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Harsh V. PantIndian Express |
As like-minded democracies with shared regional interests, India and the Philippines are natural partners.
In the last few days, Trump has been outlining his administration's policy priorities and making it quite clear that he sees no need to go back on...
In a show of resolve in defending Ukraine against Russian aggression and to ensure Moscow's deployment of North Korean troops in Kursk did not go...
The recent U.S. presidential election defied expectations, delivering results that will shape American politics in unpredictable ways. For only the...
(October 2) The dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible as Chris Litchfield of Washington, DC, an activist with 'Faithful America', ties down a...
India and China have decided to bury the hatchet, almost and for now. As a result, there will be a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra...
After generating days of excitement in the media, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit finally concluded with External Affairs Minister...
Not recruiting from civilian and scientific talent pools risks a ‘failure of imagination’, hindering India’s ability to pre-empt previously...
The world had been for months expecting the conflict in the Middle East to blow up. That escalation has happened finally. It has been a remarkable...
US President Joe Biden hosted the Prime Ministers of India, Australia, and Japan for the fourth in-person Quad Leaders' Summit at his hometown,...
The last India-Africa Forum Summit took place in New Delhi way back in 2015, and significant shifts in global geopolitics and geoeconomics have...
As India steps into its third term under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration, Southeast Asia has emerged as a central focus of its foreign...
The US-India defence relationship is rapidly expanding, adapting to evolving regional and global security demands. This includes safeguarding supply...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Poland and Ukraine this week. Both visits are historic in their own ways: for Poland, this will be the first...
An interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has taken charge of a fractured Bangladesh after a meeting between President Mohammed...
The week gone by has been a busy period for India in the Indo-Pacific. India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, attended the ASEAN Foreign...
Even before the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, American politics was churning. But after the dramatic developments of last...
The deep-seated contradictions among member states on regional security and terrorism, combined with growing Chinese influence, have compelled New...
Politics around the world is evolving in ways that both leaders and analysts are finding difficult to assess and respond to. Politicians are...
The inherent strength of India-Bangladesh relationship was once again in evidence as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, decided to visit...
At a time when a Russian nuclear submarine remains docked in Cuba merely 90 miles south of Florida, the G-7 leaders have gathered in Italy for the...
PM Narendra Modi has an opportunity to play peacemaker at the most important peace summit since World War II. India’s well-established relationship...
As the third term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi commences, the world is watching keenly what changes and continuities emerge. While Modi might...
Finally, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has decided to take a leap of faith as he last week called for an early general election. As heavy rain...
As the world order continues to evolve, key players are reconfiguring their policies as a response. The West is being challenged internally as...
Chinese President Xi Jinping is trying to win friends and influence people in Europe during his first trip to the continent in five years. As Beijing...
While India continues to be absorbed in its long-drawn elections, the rest of the world is moving ahead with its own priorities. Last week, Chinese...
The SCO is critical for India to advance its priorities for peace and prosperity in its northern periphery and broader Eurasia.
A new phase in India's defence ties with the Philippines commenced last week when the Indian Air Force handed the first batch of BrahMos supersonic...
The Middle East is on tenterhooks, again. A dangerous slide into an all-out war is being feared by most even as few seem capable of doing anything...
The Russia-Ukraine war shows no signs of ending any time soon. The death and destruction is all-pervasive, but both sides continue to insist that they...
A day might be a long time in politics, but in foreign policy, even a decade is usually not long enough to merit a serious appraisal. The last decade,...
Last week, the Maldives and China signed a defence pact "on China's provision of military assistance gratis to the Republic of Maldives", underlining...
While India enters its own season of general elections, Pakistan's poll cycle seems to be ending with Shehbaz Sharif taking over the nation's prime...
Alexei Navalny, one of Russia's most prominent opposition figures, has died, becoming another one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's critics who...
There are moments in a nation's trajectory when its arrival on the global scene is heralded by the quality of its leadership. The decision by Qatar to...
Even as one circus of the absurd has ended in Pakistan, another has begun. The farcical nature of the electoral exercise in the country has produced...
French President Emmanuel Macron may be facing political trouble at home but his visit to India, full of pomp and ceremony, underscored the special...
The world is passing through a phase of disorder, which is posing serious policy questions for nations big and small. But the one country that should...
Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has made it clear that he has no intention of bringing Delhi-Male ties from the edge of a precipice. In fact, he...
In this day and age of social media, diplomacy is facing new challenges. At times, the cacophony of social media drowns out the really important...
Foreign policy is a murky business. All nations across the world, given a choice, would want to be strategically autonomous. That is, they would want...
As we bid adieu to the year 2023, we are witnessing a global order that has been fundamentally reconfigured - politically, economically and...
A process that started in August 2019 finally culminated this week when the Supreme Court placed its seal of approval on the Narendra Modi...