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.

June 09, 2018 00:15 IST
India is one of the few powers straddling maritime and continental coalitions. Delhi needs to be nimble-footed.
Sat, Jun 09, 2018
June 05, 2018 00:04 IST
At Shangri La dialogue, New Delhi showed that it is backing up its rhetoric on Indo-Pacific with concrete action.
Tue, Jun 05, 2018
May 29, 2018 00:01 IST
PM Modi needs to assure the ASEAN that his participation in the Shangri La dialogue is a harbinger of greater engagement with the region.
Tue, May 29, 2018
May 28, 2018 00:10 IST
As they respond to a long-ignored maritime imperative, Delhi and Jakarta find an anchor for re-engagement.
Mon, May 28, 2018
May 22, 2018 00:07 IST
Sino-US tensions, cooling between Washington and Moscow, demand a new outlook from New Delhi.
Tue, May 22, 2018
May 15, 2018 00:09 IST
Donald Trump seems to be working towards engineering a regime change in Iran, but there is no plan for a military intervention in the country
Tue, May 15, 2018
May 08, 2018 00:05 IST
India-France-Australia are well placed to share data to form a common operating picture of the Indian Ocean.
Tue, May 08, 2018
May 01, 2018 17:12 IST
At Wuhan, China’s talk on collaborating with India on saving globalisation, defending the WTO, promoting a multipolar world, and emphasising ‘strategic autonomy’ was very much part of China’s international mobilisation against Trump.
Tue, May 01, 2018
May 01, 2018 00:40 IST
India, Pakistan could take a cue from peace talks in the Peninsula.
Tue, May 01, 2018
April 24, 2018 00:06 IST
The informal summit between PM Modi and President Xi gives them an opportunity to reflect on bilateral ties and set practical goals.
Tue, Apr 24, 2018
April 18, 2018 00:05 IST
Debate on the forum can’t be about its past. It must be about its value for India’s international relations.
Wed, Apr 18, 2018
April 17, 2018 00:07 IST
PM Modi’s meeting with the region’s leaders could end India’s neglect of a part of the world that has punched above its weight in diplomacy.
Tue, Apr 17, 2018
April 10, 2018 00:43 IST
Both Delhi and Beijing have incentives to reduce their differences.
Tue, Apr 10, 2018
April 07, 2018 00:10 IST
Instead of demanding an ‘India First’ approach, Delhi must affirm support for ‘Nepal First’ policy
Sat, Apr 07, 2018
April 03, 2018 00:06 IST
North Korean leader’s Beijing visit, diplomatic detente with Washington can be seen as a part of the quest for strategic autonomy.
Tue, Apr 03, 2018
March 27, 2018 00:07 IST
Congress party’s qualified endorsement of PM Modi’s idea of India as a leading power augurs well for a sensible debate on diplomacy.
Tue, Mar 27, 2018
March 20, 2018 00:04 IST
India is not alone in confronting the problems with Chinese power. But Delhi’s task is a lot more complicated.
Tue, Mar 20, 2018
March 13, 2018 00:06 IST
Rapprochement between Washington and Pyongyang could denuclearise the Korean peninsula, rearrange security in East Asia.
Tue, Mar 13, 2018
March 09, 2018 00:08 IST
Alliance with Paris promises stability in Eurasia and Indo-Pacific as Delhi recalibrates ties with Moscow.
Fri, Mar 09, 2018
March 06, 2018 00:05 IST
Afghan president’s search for reconciliable elements within the Taliban could intensify divisions in the country’s ruling coalition.
Tue, Mar 06, 2018
February 27, 2018 00:06 IST
India has the resources and agency to alter strategic equations in the region. Delhi must play its cards wisely.
Tue, Feb 27, 2018
February 20, 2018 00:04 IST
His indulgence towards Sikh separatists threatens the bilateral relationship with India.
Tue, Feb 20, 2018
February 17, 2018 02:24 IST
Awareness of Iran’s domestic politics, its involvement in multiple conflicts of the Middle East, must inform Delhi’s engagement
Sat, Feb 17, 2018
February 10, 2018 00:15 IST
Delhi must come to terms with a changing Middle East and the opportunities it presents
Sat, Feb 10, 2018
February 06, 2018 00:17 IST
Fixing other people’s problems is never easy. But it is a burden of major powers, especially in their region
Tue, Feb 06, 2018




