C. Raja Mohan
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.
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C Raja Mohan writes: China’s parade, Asia’s divideSubscriber Only
September 03,2025 07:22:16 AM
Modi’s decision to skip China's military pageant days after SCO speaks of impracticality of Eurasian coalition
Wed, Sep 03, 2025
Trump heat, Tokyo-Tianjin warmth: Modi begins to rejig India’s major power relations
August 31,2025 18:47:58 PM
In riding roughshod over partners such as Australia, India, Japan and South Korea on trade, and by threatening to weaponise security ties, Trump has forced them both to strengthen bonds with one another and to reduce tensions with China
Mon, Sep 01, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes on PM Modi’s Asia tour: Expect rhetoric from SCO meet in China, progress in JapanSubscriber Only
August 27,2025 06:07:18 AM
The SCO is often portrayed as an inner-Asian club standing up to American dominance, an aspiration undermined by internal contradictions
Wed, Aug 27, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes: India should be cautious about Trump reaching out to Russia, China and EuropeSubscriber Only
August 19,2025 15:10:39 PM
Delhi must avoid slipping into permanent conflict with its neighbours, which only invites more meddling by the great powers. It must back diplomacy with long-overdue economic reform and renewed domestic political unity on key national issues
Wed, Aug 20, 2025
Unfinished Alaska talks, US-Russia ties: Beyond oil tariff against IndiaSubscriber Only
August 16,2025 07:22:48 AM
The Modi government will hope that Washington and Moscow will arrive at a final agreement on how to deal with Ukraine and Trump will discard the 25 per cent additional tariff. At the minimum, Delhi would want Trump to postpone the deadline of August 27 for implementing the additional tariffs against India.
Mon, Aug 18, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes: When Trump meets Putin, hurdles crossed and yet to comeSubscriber Only
August 13,2025 06:09:14 AM
For India, reconciliation is very welcome. The Russia-West conflict has historically strengthened China and Pakistan and constrained India’s regional policies
Wed, Aug 13, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes: Trump’s techno-capitalism, tech broligarchy and India’s challengeSubscriber Only
August 06,2025 06:40:09 AM
There was a time when values, scientific internationalism drove India-US tech cooperation. Now, the White House and Silicon Valley's 'broligarchy' are pursuing strategic dominance, not ideals
Wed, Aug 06, 2025
What Trump is actually doing — and why India needs to press reform & resetSubscriber Only
August 03,2025 04:02:08 AM
Global trade and tech order is changing, talks with US based on maintaining status quo will leave India more vulnerable
Sun, Aug 03, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes: The West vs the Rest, a fictionSubscriber Only
July 30,2025 06:55:33 AM
The soft power of the West remains a powerful magnet to those who see themselves as suffocating under the Eastern regimes
Wed, Jul 30, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes: PM Modi in the UK: Let go of the bilateral baggageSubscriber Only
July 23,2025 06:21:14 AM
For too long, Delhi and London have underestimated what they could do for each other.
Wed, Jul 23, 2025
Trump 2.0 is upending US ties. De-coupling may be hard – de-risking is necessarySubscriber Only
July 16,2025 06:49:54 AM
In Asia, the challenge is harder. Unlike Europe, regional institutions remain underdeveloped, and the gap between Chinese power and its neighbours is vast
Wed, Jul 16, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes: Old Delhi, new WashingtonSubscriber Only
July 09,2025 07:05:20 AM
Trump's unilateralism – on tariffs, alliances and migration – demands a deeper understanding of domestic forces shaping it.
Wed, Jul 09, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes | Beyond BRICS and the Quad: Forget the grand Design, focus on the mundaneSubscriber Only
July 01,2025 19:32:29 PM
PM’s five-nation tour is an opportunity beyond BRICS, Quad. At a turbulent time, Delhi must focus on securing its interests — not an expansive ideological vision
Wed, Jul 02, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes: Eurasian powers must find political answers to security problemsSubscriber Only
June 26,2025 06:18:02 AM
As Trump questions NATO’s relevance and pushes for disengagement, the Indo-Pacific will have to weigh in on new partnerships and independent security strategies.
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Trump’s gamble in Iran: Implications for the US, its allies, and a weakened TehranSubscriber Only
June 23,2025 06:44:10 AM
Iran Israel News: Trump’s principal political challenge may not come from international criticism labelling his actions as illegal—a view echoed by the opposition Democratic Party—but rather from within his own support base, the “Make America Great Again” coalition.
Mon, Jun 23, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes on Modi and the G7 summit: Engaging with a divided WestSubscriber Only
June 17,2025 06:53:37 AM
The Prime Minister’s participation in the summit is an opportunity for India to assess the bloc’s changing dynamics
Tue, Jun 17, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes: At G7 summit in Canada, PM Modi will assess a divided WestSubscriber Only
June 16,2025 14:33:56 PM
Modi would do well to ignore distractions such as protests by Khalistani groups and work toward repairing ties with Canada, and re-engaging with Trump. He must assess the internal contradictions of the West and position India as a key stakeholder in shaping the global architecture that will inevitably emerge from the current turbulence.
Mon, Jun 16, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes: Can Khamenei survive Operation Rising Lion?Subscriber Only
June 13,2025 20:01:27 PM
Each round of Israeli attacks in recent years has exposed the depth of Tel Aviv’s penetration into Iran’s establishment. The ability to target individual leaders and nuclear scientists, and even conduct operations from within Iranian territory, underscores the vulnerabilities of the regime and its ageing leader, who has held power since 1989
Sat, Jun 14, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes: Trump-era volatility has drawn India and Europe closerSubscriber Only
June 11,2025 08:15:16 AM
Europe's ReArm Plan, targeting €800 billion for defence modernisation by 2030, creates opportunities for Indo-European security collaboration
Wed, Jun 11, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes: New America, churn in Asia and India’s pathSubscriber Only
June 04,2025 06:45:37 AM
For over three decades, India’s Asian strategy was premised on great-power harmony, regional stability, economic interdependence and stronger regional institutions. That era may be ending. Delhi must now contend with growing disorder, which demands both stronger national capabilities and enhanced strategic flexibility
Wed, Jun 04, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes: In India, needed, a crypto strategySubscriber Only
May 28,2025 07:12:49 AM
Delhi needs to be alert to Trump-linked firm’s cryptocurrency tie-up with Pakistan, address policy vacuum
Wed, May 28, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes: How to Trump-proof India-US relationsSubscriber Only
May 21,2025 07:00:48 AM
In his second term, Trump has undermined carefully developed understandings with India on key issues. But Delhi need not be rattled
Wed, May 21, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes: India’s challenge, beyond PakistanSubscriber Only
May 14,2025 06:50:36 AM
A world beyond its neighbour demands greater Indian attention. Simplistic narratives are of little use to India during a time of flux marked by Trump’s dealmaking and shifting partnerships
Wed, May 14, 2025
Delhi’s new terms of engagement: strike deep, re-open Indus, raise terror costSubscriber Only
May 11,2025 04:00:00 AM
Crisis underlines need for defence reform, key to treating next terror attack from Pak as ‘an act of war’
Sun, May 11, 2025
C Raja Mohan writes: Navigating the tension between India and PakistanSubscriber Only
May 07,2025 07:37:50 AM
India can’t duck its regional challenge from Pakistan army’s terror, nor can it abandon new opportunities beckoning on global stage
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