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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UNSC Crimea Vote: Why did China Abstain?
When China decided to abstain in the vote taken in the UN Security Council on the issue of the referendum to decide on Crimea’s future; it handed the Western powers …
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Ukraine crisis: Japan opts for stronger alliance with US
The crisis in Ukraine culminating in the Russian annexation of Crimea has created a delicate dilemma for the foreign policy establishment in Japan. Considering the close and warm relations that …
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Obama’s ‘reset’ button with Russia jammed beyond repair?
The Ukrainian crisis has highlighted the duplicity of great powers — that sovereignty and humanitarian intervention are concepts to be used only when it suits them. If the US kept …
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Amid poll fever, India, China seek to bolster economic ties
Amid the raging election fever in the world’s most populous democracy, India and China are set to sustain momentum in their bilateral ties as they engage in the third edition …
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India’s ‘Look Middle East’ policy poised for upswing
India recently played host to Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud — crown prince, deputy prime minister and defence minister of Saudi Arabia. The Feb. 26-28 visit was of the …
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All-weather friendship: 4 former Indian envoys at Afghan leader’s funeral
In a unique gesture underlining India’s all-weather friendship with Afghanistan, four former envoys of New Delhi to Kabul, that included Vice-President Hamid Ansari, braved capricious weather to attend the funeral …
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India’s Extended Neighbourhood: Prospects and Challenges
India’s extended neighbourhood has an added resonance at this particular junction in time when the country’s economic and strategic interests are becoming increasingly intertwined with the larger Asian hemisphere, much …
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