

Saturday 31 January '09
India’s chance for a grand Indo-US bargain on Pakistan and AfghanistanWednesday 28 January '09
That China and the Obama administration have begun their engagement on a quarrelsome note on the currency issue is not necessarily an indicator....Tuesday
27 January '09C. Raja Mohan | RAJA-MANDALAMention the word 'third party' in the context of Pakistan or Kashmir and India gets hot under the collar. Over the last few days, we saw New Delhi mercilessly hammer the British Foreign Secretary Foreign Secretary David Miliband for his comments (childish?) on Kashmir.Wednesday
21 January '09As he prepared America to face up to the extraordinary challenges at home, U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama warned the rest of the world...Monday
12 January '09India’s case is made. But action depends on lobbying ObamaMonday
22 December '08Our diplomats need to update their book of catch phrasesThursday
18 December '08This month Beijing celebrates important anniversaries of two crucial policy turns that collaboratively transformed China’s standing on the global stage.Monday
15 December '08Indian diplomacy must press for quick, decisive actions from the international systemWednesday
10 December '08As India and Pakistan cope with the post Mumbai crisis, the US President elect Barack Obama has once again emphasised his commitment to pursue a purposeful and integrated approach to the problems of the subcontinent.Thursday
27 November '08One of the iron laws of Sino-Indian relations is beginning to assert itself again.Tuesday
25 November '08The prime minister’s own marker that his visit to Pakistan must have concrete achievements has paradoxically delayed significant outcomes. Bureaucracies deliver only under the pressure of high profile visitsThursday
20 November '08A political transition in the US, especially when the control of the White House moves from one party to the other, is a massive affair.Tuesday
11 November '08Barack Obama will have to guard against his party’s liberal interventionistsWednesday
5 November '08Barack Obama might consider appointment of former President Bill Clinton as a special envoy on Jammu and Kashmir.Saturday
1 November '08Unlike most other democracies, the United States has an extended period of transition between the election of a new president and his swearing in...Saturday
25 October '08Barring a political miracle, the Democratic nominee, Senator Barack Obama, appears all set to become the forty-fourth president of the United States.Friday
26 September '08The decision to let goods flow across the border in Jammu and Kashmir from next month, announced in New York by India and Pakistan...Friday
1 August '08New Delhi should avoid seeing Pakistan as a coherent whole at this junctureThursday
24 July '08Now India need no longer jump out of its skin at meaningless slogans from the pastTuesday
20 May '08With a shaky coalition in Pakistan, Indo-Pak talks could lose momentumWednesday
14 May '08With the tenth anniversary of Pokharan II now behind us, one political fact stands out. The BJP leadership is so determined to prevent the Congress...Thursday
8 May '08It is no longer whether but when Senator Hillary Clinton might be persuaded to withdraw from the race for the Democratic nomination.Wednesday
30 April '08With China offering talks on Tibet, and the Dalai Lama welcoming the proposal, it would seem a welcome...Friday
25 April '08Manmohan Singh has little to lose by pushing the envelope on KashmirThursday
24 April '08Well-heeled liberal Democrats are desperate to see Senator Hillary Clinton through the door. But she refuses to go. Having won Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primary...