NEW DELHI: The recently held summit between China and the European Union showed all too well the souring of the relationship. From the European side, the inability of Beijing to offer ‘reciprocity’ and ‘basic fairness’ when it came to opening up the Chinese market to European goods was just part of the reason why the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Continuing to be pushed by Sikhs operating in US, UK and Canada the Khalistani movement operates with the full knowledge and tacit support of Pakistan, claims a recently released report called Khalistan: A Project of Pakistan. Veteran investigative journalist Terry Milewski who provided research for the report and has been covering the Khalistani […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Is US presidential challenger Joe Biden committing political suicide? For those unfamiliar with American politics and more specifically American Jewish politics, that certainly looked to be the case. The fact that Biden not only said that President Trump had put “Israel in danger” by withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, but also advocating […]Read More
NEW DELHI: With tensions rising on the India-China Line of Actual Control, all eyes are on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who is in Moscow for the SCO foreign-ministers summit. He is expected to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on resolving the standoff in Ladakh. Hopes of a breakthrough are muted given […]Read More
NEW DELHI: National interest, or at least the articulation of national interest, is always paramount when you’re a statesman either in or out of power. So, it was not so surprising that some not so subtle signalling took place as politicians from across the globe spoke via video-conferencing to congratulate External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar […]Read More
NEW DELHI: It’s ironic but not surprising that Europe’s problems seem to be mounting as Angela Merkel’s days as Chancellor draws to a close. The German Chancellor, [who has self-declared that she will give up the Chancellorship when her term ends in October 2021] has guided Germany and Europe for more than a decade and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: There’s nothing like terrorism to get India moving, and at the 19th annual Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar did not hold back. Not that Darbari Seth had anything to do with diplomacy or terrorism, he was an esteemed late director of the House of Tatas, but the annual lecture […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The only certainty about North Korea is that there is no certainty. But while the jury’s still out over whether Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un is in a coma or even dead, Vishnu Prakash, former Indian ambassador to South Korea tells Ashwin Ahmad that this time Kim’s condition may be more serious. Why? Because he has given over […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Home to over 20 percent of the world’s oil trade, the Strait of Hormuz has been the world’s most important oil artery. Just 33 km wide at its narrowest point, this strip of water which flows into the Persian Gulf, has been the focus of crisis situations mostly involving the United States and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: There were three former US presidents – Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama who addressed the Democratic convention, but it was Obama, or more accurately the Obamas – Barack and Michelle – who stole the show. An impassioned speech by the former First Lady that excoriated Donald Trump – a novelty as […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The historic peace deal between Israel and the UAE is no surprise to close watchers of West Asia politics. As Navdeep Suri, Distinguished Fellow at ORF and former envoy to the UAE points out to Ashwin Ahmad the two nations had finally come out of the closet on a relationship that had been […]Read More
Australia has held its fire despite evidence of China’s hack attack on parliament in February last year, and continued attacks on critical sectors of Australia’s economy and industry. “Australia’s position is that it will attribute attacks where it is in our national interest to do so,” said Tara Cavanagh, Minister-Counsellor, South Asia in the Department Of […]Read More
NEW DELHI: America is considered to be the land of equality. But this adage does not hold true when it comes to American politics. The big race to be the most powerful man in the country has famously excluded women from the top job or even the deputy’s job for over 200 years. A quick […]Read More
The last obstacle to direct dialogue between the Afghan government and the Taliban were removed after the Loya Jirga called by President Ashraf Ghani, called for the release of ‘hard core’ Taliban prisoners. Their release had become a sticking point, the government insisting it would not let them go since they were responsible for the deaths […]Read More
In the aftermath of the tragedy, Lebanese political analyst Hassan-el-Zein who is based in Beirut speaks to Ashwin Ahmad about the challenges being faced by the country and what it needs to do to help get back on its feet Why was there such a large stock of ammonium nitrate in the docks? Was this problem raised earlier by the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India calling! The government is inviting the world’s top 100 foreign universities to set up shop in India. The move which is part of the new education policy recently unveiled by the Centre, could give Indian students the best university education right here, at home. Educators across the board have supported the government’s […]Read More
NEW DELHI: They are ‘Iron Brothers’, but it is on twitter that the Pakistan-China bond appears strongest. Using fake Chinese names and pictures, an army of Pakistani troll warriors have unleashed a massive disinformation campaign against India post-Galwan. The idea is two-fold – to make Indian twitterati and India think China is attacking them, and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Tiff between friends is the question, after it was reported that Russia had postponed the delivery of more batches of the S-400 defence missile system to China. It came in the wake of the Russian authorities accusing an Arctic researcher of treason, alleging he had handed over classified data to China. India may […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Days after signing an MoU on setting up India’s first strategic petroleum reserve overseas, in the US, speculation is mounting about the government’s motives. Was it because of a quiet request from President Trump to Prime Minister Modi with a sensitive election around the corner, and at a time when low oil prices […]Read More
NEW DELHI: What happens when a close friend is close to your main adversary? Delhi is yet to find an answer as it continues its endeavours to find common ground with Moscow about its concerns in the Indian Ocean and elsewhere. “India is very interested in stability in Eurasia and we would very much like […]Read More
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