Trump heat, Tokyo-Tianjin warmth: Modi begins to rejig India’s major power relations
In riding roughshod over partners such as Australia, India, Japan and South Korea on trade, and by threatening to weaponise security ties, Trump has forced them both to strengthen bonds […]
PM Modi’s Asia tour: Expect rhetoric from SCO meet in China, progress in Japan
The SCO is often portrayed as an inner-Asian club standing up to American dominance, an aspiration undermined by internal contradictions
India-China ties — improvement signs are loud, problems sliding under the radar
Do India and China share a strategic or geopolitical alignment? Are there signs of improving relations in this aspect? Yet again, the evidence points in the other direction.
Modi, Lee, and Trump’s Nobel Prize Obsession
What India’s and South Korea’s dealings with Washington tell us about real and imagined U.S. peace initiatives in Asia.
India’s Strategic Crossroads: Navigating a Fragmenting World Order
This impact essay constitutes a systematic analysis of India’s options within the context of a transforming global security and economic architecture. It scrutinises the alignment between India’s fundamental interests and […]
Best of Both Sides: Reset with China is not a possibility
China remains India’s primary strategic challenge with very little convergence of interests