Japan’s India moment: Why Emperor Akihito’s visit matters
The foreign trips by monarchs are largely ceremonial affairs, but the first-ever visit to New Delhi by Japan’s emperor and empress later this month is a special one, and marks …
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US-Iran thaw frees up India to ramp up Tehran ties
The historic deal between the US and Iran, which promises to curb the nuclear programme of Tehran and bring it into the global mainstream, has set the stage for a …
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Hanoi calling: Decoding India-Vietnam bonding
Amid the ongoing churn in Asian geopolitics and Beijing’s charm offensive to reset relations with its Southeast Asian neighbours, India and Vietnam are poised for a closer strategic and economic …
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Cyber debate in India: Finding a middle way
India is uniquely dependent on the cyber sphere. It is the chosen medium for the implementation of the country’s socio-economic schemes. But this also exposes the country to a higher …
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India scores with Mars mission: Will Asia pair up?
Though the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Mars faced criticism for doing away with the originally planned launch of the MOM on Geo Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket with …
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Making ASEM work: Building people’s bridge between Asia and Europe
Inter-bridging Asia and Europe, the foreign ministers of the two dynamic continents, home to over 3 billion people and over half of global GDP, have taken a leap beyond rhetoric …
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Renewing Asia-Europe bonds, the New Delhi way
Away from the din and clamour of fractious electoral politics in India, foreign ministers and diplomats from 51 countries gathered quietly in the satellite town of Gurgaon for a two-day …
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Staying away from CHOGM meeting will be a strategic blunder
Sri Lanka is all set to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) on November 15, 2013. India still appears to be uncertain whether it should take part or …
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A Free and Prosperous India: Five Principles of Foreign Policy
Underlining India’s development-centric foreign policy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has enunciated the five core principles that animate the country’s engagement with an increasingly globalised world, which include prioritising the economic …
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Identity and Citizenship: An Indian Perspective
India counts amongst its citizens the third largest Muslim population in the world and the largest Muslim minority anywhere. It is a truism that the human being is a social …
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