Engaging West Asia: India’s Arab diplomacy on an upswing
The Arab League chief’s visit to India telescopes burgeoning ties between New Delhi and the Arab world, home to around 7 million Indians and a vital lynchpin of the country’s …
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Chief of Defence Staff must be Appointed Immediately
The Naresh Chandra committee on defence reforms had reportedly recommended the appointment of a four-star permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC), instead of a five-star Chief of …
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The Karzai ‘Kaper’: What India Must Do With Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai, it seems, is unfolding his last gamble. He continues to keep the US on tenterhooks by dilly-dallying over the signing of the Bilateral Security Agreement despite the overwhelming …
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A diplomat remembers Mandela…: ‘Gandhi of Our Time’
Madiba, as South Africa’s national icon and liberator was fondly called, has said his final goodbye to this world where he scripted a new anthem of liberation for his nation …
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India outraged over arrest of Indian diplomat in US
Amid ongoing efforts to refurbish India-US relations, a wholly avoidable controversy has erupted over the arrest of a senior Indian diplomat in New York over charges of visa fraud, with …
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‘India has a unique strategic culture and diplomatic style’
Does India have its own strategic culture? It’s an overwhelming question, defying facile answers and theorising. On a bright and crisp winter morning in New Delhi, India’s National Security Adviser …
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What Mandela means for India: A Gandhian, a great soul, an icon of change
An iconic non-violent revolutionary, the liberator of South Africa and the creator of a rainbow nation, Nelson Mandela had a deeper spiritual connection with India that transcended the political realm. …
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Reimagining the global order: India will be a different kind of power
The unipolar moment is over; multi-polarity is the reigning trend that is defining the inter-state relations in the second decade of the 21st century, and will continue to do so. …
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Hamid Karzai’s 14th visit to Delhi: A ‘new role’ for India
It’s rare to see a head of state/government visiting another country three times in a year and 14 times spanning his tenure. But the India-educated Afghan President Hamid Karzai is …
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Gen. Raheel Sharif: Chief Has Changed, Pakistan Army Remains the Same
A very good measure of the Pakistan Army’s enduring influence in national security and foreign policy matters and potential for interference in domestic politics is perhaps the anticipation and interest …
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