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China shares Russia’s BMD concerns

May 22, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization at its summit meeting on June 6-7 in Beijing is expected to come up with an assertive position with regard to the United States’ missile defence program.

Kudankulam folks get unexpected boost

May 18, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar

The government seems all set to cross the Rubicon with regard to the commissioning of the KNPP. Just then, a small cloud has appeared – “A cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea,” as the Old Testament says.

Iran urges India to cherish friendship

May 16, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar, specially for RIR

The telephone call by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday becomes a defining moment. New Delhi chose to keep it under wraps

India’s globalization discontent

May 15, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar, specially for RIR

The complexities of India's tryst with globalization and its bonhomie with the West become highly disputed within the international community

Tokyo’s high-wire Uighur act

May 15, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar, specially for RIR

The hosting of the annual World Uighur Congress in Tokyo is intended to provoke Beijing. Unsurprisingly, Beijing promptly hit out, expressing “strong dissatisfaction” over the Japanese move

SCO struggles to counter Arab Spring

May 14, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar, RIR

The Islamist warriors from Libya, who were corrupted by Qatar and the US, are today flocking to Syria to work for regime change in Damascus. The same pattern can repeat in Afghanistan

Leveraging US-India partnership

May 10, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar, specially for RIR

The forthcoming session of the US-India Strategic Dialogue next month has a dense agenda. It tend to take strategic partnership of two countries to a new level

A power struggle over Kudankulam

May 10, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar, specially for RIR

India’s federalism is indeed coming under stress in the era of coalition politics. The sharing of water and electricity is a highly contentious issue today.

China to cooperate with US in Afghanistan

May 7, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar

Any shift in Beijing’s opposition to long-term US military presence will profoundly impact the geopolitics of Central Asia

Russia pilots turn in Syrian tide

May 4, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar

Although the Syrian situation remains volatile, it appears that the Russian diplomatic strategy is beginning to show results.

The great game comes to Bangladesh

May 3, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar, specially for RIR

Hillary Clinton visit to Dhaka intrigues Bangladeshi observers. But the most interesting thing here is the strategic coordination that takes place between Washington and New Delhi in relation to Bangladesh

To buy Iran’s oil, or not to buy, that’s the question…

May 3, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar, specially for RIR

The Iranian oil import to India has again become a hot topic. M K Bhadrakumar examines details of the subject

Pakistan douses the Indian fire

April 26, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar, specially for RIR

India’s triumphant launch of Agni-V missile is hardly a week old and Pakistan announced on Wednesday that it also successfully launched an inter-mediate range ballistic missile into the Indian Ocean. Clearly, it’s a ‘tit-for-tat’

Setback to India – and to BRICS

April 26, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar, specially for RIR

Standard & Poor cut India’s credit rating outlook to negative from stable yesterday. Experts say that this decision didn’t come as a surprise

Tidings from Putin Presidency 2.0

April 22, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar

Indian business should realize that Russian market is bestirring and making itself investor -friendly in anticipation of Putin Presidency 2.0

Siachen: game changer or deal breaker?

April 20, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar, specially for RIR

Disaster that happened in Siachen brought to the forefront one of the critical issues between India and Pakistan. This dispute holds the potential to become a turning point in bilateral relations

India’s ICBM fails to impress China

April 19, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar, specially for RIR

A wave of patriotic fervor is sweeping over the Indian establishment and security community over the Agni-V launch. It poses no threat to the US and is unmistakably with an eye on China

Delhi rejects Congress Party

April 18, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar

In his regular blog Melkulangara Bhadrakumar talks about the implications of the Delhi state elections Tuesday this week

‘P5+1’ and Iran bonded well

April 16, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar, RIR

The long-awaited meeting of the P5+1 and Iran ended on a positive note in Istanbul on Saturday. It demonstrated that, the time has now come for business to commence and good atmospherics helps

Advent of Arab Spring in Kabul

April 12, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar, specially for RIR

How Central Asian and Western powers act towards the Islamist organization known as Hizb ut-Tahrir, M K Bhadrakumar ponders

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