From Hasina to Yunus: India’s Path to Rebuilding Ties with Bangladesh
India is predisposed to see any political formation that takes office after overthrowing the Hasina regime with hostility and suspicion; it's a big mistake.
Category International Relations and Strategic Studies
India Intensifies Pushback Against China: A Strategic Shift Beyond the Neighborhood
The week gone by has been a busy period for India in the Indo-Pacific. India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Laos and the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Japan. Jaishankar's visit to Laos also featured a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, following their last meeting at Astana earlier this year. The context for Jaishankar's visit was set by India's enduring pushback against China in key arenas of its interest.
India’s Foreign Policy Budget: Aspirations Outlined Amid Structural Constraints
Harsh V PantAditya Gowdara Shivamurthy Structural issues like partial utilisation of allocated funds, slow implementation of projects, and short-staffing pose a major challenge to the successful implementation of the budget. The full budget for the current financial year that was…
The Unstoppable Surge: Trump Gains Ground as Biden Faces Mounting Challenges
Harsh V Pant Even before the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, American politics was churning. But after the dramatic developments of last week, it’s spinning in a way few could have foreseen. Even as President Joe Biden is…
Challenges in China’s Economy and Politics Under Xi Jinping
Srikanth Kondapalli Yet, Xi’s hold over the party will become increasingly tenuous if he does not address China’s mounting economic problems. It is not without reason that Xi has had the names of his predecessors Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao…
The Trump-Vance Impact: Shaping Global Order Regardless of Election Results
The most significant aspect of a Trump-Vance foreign policy is likely to be closer scrutiny of China. The isolationist streak in America’s body politic is a warning to the rest of the world that has become too dependent on the US as the key guarantor of global security.
Rule-based Order and the Gaza War: ICJ Ruling
Thousands have been killed and injured, along with millions displaced, as the expansion of war to other theatres and countries becomes imminent, yet the efforts to secure a ceasefire remain in limbo due to a lack of determination, equity, and enforceability. Suffering on both sides is significant.