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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India getting closer to a satellite navigational system
Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) is expected to become operational in less than a year from now. On 4th April 2014, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched …
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India needs nuanced approach post-UNHRC Vote on Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government recently extended the period of investigation for its Presidential Commission (PC) that is probing the cases of alleged disappearances in its northern and eastern provinces. The …
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Afghan polls: India lauds rejection of terror, extremist ideology
The large turnout in the April 5 polls in Afghanistan has cheered the world community and kindled hopes for a smooth democratic transition in the violence-prone country. India has been …
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Most Americans disapprove of Obama’s foreign policy
A majority of Americans believe that the United States needs to “mind its own business internationally” according to recent surveys, said Mr Bruce Stokes, Director for Global Economic Attitudes at …
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Namaste India! US mounts Hindi charm offensive in India
As the great Indian summer sets in and the carnival chatter of elections envelops the air, the US is determined to leave the chill in bilateral ties behind through a …
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Protocol and Diplomacy: Blending style with substance
When a French president visited India for the second time, he asked for a particular Sikh gentleman who was assigned as protocol officer to take care of him during his …
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Amid drift, India, US sustain counter-terror fight
Amid the perceived drift in their bilateral ties, India and the US have not allowed counter-terror cooperation to suffer, with the US envoy pledging equipment worth $300,000 to the Mumbai …
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From culture to commerce, blossoming of India-South Korea ties
“Do you know the story of how the Indian Princess of Ayodhya married a Korean King named Suro?” Kyungsoo Kim, the Consulate General of South Korea in Chennai, asked me …
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