India names first envoy to ASEAN
Marking an upswing in India’s relations with Southeast Asia, India has named Mr Suresh K. Reddy as the country’s first ambassador to the separate Indian Mission to ASEAN and East …
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The India I have seen – A Kuwaiti viewpoint
India and Kuwait enjoy traditionally friendly relations even before the discovery of oil. Geographic proximity, historical trade links, cultural affinities and the presence of nearly 700,000 Indian expatriates in Kuwait strengthens this long standing relationship.
Read MoreSyria announces elections, opposition cynical
Amid a festering civil war in the West Asian country, the Syrian government has announced that it will conduct a presidential election on June 3. The announcement has been greeted …
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India and the United States: The Long View
India and the United States are today positioned to embark on a more closely collaborative path. The world the two nations seek does look similar in the big picture: with greater prosperity, more freedom, market economics, rule based regimes, and pluralistic societies. At a more practical level, this is being translated into ground reality.
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For Now, it is Ballot over Bullet in Afghanistan
The recent Afghan elections are not merely about change in leadership; it is about ushering the country into a ‘decade of transformation’ (2015-24) by further institutionalising a relatively inclusive political culture which could cater to the rising scepticism as well as aspirations among the Afghan people.
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India roots for UN reforms, stresses on stability in foreign policy
Amid speculation about likely shifts in India’s foreign policy under a new government in New Delhi after the April-May elections, India’s top diplomat has underlined that the fundamentals of the country’s foreign policy will not change.
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Venezuela’s Political Chaos: Flailing President and Strong Generals
It has been a little more than a year since the demise of President Hugo Chavez and his Vice President Nicolas Maduro`s rise to power. The overall political situation in …
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China hopeful new government in India will sustain momentum in ties
BEIJING: Amid speculation about a more hawkish stance on ties with Beijing by a likely BJP-led government in New Delhi, China has voiced confidence that promoting the India-China friendship “is …
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Updating India’s nuclear posture
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) 2014 election manifesto has promised to study “in detail” India’s nuclear doctrine and “revise and update it to make it relevant to challenges of current …
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Southeast Asian democracy: New time and take
Anti-government protests in Southeast Asian countries have become quite a regular trend. In Cambodia, political unrest has become violent as the government employed forces fired on the protesters claiming increases …
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