The Indian Navy’s ‘China’ dilemma
The Indian Navy’s premier warship, INS Shivalik, has just completed a maritime exercise at Qingdao with the PLA-N and the navies of six other countries, including Pakistan. China’s invitation to …
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Bollywood’s global journey: Florida chants ‘Namaste India’
Bollywood’s global journey has notched yet another milestone with the glamour-studded International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards being held in the US for the first time.
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Transformative elections bring post-identity politics
The 2014 elections will be a verdict on the performance of the two terms of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) that are increasingly seen as ineffectual and leaderless and that have drowned the much talked about “India story” through a combination of scandals and policy blunders.
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India, Japan bond amid poll fever, raise their sights
Amid the raging election fever in the world’s most populous democracy and fraying Beijing-Tokyo ties, India’s top diplomat is in Japan to lay the groundwork for sustaining momentum in this …
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Cyber Geopolitics: India pushes for democratic internet governance
With the growing salience of internet in its economy and national security spawning new narratives of national resurgence, India has made a robust pitch for democratising internet governance and to keep cyberspace open, dynamic and secure amid competing models and vested interests.
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Where is Ukraine headed?
There was hardly any good reason to expect any significant agreement to work together for de-escalation of the mounting tension by the four participants – US, Russia, EU, and Ukraine …
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Electoral battle rages on in India: But where are real issues?
The issues that stare at much of the electorate in India renders the debate between secularism and communalism irrelevant. Not that secularism is not important.
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Modi versus Togadia: No place in India for politics of hate
The politics of hate and divisiveness has no place in a civilised time-tested secular polity as India. But the daemons of communalism are always itching to rare their ugly heads.
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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.
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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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