Taking sides in conflict: Delhi’s past record tells a complicated story

For decades, India framed its Middle East policy around two broad contradictions: The US versus the region, and Israel versus the Arabs. But Indian debates paid far less attention to […]
BRICS Meets Reality in the Middle East War

It’s the latest case study in the persistent failure of transnational solidarity.
Juxtaposing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India’s Security and Economic Equation

From a defence and security perspective, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands provide India with strategic depth and the ability to enhance stability and ensure security in the Bay of Bengal
Can Mark Carney’s trip unlock CEPA & repair strained Canada-India ties?

Canadian official Mark Carney visits India to strengthen strategic ties. This visit follows a diplomatic thaw and aims to finalize the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. The agreement, under negotiation since […]
A new Indian foreign policy consensus is emerging. That India isn’t a great power yet

After exuberance, India must now not only take difficult and costly steps toward industrialisation, but also convert growth into geo-economic leverage and military modernisation.
Expert Explains | Iran agreed to unprecedented terms. So why did US attack?

Between the two, Iran is the one fighting for survival, which means it has far greater stakes in the conflict and consequently has more incentive to continue attacks until Washington […]