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Ramesh Thakur

Ramesh Thakur

The Japan Times

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The fraternity between France and India has never been stronger

On Jan. 26, 1950, independent India’s Constitution came into effect and the country became a republic. This date, known as Republic Day, is...

14.02.2024 10

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Ramesh Thakur

Western nations grapple with plots to assassinate Sikhs

Amid all the conflicts, turmoil and geopolitical developments in Europe and the Middle East, there is another odd set of developments largely under...

21.12.2023 20

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Ramesh Thakur

Western nations grapple with plots to assassinate Sikhs

Amid all the conflicts, turmoil and geopolitical developments in Europe and the Middle East, there is another odd set of developments largely under...

20.12.2023 10

The Japan Times

Ramesh Thakur

Immigration, politics and the West's foreign policy

In the decade I lived in Tokyo from 1998 to 2007, Japan resisted advice, including from U.N. circles, that mass immigration would help it solve the...

01.11.2023 10

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Ramesh Thakur

India’s realism comes of age in response to Israel-Hamas war

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, I wrote several articles putting forth two arguments. First, that global and many regional...

13.10.2023 90

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Ramesh Thakur

The politics behind Canada and India’s diplomatic tiff

Relations between Canada and India are trapped in a downward spiral following an explosive statement by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that...

26.09.2023 70

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The Modi-Jaishankar partnership serves India’s global interests well

The year is proving to be possibly the busiest and best ever for Indian foreign policy. Building on the presidency of the United Nations Security...

20.09.2023 80

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Ramesh Thakur

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