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.
January 07, 2020 04:25 IST
Both Trump and Khamenei are realists. There are political constrains on them that limit the pressures of a further escalation of conflict between US and Iran.
Tue, Jan 07, 2020December 31, 2019 00:16 IST
Some in Delhi might scoff at the notion of recognising external concerns in the conduct of India’s domestic politics. To be sure, the theory is that all states are sovereign and free to do what they want at home and free to conduct foreign policies as they like.
Tue, Dec 31, 2019December 24, 2019 04:30 IST
Delhi might be giving an opportunity to an otherwise divided world, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, to agree in their disapproval of India’s domestic politics.
Tue, Dec 24, 2019December 17, 2019 00:25 IST
India must avoid making Pakistan a preoccupation in relationship with UK. It must take advantage of shift in Britain’s international orientation.
Tue, Dec 17, 2019December 10, 2019 00:57 IST
With Beijing expanding strategic purpose of its marine research to Andamans, Delhi and its partners should coordinate maritime diplomacy.
Tue, Dec 10, 2019December 03, 2019 00:37 IST
There is a bigger challenge for Delhi in dealing with Mauritius. It is the urgent need to discard the deep-rooted perception that Mauritius is simply an extension of India. It is not. It is a sovereign entity with a unique national culture and an international identity of its own.
Tue, Dec 03, 2019November 29, 2019 00:23 IST
The return of the Rajapaksas has been widely feared as heralding the renewal of authoritarian rule in Sri Lanka. The election of a strong interlocutor, however, also offers Delhi an opportunity to explore the prospects for a reconstruction of the relationship.
Fri, Nov 29, 2019November 26, 2019 03:30 IST
Over the last few years, China and Russia have conducted impressive naval manoeuvres in the Western Pacific, the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean. The joint exercise with South Africa this week brings the unfolding Sino-Russian naval partnership closer home to India.
Tue, Nov 26, 2019November 22, 2019 03:43 IST
After delivering The Fourth Ramnath Goenka Lecture in New Delhi last week, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar sat down with C Raja Mohan, Consulting Editor of The Indian Express, to discuss India’s policies, strengths, and challenges in today’s complex, rapidly changing world.
Fri, Nov 22, 2019November 19, 2019 04:05 IST
With a strong government in Sri Lanka, it is time for Delhi to think boldly about its relationship with Colombo.
Tue, Nov 19, 2019November 12, 2019 00:10 IST
The Kashmir issue has long dominated the regional framing of India-Pakistan relations within the Subcontinent and beyond. But Punjab, has often shown the possibilities for potentially transformative breakthroughs in bilateral relations.
Tue, Nov 12, 2019November 05, 2019 00:03 IST
The Kashmir issue may not vanish from the regional and global agenda, but it is the Pashtun question which will continue to haunt the future of Pakistan and the Subcontinent.
Tue, Nov 05, 2019October 31, 2019 00:51 IST
The current juncture in Pakistan is a good moment for India to speak up on Pakistan’s internal developments. Demanding humane treatment for Sharif and Zardari is the least Delhi can do.
Thu, Oct 31, 2019October 29, 2019 04:55 IST
Amid India’s intellectual xenophobia of those years, any American scholar like Steve was suspected to be a “CIA Agent”. For the American academics wanting to engage Delhi, “anti-Americanism” appeared to be part of the Indian elite’s DNA.
Tue, Oct 29, 2019October 29, 2019 04:30 IST
The ambition of MbS is to diversify the Saudi economy from its historical reliance on the oil business and develop manufacturing and service sectors through liberalisation at home, and deeper integration with the world.
Tue, Oct 29, 2019October 22, 2019 01:08 IST
India must recast relations with Nepal on basis of geographic and cultural interdependence, sovereign equality and mutual benefit.
Tue, Oct 22, 2019October 15, 2019 00:12 IST
Nepal’s northern border with China is entirely with Tibet, and Beijing sees security cooperation with Kathmandu as critical in controlling the movement of people across this frontier.
Tue, Oct 15, 2019October 13, 2019 04:15 IST
The question of Beijing’s support for Islamabad on Kashmir may have dominated India’s recent discourse on China.
Sun, Oct 13, 2019October 11, 2019 00:30 IST
Delhi’s overestimation of its leverage with Beijing in the triangular relationship with Washington has unfortunately meant India often chose to voluntarily limit its partnership with the US and its allies.
Fri, Oct 11, 2019October 09, 2019 15:48 IST
Over the last couple of years, technology issues have emerged at the front and centre of the deepening Sino-US trade tensions.
Wed, Oct 09, 2019October 08, 2019 00:30 IST
Vice-President Naidu’s visit to the Indian Ocean islands should be a moment for Delhi to launch economic, defence cooperation with the littoral.
Tue, Oct 08, 2019October 01, 2019 04:30 IST
China is not the first country to move from underdeveloped to developed status. It is the first country to compress that journey into just four decades.
Tue, Oct 01, 2019September 24, 2019 01:40 IST
India and the US need to address the vexed issues in trade. This will prepare New Delhi for profound changes in global economic order
Tue, Sep 24, 2019September 21, 2019 00:10 IST
Modi must also underline that the main purpose of India’s diaspora engagement in America is about elevating the strategic partnership with the US to a higher level.
Sun, Sep 22, 2019September 17, 2019 02:23 IST
Reactions of several Muslim countries to India’s decision on Kashmir shows that political and economic interest bind nations — not ideologies.
Tue, Sep 17, 2019