Monday 11 January '10
We don't have to agree with Shashi Tharoor, the Minister of State for External Affairs, to argue that the Congress party and India could actually benefit from a genuine debate on the foreign policy of Jawaharlal Nehru.Monday 4 January '10
China has put the world on notice that it is considering the acquisition of a naval base in the Arabian Sea.Tuesday
29 December '09Congress needs to reflect on the historical evolution of the party's world view and refashion it.Friday
18 December '09Whether he quits or not, President Asif Ali Zardari has been so severely weakened that he no longer poses a threat to Pakistan's permanent establishment.Friday
27 November '09Given its pre-occupations with the US, China and Pakistan, India may not have the diplomatic energy to grasp the opportunities offered by the Commonwealth.Monday
26 October '09Five broad imperatives must guide Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi as they reach out to the people of Jammu and Kashmir this week.Wednesday
14 October '09As Pakistan debates the US economic aid package of $ 7.5 billion over the next five years, we have a paradox.Sunday
30 August '09Despite our obsession with Pakistan, official and political India have not yet reacted to Islamabad's latest political move.Sunday
16 August '09BJP leader Jaswant Singh's bold reinterpretation of Jinnah--his book on the founder of Pakistan is being launched on Monday.Saturday
8 August '09India’s Asian well-wishers hope that in acting quickly on the Korean deal, the UPA government is signalling a strong commitment to East Asian regionalism.Wednesday
29 July '09As the Lok Sabha ‘debates the drafting skills of Shivshankar Menon and PM Manmohan Singh this week, here is a story on joint statements from Jawaharlal Nehru's days.Saturday
25 July '09Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has an opportunity to rise above the din of Delhi’s latest political controversy.Saturday
18 July '09Whether it is global trade, climate change, or nuclear non-proliferation, our mandarins and talking heads think glory lies in imagining pressure and standing up against it.Sunday
12 July '09PM's remarks on his way back from the G-8 meetings in Italy suggest that a deal with Pak on the resumption of talks, may be at hand.Wednesday
8 July '09India should be pleased with the renewal of US-Russian cooperation on Afghanistan announced on Monday in Moscow.Tuesday
7 July '09Should Delhi offer significant military assistance to Kabul? Should India send its troops into Afghanistan?Saturday
16 May '09As the Congress Party returns to power trouncing its ideological opponents on the right and the left, India will command a lot more political respect on the world stage.Wednesday
13 May '09As mammoth civilisational states, China and India have for long lived with imprecise borders. After they re-emerged as modern states during the last century....Tuesday
14 April '09An expert cautioned Obama Administration was cautioned that negotiating with Taliban could be “the worst possible approach".Sunday
5 April '09C. Raja Mohan | Raja-MandalaWednesday
25 March '09C. Raja Mohan | Raja-Mandala In tune with India’s traditional emphasis on the middle path, the Congress leadership that stared down the nuclear opportunism of the CPM and BJP at home is now looking the non-proliferation ayatollahs, who are back in power in Washington, in the eye.Wednesday
18 March '09While the Indian communists continue to peddle their sophomoric anti-Americanism, their counterparts in Beijing are relishing the renewed warmth between....Monday
16 March '09RAJA-MANDALA/C. Raja Mohan If the CPM does well and forges a Third Front government, its General Secretary Prakash Karat would be hailed as a hero.Sunday
8 March '09C. Raja Mohan As India celebrates the third successful anti-missile test conducted off the Orissa coast on Friday, New Delhi might continue to have trouble managing the politics of missile defence at home and abroad.Thursday
26 February '09Indian diplomacy is no stranger to simultaneous crises in the neighbourhood but South Block’s professional skills will be tested this week as it copes with the latest political turn....
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