China’s stance vis-a-vis the US sanctions against Iran’s oil exports is evolving. These are early days. Quite obviously, the Chinese assessment that Iran is not going to wilt under US pressure gives a realistic picture. But it means that there is a long haul ahead and India needs to do some creative thinking. In the…
The Russian leader’s wholehearted defense of China’s Belt & Road Initiative at last week’s yearly forum on this global series of megaprojects stands in stark contrast to the position of India’s Prime Minister, thus reinforcing the notion that Putin and Modi are at serious odds with one another when it comes to BRI irrespective of…
After nearly two decades of bloodshed, meaningful progress is finally being made towards a conclusion of the war in Afghanistan. Negotiations with the Taliban in Qatar have achieved an uncommon consistency. On the domestic front, a bipartisan resolution matching the Taliban’s proposed timeline has emerged in the U.S. Senate. The main voices opposing peace originate…
Elections in India don’t happen in a day. They are rather a month-long affair. The world’s largest democracy, with a 900 million electorate (more than the entire population of Europe) is in the process of electing the 543 members of the 17th Lok Sabha (lower house of parliament), in an election which began on 11th…
Modi was so obsessed with getting Masood Azhar listed as a terrorist by the UNSC that he sold out India’s international reputation to do so after the global body made no mention of the many attacks that New Delhi accused him of masterminding in their official statement confirming this decision, thereby forever undercutting India’s credibility…
Indian media and multiple Indian state organs have consistently attempted to link the activities of Jaish-e-Muhmamad (JeM) leader Masood Azhar with the Pakistani state in spite of the fact that JeM has been banned in Pakistan since 2002. One of the points of contention that New Delhi had regarding the Masood Azhar issue was that…
