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.

October 03, 2017 00:02 IST
With President Kovind’s visit, Delhi seems ready, at last, to jockey for influence in the Horn of Africa.
Tue, Oct 03, 2017
September 26, 2017 00:20 IST
Short of joining the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, New Delhi can do much in shoring up Kabul’s military capabilities
Tue, Sep 26, 2017
September 19, 2017 00:15 IST
As old ideological divisions break down at the UN, Delhi must take the lead in promoting practical solutions to international challenges
Tue, Sep 19, 2017
September 14, 2017 00:02 IST
Rise of China and uncertainty over America’s role in Asia has brought Japan and India closer. Modi and Abe can overcome the bureaucratic inertia that limits the relationship’s possibilities.
Thu, Sep 14, 2017
September 12, 2017 00:04 IST
The strategic rewards in Afghanistan might be as large as the risks.
Tue, Sep 12, 2017
September 09, 2017 00:11 IST
Perspectives on the evolution of India’s foreign policy and the challenges that lie ahead
Sat, Sep 09, 2017
September 05, 2017 00:25 IST
The forum is less about ideological posturing, more about repositioning India in changing great power equations.
Tue, Sep 05, 2017
August 29, 2017 00:14 IST
Jihad as foreign policy was indeed encouraged by the US in the 1980s and blessed by many leading Islamic countries, Western Europe and China as part of the global effort against the Soviet army’s occupation of Afghanistan.
Tue, Aug 29, 2017
August 24, 2017 00:00 IST
His new Afghan strategy could be a game-changer for South Asia. There is an opportunity for India
Thu, Aug 24, 2017
August 22, 2017 02:10 IST
Geopolitical legacies of the division remain the biggest drag on India’s global aspirations
Tue, Aug 22, 2017
August 16, 2017 00:04 IST
Delhi must find the political will to raise the intensity of India’s regional engagement.
Wed, Aug 16, 2017
August 08, 2017 00:51 IST
If China makes no room for compromise, India will be forced to think about coping with its power, burying illusions of Asian solidarity
Tue, Aug 08, 2017
August 02, 2017 00:05 IST
The question is not about Chinese intentions. India must track surge in China’s economic, military capacities
Wed, Aug 02, 2017
June 20, 2017 00:41 IST
The effort to construct an India-US strategic partnership in the last two decades was based on the assumption that the American unipolar moment will endure.
Tue, Jun 20, 2017
June 13, 2017 00:00 IST
PM Modi will need to work out a new roadmap that will help India navigate relations with Trump’s America.
Tue, Jun 13, 2017
June 08, 2017 00:05 IST
India should utilise Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, but it must sidestep ambushes by China and Pakistan
Thu, Jun 08, 2017
June 06, 2017 00:05 IST
Delhi needs to be open to several outcomes from the turbulence created by the US president
Tue, Jun 06, 2017
May 30, 2017 01:02 IST
With Russia moving closer to China and an unpredictable administration in the US, India and Europe have much to offer each other.
Tue, May 30, 2017
May 23, 2017 00:31 IST
Three years into his term, PM must deal with changes in great power dynamics, border troubles and backlash in the West against immigration
Tue, May 23, 2017
May 20, 2017 06:22 IST
As Trump’s military escalation threatens to unravel the old order in the Middle East, India needs to act purposefully to limit the potential negative consequences for the Subcontinent.
Sat, May 20, 2017
May 16, 2017 00:08 IST
China’s Belt and Road Initiative is a wake-up call for India: Geography is tied to economics and strategy
Tue, May 16, 2017
May 11, 2017 00:19 IST
PM Modi’s second visit to Sri Lanka must help restore deeper cultural connect between the two nations
Thu, May 11, 2017
May 09, 2017 00:21 IST
India must ramp up its internal connectivity to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Tue, May 09, 2017
May 02, 2017 00:05 IST
Delhi is prepared to complement hardball diplomacy with a genuine effort to expand areas of cooperation with Ankara
Tue, May 02, 2017
April 25, 2017 01:17 IST
Pragmatic approach and sustained border diplomacy could help Delhi remove apprehensions in Sri Lanka about economic cooperation with India
Tue, Apr 25, 2017





