Elections 2014: BJP heading for landslide victory
Latest trends emanating from the ongoing counting of votes in India’s parliamentary elections indicate that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised for a landslide victory.
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It’s time to recast the role and relevance of NSA in India
Without questioning the capabilities, experience and achievements of successive incumbents since the office was created by the then Vajpayee Government, it may be useful if the post-poll political dispensation in New Delhi reviews the relevance of the office of the National Security Advisor (NSA)…
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China ready to deal with “pragmatic” Modi, hopes for stronger India-China ties
China seems poised to deal realistically with a new regime in Delhi, which is likely to be headed by BJP’s Narendra Modi, with Chinese analysts and media projecting that the Modi-led government will be “pragmatic” towards China while adopting a tougher line on complex political issues like the border dispute and Tibet.
Read MoreIndia-Pakistan relations under new government in Delhi
There is very little doubt that there would be a change of government in Delhi from June, 2014. It is also most likely that the new government will be that of the National Democratic Alliance. The BJP is the largest single party among the NDA constituents who will present the new Prime Minister.
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South China Sea spat: China ups sovereignty stakes, India voices concern
Amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea involving China, Vietnam and the Philippines, India has voiced concern and underlined the need for maintaining freedom of navigation in the disputed …
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Settling differences with China
The relations between India and China need not be – and should not be – a zero sum game, and the time is ripe for settling differences with China as the major political parties share this objective.
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Pakistan show in India: Banking on trade diplomacy
Less rhetoric, more trade. This seemed to be the reigning mantra at the “Pakistan Show” in Amritsar, charming visitors with a wide array of merchandise from across the border, including exquisite carpets, textiles and dry fruits.
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Connect Central Asia: Why Tajikistan matters to India
India’s connect to Central Asia in the middle of the election fever in the country, as telescoped in the May 7-9 visit of Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh to Tajikistan, underlines the growing strategic importance of the resource-rich region.
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US-Japan alliance after Obama’s visit
President Barack Obama visited Japan on April 24-25 as part of his four-nation Asian trip that included South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines. The fact that a US President visited Japan as a state guest for the first time in the last 18 years gave it considerable symbolic significance and seriousness.
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Elections 2014: The future of India-Bangladesh ties
The people of Bangladesh are closely watching the election-related developments in India. Reports say that the Sheikh Hasina regime wants to see a stable government in India for all round development of the region. In some quarters, questions have been raised about the future of India-Bangla ties following the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The Bangladeshi intelligentsia is anxious to know if there would be paradigm shift in the bilateral relations after May 16.
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