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Journalism of Courage

C. Raja Mohan

C. Raja Mohan holds the Korea Chair at the Council for Strategic and Defence Research, Delhi and is a contributing editor on international affairs for The Indian Express.

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What lessons does Ukraine offer South Asia?Subscriber Only

January 04, 2022 03:45 IST

C. Raja Mohan writes: Russia’s face-off with the West shows that spheres of influence are here to stay as instruments to regulate competition between great powers. But they endure only when the dominant power is wise and its neighbours are prudent.

Tue, Jan 04, 2022

The prospects for Indo-Pak relations in 2022Subscriber Only

December 28, 2021 04:15 IST

🔴 C Raja Mohan writes: The two neighbours may well just muddle along in 2022. But structural changes are altering the internal and external context of the bilateral relationship as well the regional balance of power

Wed, Dec 29, 2021

Why the Russia-West equation matters to IndiaSubscriber Only

December 21, 2021 03:00 IST

🔴 C Raja Mohan writes: In the past, Delhi’s strategic enthusiasm for Moscow was shaped by India’s difficulties with the West. Today, a reconciliation between Russia and the West will make help India manage its own security challenges.

Tue, Dec 21, 2021

The case for deeper technological ties with LondonSubscriber Only

December 14, 2021 03:50 IST

🔴 C Raja Mohan writes: It makes strategic and economic sense for Delhi, as the UK is one of the few nations to have laid out ambitious policy goals with an eye on the unfolding technological revolution.

Tue, Dec 14, 2021

Putin’s visit must be used to realise the potential of India-Russia tiesSubscriber Only

December 06, 2021 05:05 IST

🔴 C Raja Mohan writes: Great power politics puts limits on the bilateral relationship. But Delhi and Moscow have no reason to be satisfied with the poor state of their commercial ties.

Tue, Dec 07, 2021

China has shown how not to conduct business with other statesSubscriber Only

November 30, 2021 04:00 IST

🔴 C Raja Mohan writes: Beijing’s aggressive regional policies are driving many countries that were hopeful of deeper ties with China towards the US.

Wed, Dec 01, 2021

Why China is acquiring foreign military basesSubscriber Only

November 23, 2021 04:00 IST

C Raja Mohan writes: It is trying to assert its primacy in Asia and the Indo-Pacific region while pushing out the US and India.

Wed, Nov 24, 2021

What the rise of pan-Turkism means for IndiaSubscriber Only

November 16, 2021 03:36 IST

C Raja Mohan writes: Turkey's influence in Eurasian region is expanding. Delhi's current political divergence with Ankara only reinforces the case for a sustained dialogue between the two governments and the strategic communities.

Wed, Nov 17, 2021

India needs a new, integrated approach to EurasiaSubscriber Only

November 09, 2021 04:30 IST

C Raja Mohan writes: The time has come for it to begin a strategic conversation with Europe on Eurasian security. This will be a natural complement to the fledgeling engagement between India and Europe on the Indo-Pacific.

Wed, Nov 10, 2021

Nirupama Rao’s latest book, The Fractured Himalaya, is a lucid account of Sino-Indian relationsSubscriber Only

November 07, 2021 06:15 IST

Nirupama Rao’s latest book, The Fractured Himalaya, is a lucid account of Sino-Indian relations

Sun, Nov 07, 2021

Pakistan’s meek surrender to Tehreek-e-Labbaik was inevitableSubscriber Only

November 02, 2021 03:00 IST

C Raja Mohan writes: It long deployed religious extremism as a policy tool. But giving too much space to religious and other extra-constitutional forces only weakens the state

Wed, Nov 03, 2021

India must pay greater attention to its most difficult neighbourSubscriber Only

October 26, 2021 03:15 IST

C Raja Mohan writes: For Delhi, the current crisis in Pakistan is not a moment for schadenfreude. It should be an occasion to reflect on the long-term regional consequences

Wed, Oct 27, 2021

India and the new ‘Quad’ in West AsiaSubscriber Only

October 19, 2021 03:25 IST

C Raja Mohan writes: The first meeting between foreign ministers of India, Israel, UAE and US suggests that Delhi is now ready to move from bilateral relations conducted in separate silos towards an integrated regional policy

Wed, Oct 20, 2021

How Delhi came to see Europe as a valuable strategic partnerSubscriber Only

October 12, 2021 03:31 IST

C Raja Mohan writes: With its economic weight, technological strength and normative power, the EU promises to enhance India’s quest for a multipolar world, rebalanced Indo-Pacific.

