NEW DELHI: The Valdai Discussion Club has for the last 15 years served as a platform to discuss some of the world’s most pressing issues ranging from connectivity to development. India joined the club last year, the aim being to take the India-Russia bilateral dialogue into a broader discussion area where many other countries are […]Read More
NEW DELHI: China’s tactics in dealing with the protests in Hong Kong appears to be working. It has given the demonstrators long rope, allowing for time and fatigue to take its toll on them. Prof Daya Thussu of Hong Kong’s Baptist University, believes the worst maybe over for Hong Kong. In an exclusive chat with […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India is closely monitoring Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Myanmar. It’s his first overseas visit in the new year, usually an indication or warning of strategic import. That was the case in 2017 when Xi was at the World Economic Forum in Davos and in 2018 when he flew into Tehran shortly […]Read More
NEW DELHI: It is not in India to be a disruptor in the international system, said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. Speaking at the fifth edition of the annual Raisina Dialogue, he described India as a stabilizing power, one that is law-abiding, not self-centred or selfish. “India seeks to be a shaper and not an abstainer […]Read More
NEW DELHI: At the inaugural session of the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar laid out three characteristics of India’s foreign policy. He said that it seeks to achieve a focus on key challenges, “a broad engagement with many parties and managing if not leveraging global contradictions. Advancing our interests in […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Bad news early in the new year. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has set up a panel to probe the U.S. complaint against India levying customs duty on 28 American goods, ranging from almonds and chickpeas to iron and steel products, bolts and rivets. The irony is inescapable. The same U.S. has blocked all […]Read More
NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI: Going by the standards of Arab monarchies, the political transition in Oman upon the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said was smooth as silk. His cousin Haitham bin Tariq al-Said was sworn in as the new sultan. Indian diplomats who have served in Oman and the region say they expect it […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “When I was in Jawaharlal Nehru University, there was no ‘tukde-tukde’ gang.” With that External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar dismissed questions about students and activists from the university being branded anti-national. As for the violence in the university on Monday night and the continuing protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Jaishankar used the […]Read More
Is the Persian Gulf on the brink of war? Talmiz Ahmed, India’s former ambassador to Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, believes none of the protagonists want war. Iran has been weakened by sanctions, Donald Trump has no interest in sending U.S. troops into another conflict. It is conceivable that tensions will die […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Iran says its current tensions vis a vis the U.S. won’t affect India. But it’s hard to see how India can remain untouched by the new headwinds blowing across the Persian Gulf. Tehran appears to be moving closer to abrogating the 2015 nuclear deal, vowing to disregard limits on nuclear fuel enrichment, the […]Read More
Common sense tells us that while China’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) has great potential for trade, business and investment and could be a lifeline for South Asian states hungry for no-strings-attached funding, there are other implications. The pushback against BRI in parts of Southeast Asia and Africa along with the demand that BRI agreements […]Read More
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