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The New Delhi BRICS Summit Sends Powerful Messages to America

However determined Western governments may be to turn Russia and Iran into pariah states, much of the Global South rejects their isolation.

16.09.2026 10

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Debate in Delhi on Trump, Trust, and Strategic Choices

Are India’s fraying relations with the US transient, or do they represent a fundamental rupture with long-term impacts on US-India relations and...

10.07.2026 10

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

No Reset at G7: Trump Was Trump, Modi Was Not Modi

The Modi-Trump meeting revealed the limits of India’s willingness to speak with moral clarity when confronted with American power.

18.06.2026 20

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Bangladesh’s Twin Challenges: Economic Revival and Great Power Balancing

Bangladesh’s security lies not in becoming part of someone else’s strategic rivalry, but in becoming economically strong, diplomatically flexible,...

03.06.2026 20

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Pakistan as Peacemaker Facilitates the US-Iran Ceasefire

The U.S. appears to have set aside its ambition of pursuing regime change in Iran, as it is now negotiating directly with the system it sought to...

08.04.2026 30

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Silence Can Be an Epic Folly: A Response to Shashi Tharoor

One can stand up for principle without adopting a confrontational posture. For a country that prizes strategic autonomy, this is precisely the moment...

20.03.2026 20

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

India Is Not the 4th Biggest Economy in the World. But Does That Really Matter?

The nationalist narrative that dominated public discourse over the past year had been overstating the scale of India’s economic progress. Of...

12.03.2026 20

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Modi Crosses the Rubicon and Embraces Israel

He could have used his trip to Israel to call explicitly for de-escalation of tensions with Iran and a negotiated settlement; instead, he chose...

26.02.2026 30

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

India’s Terror Laws Are Creating New Mandelas

Umar Khalid and Zohran Mamdani embody a shared global moment: exposing state excess on one side, and dissent and solidarity on the other.

06.01.2026 30

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Modi-Putin Summit: More Style and Symbolism Than Substance

While not altering the global balance of power in any meaningful way, Putin’s visit might actually diminish India’s significance in the eyes of...

08.12.2025 20

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Twin Blasts in South Asia and the Region’s Dangerous Dilemmas

The region increasingly resembles a powder keg — one spark away from catastrophe.

14.11.2025 20

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Trump’s G2 Moment: Dawn of a New World Order?

The emergence of a robust G-2 dialogue may signal a transition from a unipolar world to a bipolar one.

08.11.2025 20

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Has Donald Trump Upended India’s Grand Strategy?

India first needs to understand what its contribution was to this failure. Is there a problem with the message or with the messenger?

23.08.2025 20

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan