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.

August 03,2021 03:00:37 AM
C. Raja Mohan writes: Turkish president Erdogan’s overweening ambitions, alienation of Israel and moderate Arabs, growing conflict with Greece and alignment with Pakistan presents India with opportunity to widen outreach to west of the Subcontinent.
Tue, Aug 03, 2021
July 27,2021 03:15:04 AM
C Raja Mohan writes: Delhi and Washington have an expansive new agenda for discussion which includes not only democracy and human rights, but also Afghanistan, the Indo-Pacific region, reform of global economic institutions, climate change and vaccine diplomacy
Tue, Jul 27, 2021
July 20,2021 03:17:28 AM
Neither the prospect of mining Afghanistan’s natural resources nor the vanity of being the newest superpower will compel China to rush into the Afghan vacuum.
Tue, Jul 20, 2021
July 13,2021 03:00:31 AM
C Raja Mohan writes: The quiet satisfaction in Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and Rawalpindi is tinged by worries about the longer-term implications of Washington's retreat from Afganistan. If India is patient, opportunities could open up.
Wed, Jul 14, 2021
July 06,2021 03:00:11 AM
C Raja Mohan writes: With Ankara set to play a major role in Afghanistan, Delhi needs to vigorously challenge Turkey’s positions where it must, and, at the same time, prepare for a more intensive bilateral engagement.
Tue, Jul 06, 2021
June 29,2021 03:00:48 AM
C Raja Mohan writes: China did not let its internationalism come in the way of its national ambition. There are lessons in its flexibility for Delhi.
Tue, Jun 29, 2021
June 22,2021 03:00:37 AM
C Raja Mohan writes: In the past, it kept India off-balance on Kashmir. It is now Pakistan's turn to face an ‘unpredictable’ India.
Tue, Jun 22, 2021
June 15,2021 03:00:08 AM
The rupture in the US engagement with China coincides with the rapid deterioration in Delhi’s relations with Beijing and sets up a new context for India’s partnership with the West.
Tue, Jun 15, 2021
June 08,2021 03:00:34 AM
C. Raja Mohan writes: With concerns about China growing acute, deepening cooperation with the West will help India secure its interests.
Thu, Jun 10, 2021
June 01,2021 03:00:03 AM
In the 1950s, the country’s prospects seemed much better than many nations in East Asia and the Middle East. By neglecting economic development, letting magnificent obsessions cloud common sense, and privileging feudal and pre-modern ideologies, Pakistan has fallen rapidly behind its peers.
Tue, Jun 01, 2021
May 25,2021 03:00:14 AM
It illustrates a new synergy and commitment to deepen the strategic partnership — at the bilateral, regional and global levels.
Thu, May 27, 2021
May 18,2021 03:46:16 AM
As Beijing becomes ever more assertive in South Asia, the costs of relying on China are likely to become more apparent
Tue, May 18, 2021
May 11,2021 01:10:46 AM
India and Pakistan must come to terms with the changing dynamics in greater Middle East.
Tue, May 11, 2021
May 04,2021 03:00:29 AM
The two nations have a deep historical connection. But both have found it hard to move on from entrenched prejudices of the past.
Tue, May 04, 2021
April 27,2021 03:00:48 AM
While efforts are on to ensure that conflicts in both countries end, the prospects for positive change don’t look too bright
Tue, Apr 27, 2021
April 20,2021 03:00:44 AM
Discarding old hesitations and building new geopolitical coalitions will be critical for a successful Indian engagement with the Afghan microcosm.
Tue, Apr 20, 2021
April 13,2021 04:00:46 AM
Delhi has successfully managed the changing dynamics between the great powers, and is now in an even better position to do so thanks to the size of the Indian economy.
Tue, Apr 13, 2021
April 06,2021 04:18:07 AM
A pragmatic engagement with NATO must be an important part of India’s new European orientation, especially amidst the continent’s search for a new role in the Indo-Pacific.
Tue, Apr 06, 2021
March 31,2021 03:00:14 AM
General Javed Bajwa’s speech is a recognition of two disconcerting facts—Pakistan’s longstanding neglect of geoeconomics and the steady erosion of its geopolitical significance in the 21st century.
Wed, Mar 31, 2021
March 23,2021 03:00:30 AM
Political stability and policy continuity have helped Delhi and Dhaka deepen bilateral ties over the last decade. In contrast, political cycles in Delhi and Islamabad have rarely been in sync.
Tue, Mar 23, 2021
March 16,2021 02:50:01 AM
Beijing has emerged as the biggest challenge to New Delhi, and the US is increasingly becoming the part of the answer. India’s membership of the Quad is a response to such geopolitics.
Tue, Mar 16, 2021
March 09,2021 04:34:57 AM
Given India’s growing stakes in Afghanistan, New Delhi will take a strong interest in the ambitious new US framework and the multiple challenges that are likely to come up in its implementation.
Thu, Mar 11, 2021
March 09,2021 03:00:12 AM
Not only has the foreign policy elite been unduly suspicious of the US, it has also misjudged India’s agency in shaping the relationship.
Tue, Mar 09, 2021
March 02,2021 04:07:02 AM
We certainly don’t know if the General is being tactical or strategic. Delhi will find that out only by negotiating seriously with the Pakistan army. Yet another failure with Rawalpindi will not surprise Delhi.
Tue, Mar 02, 2021
February 23,2021 03:00:25 AM
As Taiwan becomes the world’s most dangerous flashpoint, the geopolitical consequences for Asia are real.
Tue, Feb 23, 2021





