Bangladesh and the ‘foreign hand’ bogey

Conspiracy theories blaming the CIA for Sheikh Hasina’s ouster overestimate its capacity, avoid bigger questions. What is needed is for Delhi to look ahead, deepen ties with the new regime […]
The ideational dimension of India’s China challenge

While there is good news from the LAC, the China challenge to India is a long-term one that has both material and intellectual/ideational elements.
These BRICS can’t construct a new world order

For India—neither fully status quoist nor revisionist—a middle path is inherently preferable, a stance not shared by its key BRICS partners.
The new template for dialogue with Pakistan

A clinical minimalism focussed on conflict management appears to define New Delhi’s engagement with Islamabad.
The age of nuclear adventurism

One key lesson many states are drawing from the Russia-Ukraine war is that a nuclear-armed Ukraine would have been better off.
Tensions in the Middle East will Test India’s balancing Act in the region

With a neighbourhood in turmoil, an aggressive China, and pressure of Russia-Ukraine war, the last thing Delhi would like to have is conflict in the Middle East.