‘India-Russia ties without parallel’
India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is an ardent proponent of robust and multi-layered relations between India and Russia. In this interview to Russian journalists ahead of his visit to Moscow …
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India and Francophone Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
India’s historical and traditional ties with Africa go back centuries. Due to geographical realities and historical reasons, these ties were confined to the East African seaboard from the Horn of …
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India raises the bar for ASEAN ties, chases the Asia Dream
Signalling an upsurge in India’s thriving ties with Southeast Asian countries, India has unveiled a slew of steps to galvanise relations with this economically vibrant region, which includes the setting …
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How prepared is our military for climate change?
The current apprehensions of environmentalists and common people about the rapidly changing climate and weather patterns have often led to serious debates about its predicted consequences and exaggerated apocalyptic scenarios. …
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The US and China in Southeast Asia: A Volatile Backyard?
Amid the partial government shutdown, US President Barack Obama may have cancelled his plans to attend ASEAN and East Asia summits this week, but this should in no way reflect …
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India and the US: A new partnership for progress
The transformation (of the India-US relations) has been truly extraordinary. Let me give you two examples to illustrate this transformation: first, Indian and American firms are working to build nuclear …
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Cyberspace governance: The American approach
The international discourse on cyberspace governance has come a long way since Russia introduced the resolution at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on “Developments in the field of information …
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India, Pakistan to bolster cross-border peace, seek better ties
NEW YORK: There was no grand rhetoric and only hints on the way ahead, but the much-anticipated meeting between the leaders of India and Pakistan in New York marked the …
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A new beginning? Terror concerns shadow Manmohan-Sharif meeting
NEW YORK: India and Pakistan have spoken about a “new beginning” in their accident-prone relations many a time, but the much-hoped for new dawn has been often darkened by brutal …
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Middle East peace hopes: India roots for dialogue to resolve Syria, Iran
NEW YORK: A new narrative of multilateralism appears to be emerging from the ongoing 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, with the US and Iran deciding to restart …
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