Putin’s Patience, Ukraine’s Peril: Can the West Hold On?
Ukraine’s military campaign is indeed faltering but it is also the West’s political strategy that is unravelling.
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A Diplomatic Triumph: India and Qatar Overcome Crisis
There are moments in a nation's trajectory when its arrival on the global scene is heralded by the quality of its leadership. The decision by Qatar to release eight former Indian navy officials who were facing death sentences for alleged spying is a testament not only to the strength of India-Qatar bilateral ties but also to the distinct ability of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to forge strong personal bonds with leaders of other nations to secure Indian interests.
Decoding India’s Diplomatic Triumph in Qatar
On Monday, a large number of concerned Indians especially the families of the former imprisoned Navy officers heaved a sigh of relief as they returned home after a court of Qatar allowed them to leave.
Trump Returns: A Recapitulation
Trump vs Biden is a rematch most Americans don’t want, but it is what they will likely get.
India’s Potential to Influence the New Global Consensus
The Davos model of globalisation needs a successor that India has the potential to be.
Political Turmoil in Pakistan: Challenges and Changes Ahead
Even as one circus of the absurd has ended in Pakistan, another has begun. The farcical nature of the electoral exercise in the country has produced an even more farcical outcome. Even as Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed independent candidates continue to maintain their lead on the victory board, Nawaz Sharif has gone ahead and given a victory speech.
Shifting Paradigms: India and the Gulf in the Last 10 Years
In recent decades, six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and UAE have emerged as pivotal in West Asia due to their huge sovereign wealth and Petro dollars, reformist policies and fast-moving diversification of their economies and interests beyond the hydrocarbons and regional heft as they continue to play a much bigger role in the global scheme of things.