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.

March 05, 2019 00:36 IST
As West Asia develops strong economic bonds with India, it could become Delhi’s ally in nudging Islamabad towards political moderation
Tue, Mar 05, 2019
March 04, 2019 01:50 IST
In every military crisis from 1987 onwards, India trod with caution while Pakistan seemed to revel in the opposite. India’s newest response signals it is prepared to counter the myth of Pak’s ‘nuclear impunity’
Mon, Mar 04, 2019
March 01, 2019 00:23 IST
Swaraj’s participation in the Abu Dhabi ministerial must be viewed as a diplomatic opening for a sustained and long-term political engagement of the Islamic world as a collective.
Fri, Mar 01, 2019
February 26, 2019 02:43 IST
This week’s US-North Korea summit could be about Trump, Kim and Moon imagining a political rearrangement of the Korean Peninsula.
Tue, Feb 26, 2019
February 19, 2019 00:20 IST
Prince Salman’s downplaying of pan-Islamism offers New Delhi an opportunity to forge a strategic partnership with Riyadh.
Tue, Feb 19, 2019
February 18, 2019 00:26 IST
Prince Salman has often proclaimed his commitment to reverse the hugely negative consequences of 1979. Delhi has every reason to strongly support Prince Salman. After all, India continues to suffer these consequences.
Mon, Feb 18, 2019
February 12, 2019 00:20 IST
US commerce secretary’s visit could be an occasion for Delhi and Washington to heed the lessons of the past, ease trade tensions .
Tue, Feb 12, 2019
February 05, 2019 00:25 IST
Pope Francis’s visit to UAE, the first by a pontiff to the region, could signal the beginning of separation of religion and state in the Middle East.
Tue, Feb 05, 2019
January 29, 2019 00:45 IST
For now, Pakistan’s support is the source of optimism about US engagement with the Taliban
Tue, Jan 29, 2019
January 22, 2019 00:08 IST
As Delhi copes with the digital age, it will have to navigate between state and citizen, capital and consumer, public good and private gain.
Tue, Jan 22, 2019
January 15, 2019 00:11 IST
Indian foreign policy debate would be less metaphysical and more pragmatic if it stops obsessing about ‘non-alignment’
Tue, Jan 15, 2019
January 10, 2019 00:31 IST
India must take on larger responsibilities for regional security. There is no reason why India would want to turn down this invitation
Thu, Jan 10, 2019
January 08, 2019 00:59 IST
Rise of Bangladesh augurs well for the future of the eastern Subcontinent.
Tue, Jan 08, 2019
January 02, 2019 01:31 IST
PM’s visit to the Andamans should be an occasion for India to realise the geopolitical significance of the islands, given China’s presence in Indian Ocean.
Wed, Jan 02, 2019
December 18, 2018 00:11 IST
In the age of AI and social media, India needs digital ambassadors to engage with governments, tech companies.
Tue, Dec 18, 2018
December 11, 2018 00:09 IST
With global pushback against Huawei, India needs to revisit old arguments against the company.
Tue, Dec 11, 2018
December 04, 2018 00:50 IST
New Delhi is paying too little attention to the growing weight of the region and the strategic possibilities that it opens up.
Tue, Dec 04, 2018
November 27, 2018 01:15 IST
If Kartarpur corridor works out, PM Modi could extend the outreach to other areas.
Tue, Nov 27, 2018
November 20, 2018 00:54 IST
From the Maldives to Papua New Guinea, the rise of China has pushed the Indo-Pacific back to the centre of major power rivalries.
Tue, Nov 20, 2018
November 17, 2018 00:15 IST
Indian soldiers were crucial to two World Wars. A hundred years later, India, Europe need each other again
Sat, Nov 17, 2018
November 13, 2018 01:50 IST
Its strategic and economic importance has grown. New Delhi must not be slow in coping with this transformation.
Tue, Nov 13, 2018
November 06, 2018 00:25 IST
With Iran sanctions, Donald Trump has embarked on a new course. Delhi needs to devote greater energies to the unfolding changes.
Tue, Nov 06, 2018
October 30, 2018 00:25 IST
Proposed US withdrawal from the three-decade-old disarmament pact with Russia presents both a challenge and opportunity for India.
Tue, Oct 30, 2018
October 22, 2018 23:53 IST
Jamal Khashoggi’s murder bares the sharp differences between Saudi Arabia and Turkey. US has its work cut out in resolving the conflict.
Tue, Oct 23, 2018
October 16, 2018 01:51 IST
Delhi focuses narrowly on its own interests, tends to recoil from any political discussion of the existential challenges to the Arab Gulf.
Tue, Oct 16, 2018





