INDIA GLOBAL

India’s external-sector position cannot be understood in isolation, in silo, from the profound changes occurring in the global economy. The post-Cold War era of increasing globalisation, relatively free capital mobility and stable trade relationships is gradually ...

Introduction As the situation is once again spiraling out of control as on 8 June 2026, there are a number of factors that are responsible for it. At the foremost one would hold Donald Trump accountable ...

Washington's decision to propose a 12.5 per cent tariff on imports from India and dozens of other countries has been framed as a response to inadequate action against forced labour. On paper, that sounds principled. In ...

Nepal’s Drift and the Larger Strategic Question The recent deterioration in ties between India and Nepal is not merely a bilateral irritant. It reflects a deeper strategic paradox confronting India in South Asia. Political rhetoric in ...

"We have guided missiles and misguided men." Martin Luther King Jr. The ashes of history are barely cold before we begin striking matches for the next inferno. Every few decades, as more treaties are signed and ...

When Donald Trump publicly urged Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan to join the Abraham Accords, many in Washington dismissed it as another bold geopolitical play. As Trump being Trump, the announcement came wrapped ...

Introduction US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing ended without any major breakthrough. The visit instead highlighted the widening gap in core interests between the two major powers. Both sides projected warmth and stability but the meetings showed ...

The sharp exchange between an Indian diplomat and a Norwegian journalist during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Oslo has travelled far beyond the room where it occurred. What might otherwise have remained a routine media ...

For years, China carefully cultivated the image of a rising military giant. Every parade in Beijing conveyed the same message. New missiles rolled across Tiananmen Square, stealth fighters flew overhead, and warships entered service at a ...

As alliances shift and great powers recalibrate, India attempts something far more difficult – balancing strategic realism with civilisational purpose. Summit of Rivals American and Chinese leaders now meet with smiles while warships shadow each other ...

Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister of Singapore, has rightly cautioned that the world today confronts a grave and deepening crisis — one marked by slowing growth, persistent inflationary pressures, geopolitical fragmentation, financial instability, and the ominous spectre ...

Introduction Normally a visit by a US President to China has three major issues on the table, trade, technology and Taiwan.  But this time there is an elephant in the room in the form of the ...