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 30, 2018 00:06 IST
As India seeks to build on its natural advantages in Indian Ocean, it could look back to its own past for lessons on how to navigate the difficulties.
Tue, Jan 30, 2018
January 23, 2018 00:09 IST
Discussions between PM Modi and ASEAN leaders must focus on expanding security cooperation with South East Asia.
Tue, Jan 23, 2018
January 16, 2018 00:41 IST
Pragmatism, not political pieties from the right or left, should determine India’s engagements with Israel and the Middle East.
Tue, Jan 16, 2018
January 09, 2018 00:24 IST
With Trump administration testing the limits of coercive diplomacy, he must choose between handing in terrorists or facing America’s wrath.
Tue, Jan 09, 2018
January 06, 2018 00:13 IST
India, Russia must focus on realistic cooperation wherever possible, manage the inevitable differences
Sun, Jan 07, 2018
January 02, 2018 00:10 IST
India must pay more attention to the ties that bind it to its neighbours.
Tue, Jan 02, 2018
December 31, 2017 22:22 IST
If the past protests in Iran called for a reformation of the Islamic Republic established in 1979, some of the current slogans are calling for its overthrow. While few expect the protests to succeed, the legitimacy of the Islamic revolution is being challenged for the first time.
Mon, Jan 01, 2018
December 25, 2017 00:30 IST
US National Security Strategy emphasises need to attract the brilliant and the bold. America will not close its borders to Indian talent, if Delhi aligns itself with Washington’s economic interests.
Mon, Dec 25, 2017
December 25, 2017 00:15 IST
Delhi needs to build significant capabilities to counter cyber threats at home and abroad.
Mon, Dec 25, 2017
December 19, 2017 00:50 IST
Both sides now acknowledge the problems of the relationship. Steps must be taken to address core issues, post Doklam.
Tue, Dec 19, 2017
December 12, 2017 00:20 IST
New Delhi’s engagement with several nations signals a maturing of foreign policy in keeping with its changing interests in a multipolar world.
Tue, Dec 12, 2017
December 05, 2017 00:26 IST
Delhi has ignored Central Europe and neglected the EU. It’s time to correct the imbalance.
Tue, Dec 05, 2017
December 02, 2017 00:53 IST
Two books attempt to contextualise the 1962 war and the softer diplomatic bouts between India and China
Sat, Dec 02, 2017
November 28, 2017 00:35 IST
Events that year had a deep impact on the Subcontinent. Delhi must cheer on Saudi crown prince’s effort to take on religious extremists.
Tue, Nov 28, 2017
November 21, 2017 00:00 IST
Looking beyond the traditional areas of high-technology and defence cooperation, and the more recent focus on global mitigation of climate change, Delhi and Paris appear ready to lend a strong regional dimension to their strategic partnership.
Tue, Nov 21, 2017
November 14, 2017 00:40 IST
Delhi discards the ambiguities of the 1970s, appears ready to do business on the basis of enlightened self-interest.
Tue, Nov 14, 2017
November 13, 2017 04:15 IST
Microsoft is pushing for global cyber rules to protect individual Internet users and civilian infrastructure from cyber attacks by nation states during peacetime. But govts may not be willing to limit their strategic options.
Mon, Nov 13, 2017
November 11, 2017 00:15 IST
China’s rise and domestic turbulence in America have created an opportunity for India in Asia
Sat, Nov 11, 2017
November 07, 2017 00:35 IST
Britain is showing renewed interest in the 52-nation forum. India could play a key role in its revival.
Tue, Nov 07, 2017
October 31, 2017 00:15 IST
Japan’s plans to draw in UK, France into its alliance with India, Australia and the US will reinforce New Delhi’s partnerships in Europe.
Tue, Oct 31, 2017
October 30, 2017 00:06 IST
The concept of quadrilateral cooperation among India, Japan, Australia and US is inextricably linked to China’s emergence as a great power, whose unilateralism drives Asian nations to band together
Mon, Oct 30, 2017
October 26, 2017 00:41 IST
The endeavour of India, Japan and US to connect the Pacific and Indian Oceans could be an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative and enhance the bargaining power of small countries vis-a-vis Beijing.
Thu, Oct 26, 2017
October 24, 2017 00:45 IST
India-US ties have deepened but remain short of fulfilling their potential. Trump regime could contribute to India’s rise as a regional power.
Tue, Oct 24, 2017
October 18, 2017 00:40 IST
As the US recalibrates its ties with Pakistan and Afghanistan, India must find ways to intervene in the new strategic spaces.
Wed, Oct 18, 2017
October 10, 2017 00:08 IST
In the reordering of ties between Washington and Rawalpindi, Delhi has an opportunity.
Tue, Oct 10, 2017

