India and the World

At the end of weeks of competitive, though not confrontational, politics on the streets and precedent-setting constitutional calculus in court rooms, Parliament and elsewhere, the ‘numbers’ have prevailed. Reflecting the …

The foreign trips by monarchs are largely ceremonial affairs, but the first-ever visit to New Delhi by Japan’s emperor and empress later this month is a special one, and marks …

The historic deal between the US and Iran, which promises to curb the nuclear programme of Tehran and bring it into the global mainstream, has set the stage for a …

Amid the ongoing churn in Asian geopolitics and Beijing’s charm offensive to reset relations with its Southeast Asian neighbours, India and Vietnam are poised for a closer strategic and economic …

Inter-bridging Asia and Europe, the foreign ministers of the two dynamic continents, home to over 3 billion people and over half of global GDP, have taken a leap beyond rhetoric …

Away from the din and clamour of fractious electoral politics in India, foreign ministers and diplomats from 51 countries gathered quietly in the satellite town of Gurgaon for a two-day …

Sri Lanka is all set to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) on November 15, 2013. India still appears to be uncertain whether it should take part or …

Underlining India’s development-centric foreign policy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has enunciated the five core principles that animate the country’s engagement with an increasingly globalised world, which include prioritising the economic …