Wed, Oct 13, 2021

India and the geopolitics of the moonSubscriber Only

October 05, 2021 03:00 IST

C Raja Mohan writes: Delhi should take a hard look at the emerging challenges to the current space order and its interests on the moon, and develop strategies to pursue them through a national lunar mission.

Wed, Oct 06, 2021

The growing strategic importance of outer spaceSubscriber Only

September 28, 2021 03:00 IST

C Raja Mohan writes: With China’s emergence as a major space power, there is a new urgency for democratic powers to come together to secure their national interests as well as promote sustainable order in the skies above.

Wed, Sep 29, 2021

With AUKUS dividing the Western bloc, is there a role for India?Subscriber Only

September 21, 2021 03:00 IST

C Raja Mohan writes: India’s interests lie in deeper strategic cooperation with France and Europe as well as the Quad and the Anglosphere.

Wed, Sep 22, 2021

An Expert Explains: Why the defence deal among US, Australia and UK has irked FranceSubscriber Only

September 20, 2021 04:11 IST

A defence deal among Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom that seeks to check China in the Pacific has enraged France, which has lost a lucrative submarine contract with Australia. Why are democratic allies with the same overall objectives undercutting each other?

Tue, Sep 21, 2021

Can the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation be the regional body that stabilises Afghanistan?Subscriber Only

September 14, 2021 04:00 IST

C Raja Mohan writes: Don’t hold your breath. For all the political hype, SCO has failed to deepen regional cooperation in Central Asia.

Wed, Sep 15, 2021

Two decades after 9/11, the nation state remains robustSubscriber Only

September 11, 2021 03:35 IST

C. Raja Mohan writes: All nations, including liberal democracies, have curtailed individual liberty by offering greater security against terrorism.

Mon, Sep 13, 2021

Is Pakistan the victor in Afghanistan, or a part of its spoils?Subscriber Only

September 07, 2021 03:39 IST

C Raja Mohan writes: The strategy of using violent religious extremism to control Afghanistan over the last five decades has also deeply affected Pakistan's polity, which is now under the shadow of the Taliban's pre-modern ideology.

Wed, Sep 08, 2021

Is Taliban really open to commercial and political engagement with India?Subscriber Only

August 31, 2021 02:51 IST

C Raja Mohan writes: While India can hope for the best, it would also be good to find out if the new leadership in Kabul means what it says and whether it will be able to withstand Pakistan’s pressure.

Tue, Aug 31, 2021

It is Pakistan’s moment of triumph in Afghanistan, but India must bet on patienceSubscriber Only

August 24, 2021 03:00 IST

C Raja Mohan writes: Strategic patience coupled with political empathy for Afghan people, and an active engagement will continue to keep Delhi relevant in Kabul's internal and external evolution.

Wed, Aug 25, 2021

Taliban has taken Kabul. Delhi must watch, not pronounce doomSubscriber Only

August 17, 2021 03:55 IST

C Raja Mohan writes: For a patient, open-minded and active India, there will be no dearth of balancing opportunities in Afghanistan.

Wed, Aug 18, 2021

The importance of the Gulf in shaping the geopolitics of AfghanistanSubscriber Only

August 10, 2021 03:00 IST

C Raja Mohan writes: A decade later, it is quite clear, Qatar’s “peace project” in Afghanistan was about legitimising the Taliban at expense of the current political order in Afghanistan.

Tue, Aug 10, 2021