages complementary national strengths — India’s digital economy and human capital, Japan’s precision manufacturing and standards diplomacy, and South Korea’s semiconductor and electronics leadership.