As Southeast Asia becomes increasingly contested by the superpowers, the regional majors are looking for collaboration with a benign power, as well as significant business and security opportunities.
The Indian Foreign Services(IFS) is India’s premier diplomatic corps, responsible for projecting the nation’s interests abroad.
The South Asian diaspora in Canada, a community of nearly two million people, is a foundational element of the bilateral relationship between India and Canada. This community has long served as a “cultural bridge”, profoundly influencing both through political collaboration, economic development, and cultural interchange.
The textile connection between India and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) is rooted in a shared civilizational tapestry that spans over a millennium. Both nations view textiles not merely as commodities but as profound storytellers of cultural identity, spirituality, and social status. Historically, the exchange began through the spread of Buddhism and the migration of the Tai people, who carried weaving traditions from the Yunnan region into the Mekong Valley.
The shared spiritual landscape between India and Myanmar is anchored in a 2,500-year-old history. Buddhism, which migrated from the plains of Magadha to the shores of the Irrawaddy, serves as the "civilizational glue" for bilateral relations. For Myanmar’s predominantly Theravada Buddhist population, India is Jambudvipa—the sacred land of the Enlightenment.
On 5th February 2026 at 3:00 PM IST, the Centre for International Relations and Strategic Studies of the Impact and Policy Research Institute, IMPRI, organised an online panel discussion titled “Defence, Foreign Policy and Union Budget 2026–27”as part of its 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of the Union Budget 2026–27.
In recent years several countries in the Middle East, especially from the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council), have weaponised their foreign policies to achieve their perceived geopolitical objectives.