Tread softly on shale gas dreams
It is perplexing that such extravagant hype has been given by Indian officials to the conditional and partial relaxation by the United States of export restrictions on the domestically produced liquefied natural gas [LNG] to countries that do not hav
Foreign policy and jingoism don’t go together
The underlying criticism that India is ineffectual in imposing its will on the international community is untenable in the prevailing international system characterized by growing “multipolarity”
America’s coconut grove, lily pad in Maldives
The US is acquiring some very valuable real estate in the Indian Ocean by exploiting the perceived insecurity of the political elites who usurped power and currently matter in Malé
India-Iran tango won’t annoy US
The Iran-Pakistan-Afghanistan triangle figured prominently in India’s foreign policy compass over the weekend
US, Russia grapple with Syria dialogue
The United States President Barack Obama’s news conference on Tuesday practically allays the fears of an American military intervention in Syria.
Himalayan tensions serve US’ rebalancing strategy
Fuelling India-China tensions is integral to the US’ containment strategy towards the Middle Kingdom, as it would compel Delhi to coordinate its Beijing policy with Washington’s
US seeks military presence in Maldives
In a dramatic turn to the Great Game in the Indian Ocean, the United States’ strategies towards the island archipelago of Maldives have come under the scanner
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Reading the Musharraf riddle
The sight of the famous commando panicking and fleeing the Islamabad High Court premises when the order to arrest him was issued somehow will remain etched in memory as the final account of Musharraf
Syria: Will FOS show realism?
It seems improbable that the ‘Friend of Syria’ meet on Friday would back an outright military intervention in Syria
The US’ rebalance to Asia is forever
John Kerry’s upcoming talks in Beijing will be keenly watched in Moscow and New Delhi. Major policy challenges lie ahead for Russia and India
The way forward for Afghanistan
The accent should be on the restoration of the country’s sovereignty and independence with the international community playing a future role by assisting that country to get on to its feet
Three cheers for India’s FTA with Customs Union
An FTA with the Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus will mean preferential access for India’s exports. God willing, it will do a world of good for trade with Russia
What made India’s prime minister happy
Was it the BRICS summit? Or, was it the successful first meeting he had with China’s new leader Xi Jinping?
Kerry and the playful AfPak frogs
Washington’s delicate balancing act with Islamabad, Kabul and the Taliban seems to be destined for failure.
India’s belated ‘BRICS awakening’
The BRICS summit becomes an occasion for India’s foreign policy and diplomacy to rise above the mundane and cast a glance at the horizon and at the vast vista of the emerging world order
Reading Hamid Karzai’s mind
The ebb and flow of Kabul-Washington tensions had almost lost their novelty through the past 3-year period, but tensions have suddenly begun cascading
India must speak out on Syria
With the BRICS summit coming up, New Delhi cannot afford to fail in defining its self-interests when the flame of Islamist militancy lurches across the so-called Greater Middle East
Happy landing for BRICS at Durban
The BRICS’ splashy ‘arrival’ in the African continent is bound to arouse disquiet in the western capitals
A BRICS bank struggling to be born
The World Bank’s Senior Vice President Kaushik Basu has done the right thing by voicing skepticism that the BRICS development bank is round the corner
Kerry, Hagel and the Indians
Gnawing doubts arise as to what Kerry and Hagel signify for the spirit of our times and indeed for India’s interests