The new template for dialogue with Pakistan

A clinical minimalism focussed on conflict management appears to define New Delhi’s engagement with Islamabad.
Time for a new neighbourhood policy

By reaching out to the Taliban and the Myanmar junta, India has demonstrated an ability to have a non-ideological approach to regional policy.
Interests, not friendship, determine foreign policy

The great power argument is delusional. We are simply past that age in our neighbourhood.
Delhi’s Kabul strategy and the role of Taliban

Even as Delhi works on ways to engage with the Taliban, it must cater to the needs of the Afghan people, who mostly hold positive views about India.
Time to reset the rules of the game in South Asia

China’s approach has changed from co-existence with India to containment in the neighbourhood. New Delhi needs to shift the goalposts.
India is turning Bay of Bengal into SSBN bastion. China can overreact

Growing anxieties about submarine warfare in the Indo-Pacific and India’s involvement with regional partners require careful analysis of the opportunities and risks in this area.