Saturday 4 August '07
Does the full text of the 123 Agreement, released on Friday measure up to the many assurances that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had given India’s Parliament on protecting India’s nuclear sovereignty? Here is the score card.Thursday 2 August '07
In a democracy, decisions on use of force must necessarily stay with the national leadership of the day. So what’s stopping Manmohan Singh’s government from announcing troop reduction in J&K?Tuesday
24 July '07US offered India the nuke agreement. What’s India offering its smaller neighbours? That’s a great power testWednesday
18 July '07Major celebrations are underway to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army which falls on August 1.Tuesday
19 June '07During his visit to Indonesia and Singapore this week, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee needs to signal that New Delhi is ready for a larger role in shaping the structure and direction of Asian regionalismFriday
25 May '07The gates are open, but UPA dithering is keeping India out of the new global orderTuesday
22 May '07New Delhi, which has allowed a section of the bureaucracy to paralyse the historic nuclear negotiations with the US, should pay attention to the Sino-US strategic economic dialogue beginning this Tuesday in Washington.Tuesday
15 May '07By strategically erring in egging on the MQM, Musharraf has reduced his room for manoeuvreSunday
6 May '07Padma Desai does not think Vladimir Putin’s effort to consolidate Russia after the tumultuous Yeltsin years is an irreversible setback, for Russia and Russians have changed for the better since the collapse of the Soviet UnionFriday
20 April '07Why the Chinese negotiators may miss Brajesh Mishra over the weekendFriday
13 April '07With Agni III test, New Delhi again balances threat perceptions and bilateral cooperation with BeijingMonday
19 March '07Musharraf’s sudden loss of credibility gives her hope of hastening a return to PakistanSunday
4 March '07An excellent backgrounder on Jammu and Kashmir that should inform new debates on gaining normalcy for the regionTuesday
2 January '07President Hu Jintao’s call last week for a rapid upgradation of Chinese naval power is certainly being noticed by military planners in New Delhi...Monday
1 January '07The dictator’s death will provoke three conflicts: over Iran, in Iraq and in WashingtonTuesday
26 December '06Sanctions are not a bilateral Iran-US issue, they are between the UN and IranFriday
15 December '06The idea of political cooperation among Asian democracies is expected to figure prominently in tomorrow’s formal talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Japanese leadership in Tokyo.Wednesday
6 December '06For the first time since 1962-63, a rare and purposeful negotiation on J&KSunday
19 November '06Ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to India, this collection of essays serves as an enlightening primer on the implications of the rise of his country . It places in context India’s challenge: to expand cooperative engagement while maintaining an Asian equilibriumSaturday
4 November '06In Africa, New Delhi must confront the tragedy of great power politicsThursday
19 October '06In the run-up to President Hu’s visit in November, the UPA shows no signs of being prepared to reap the rare moment...Friday
29 September '06As Kabul and Islamabad trade charges, India must evolve its own Afghanistan strategyThursday
14 September '06The PM’s weekend meeting with Musharraf can alter the sad state of the peace processWednesday
13 September '06As Dr Manmohan Singh completes his visit to Brazil, the first bilateral visit to Latin America by an Indian PM in 38 years...Friday
18 August '06PM shows how clarity on nuke deal can be distilled from motivated criticism
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