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 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
February 16,2021 03:00:57 AM
As governments push back against big tech, a new challenge presents itself — reining in the growing power of the state in the digital age.
Tue, Feb 16, 2021
February 09,2021 03:00:04 AM
India’s real challenge is the deepening domestic political divide. The inevitable extension of this divide to the diaspora has created more favourable conditions for foreign meddling.
Tue, Feb 09, 2021
January 25,2021 03:41:38 AM
World Economic Forum will meet at a time when global economy is in crisis. Delhi should contribute to the framing of new rules to govern international institutions.
Mon, Jan 25, 2021
January 19,2021 04:10:23 AM
Biden team takes charge with the recognition that America's globalist ambitions have lost much domestic political support. For Delhi, this is an opportnity to deepen ties
Tue, Jan 19, 2021
January 12,2021 03:00:58 AM
The bitter legacies of Partition leave the domestic political dynamics of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan tied together and complicate their interaction as separate sovereign entities.
Tue, Jan 12, 2021





