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K C Singh

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Optimistic Remarks By Gor Are Welcome But Caution Is Needed

First, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Summit on August 31-September 1. He played up bilateral...

14.09.2025 10

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Independence Day 2025: India Faces Strategic Challenges Amid Alaska Summit, US-Pak Bonhomie And Trade Tensions

August 15, this year, has special significance for multiple reasons. It is, firstly, the Indian Independence Day. With escalating controversy over the...

15.08.2025 20

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Government Must Realise: Discussing 'Operation Sindoor' Is Not A Sin

On July 29, finally, Operation Sindoor was debated in the Lok Sabha. The opposition parties had been demanding a special session of Parliament to...

01.08.2025 10

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The Indian Dilemma: How To Balance A Bipolar World?

Normally, the new US president’s first 100 days are taken to assess the administration’s efficacy. Even after 180 days, the possible resolution of...

18.07.2025 10

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BRICS 2025: Mere Symbolism And Rhetoric

British economist Jim O’Neill in 2001 foresaw Brazil, Russia, India and China as promising emerging markets, and christened it BRIC. Their first...

04.07.2025 20

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US-Iran Conflict Escalates: What Trump’s Strategy Means For India, Pakistan And Global Stability

Following the escalating Iran-Israel armed hostilities, Israel claims control of the skies above Iran, while Iran insists its missiles are penetrating...

20.06.2025 10

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Litmus Test For Indian Foreign Policy In International Waters

Two years later, Donald Trump won the 2016 US presidential election. He could not then pursue unchecked his White supremacist and isolationist MAGA...

06.06.2025 9

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India vs Pakistan: Post Ceasefire, A Battle Of Narratives

Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, declared a “win” following the ceasefire. This resulted from US president Donald Trump’s misguided...

23.05.2025 10

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Indian Retaliation To Pak Aggression Was A Necessity, But Dialogue Must Resume Once Peace Prevails

Since India’s 2019 Balakot attack, after the Pulwama suicide bombing of Indian paramilitary personnel, Delhi assumed that Pakistan had been finally...

09.05.2025 10

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The Pahalgam Terror Attack May Well Be A Failure Of The Pakistan-Boycott Policy

First was the belief that Pakistan’s preoccupation with subduing militancy in Balochistan and the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan left them no...

25.04.2025 20

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US-China Tango Over Tariffs

Since April 2, when varying levels of tariffs were imposed by the US on 60-plus allies and rivals, global markets have faced volatility.

11.04.2025 20

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Trump’s Ukraine Policy: Unprecedented Repositioning Sparks NATO Rift, Offers Unlikely Path For Putin’s Paranoia

America’s Ukraine policy, after President Donald Trump assumed power on January 20, upends traditional thinking on NATO, East-West relations, and...

28.02.2025 20

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Modi-Trump Meeting: Trade, Immigration And India’s Diplomatic Challenges Amid Deportations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets President Donald Trump today in Washington. He will be the fourth leader meeting the newly re-elected president,...

14.02.2025 10

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Jimmy Carter, Manmohan Singh: Decency’s Legacy Amid Charismatic Populism

Reflecting on two understated leaders who championed values over populist narratives and political gamesmanship.

11.01.2025 6

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Trump 2.0: A Global Agent Of Change?

Trump's policies could disrupt global balance or reset geopolitics dramatically.

28.12.2024 7

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How Will Dissonance Following Trump 2.0 Affect The World, And India?

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar opined that Trump’s reemergence does not worry India. He may have spoken too soon

16.11.2024 3

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Crucial Elections Are Approaching, At Home And Abroad

Rarely have two elections had such significance for India at home and the world at large

02.11.2024 2

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The Deepening Crisis In India-Canada Relations

Like in any spat, both sides made mistakes, letting domestic politics fuel diplomatic misunderstanding

19.10.2024 2

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Indian Diplomacy Will Be Seriously Tested By The Iran-Israel Conflict

With its allies weakened due to leadership and personnel losses Iran could not but retaliate to ensure its influence persisted

05.10.2024 1

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With Many Factors In Play, Will PM’s US Visit Be Fruitful, Or Only Talk?

PM Modi has been often quoted saying this is not an era of war. But it seems to be one of routine summitry

21.09.2024 3

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Netflix Stirs Up Dormant Angst With Its Series On IA Hijacking

The Netflix series on the IC-814 hijacking has stirred up a public debate, reopening old wounds

07.09.2024 2

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With PM’s Ukraine Visit, India Continues Diplomatic Rebalancing Moves

There is an opportunity for inviting Ukraine to invest in high-technology joint ventures in India

24.08.2024 1

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After Hasina’s Ouster, India Has To Work At Salvaging A Difficult Situation In Bangladesh

The public ire, especially over 300 deaths caused by brute force, would also target India. What then are the Indian options?

10.08.2024 1

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