Testing times: It’s time Pakistan walks the talk
The India-Pakistan ties have come to resemble an entrenched manic depression – albeit there are more episodes of lows than highs in this fraught relationship. There is also an intriguingly …
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India hopes for upswing in Iran relations, deploys Ansari power
Amid speculation of a possible Iran-West rapprochement under the new dispensation in Tehran, India has signalled its intention to revitalise bilateral ties by sending Vice-President Hamid Ansari for the swearing-in …
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Knowledge is Power: It’s time to step up Indian Ocean dialogue
The geopolitics of the Indian Ocean is in a flux. It is essential for us to appreciate accurately the contours of India’s worldview and role of the Indian Ocean in …
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Terror targets India in Afghanistan, again; India says will go on
The suicide attack explosion targeting the Indian consulate in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad has once again highlighted the perennial threat to India’s interests in Afghanistan, which continue to …
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Thinking Smart: A giant digital leap for India’s foreign office
In a revolutionary step to make Indian diplomacy more people-centric, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has launched a smartphone mobile app to become the first foreign office in the …
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Trade winds, China drive US, Vietnam in closer embrace
In diplomacy, there are no permanent enemies, but only friends to be made. In a new congruence of strategic and economic interests, the leaders of US and Vietnam met in …
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Strategic autonomy core of India-France relations: French defence minister
India, a major partner Five months ago, I was accompanying our President of the French Republic, Mr François Hollande, on his State visit to India. It was his first bilateral …
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Biden hums song of Asia, hails India’s role in region
With a song of Asia on his lips, US Vice-President Joe Biden has set the tone for his maiden visit to New Delhi by underlining the centrality of India in …
Read MoreHung(a)ry for more: Juggling Trade and Tagore
Away from the glare of big-ticket diplomatic blitz, India’s growing global stature got a thumbs-up when External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid became the first foreign minister from an Asian country …
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India should not get paranoid about Bhutan’s ties with China: Varma
The decisive victory of Bhutan’s chief opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the just-concluded elections has resurrected hopes of smoothing recent strains in the “unique and special relationship” between New Delhi …
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