K P Nayar

The writer is a regular participant in Track 1.5 and Track II global dialogues on regional security, in particular on Afghanistan-Pakistan-India engagement

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What to expect from India’s new foreign secretarySubscriber Only

May 02,2022 03:16:54 AM

K P Nayar writes: Observing the minutest of details is first nature to Vinay Mohan Kwatra. Economic diplomacy can, therefore, be expected to be an important part of the new Foreign Secretary’s agenda, given his personal experience in matters of commerce and business.

Mon, May 02, 2022

Religious Freedom reports have little say in US state department policiesSubscriber Only

June 16,2020 01:35:33 AM

External Ministry's response to USCIRF and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation show that they are inconsequential in the framing or conduct of India’s policies.

Tue, Jun 16, 2020

Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has overcome challenges pragmaticallySubscriber Only

January 29,2020 03:40:00 AM

Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s rise to the top of the Foreign Office brings closure to one of India’s foreign policy challenges for three decades: The merger of Sikkim with the Indian Union in 1975

Wed, Jan 29, 2020

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Modi government was right to boycott Pakistan National Day celebration in DelhiSubscriber Only

March 27,2019 00:43:28 AM

Pakistan’s national day receptions held in a hostile environment have not promoted bilateral relations with India. The Modi government has shown realism in calling this spade a spade.

Wed, Mar 27, 2019

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How We Got HereSubscriber Only

November 10,2018 01:00:21 AM

Bilateral relations between India and the US under two leaders with very different styles of operation

Sat, Nov 10, 2018

Kuldip Nayar By KP NayarSubscriber Only

August 29,2018 00:14:21 AM

I was an unintended beneficiary multiple times of Kuldip Nayar’s fame and reputation because I am his namesake, a Malayali journalist who spells his surname just as Kuldip Nayar did.

Wed, Aug 29, 2018

Why getting televangelist Zakir Naik back will be an uphill task for IndiaSubscriber Only

July 12,2018 01:04:39 AM

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Tuesday that Malaysia does not ‘easily follow the demands of others’; and it does not want ‘someone to become a victim’.

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

Atul Malhari Gotsurve: Delhi’s man in Pyongyang is an IFS officerSubscriber Only

May 23,2018 00:59:19 AM

The new Indian Ambassador was invited by Kim Yong-nam, President of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly on the ninth day of his stay in the country to present his credentials and Gotsurve hit the ground running

Wed, May 23, 2018

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No conspiracy on the menuSubscriber Only

December 23,2017 00:00:30 AM

Without doubt, all these honourable men would have walked out of Aiyar’s dinner if any conspiracy was being hatched on that occasion to influence assembly elections in Gujarat or to anoint any individual Congressman as the choice for chief ministership.

Sat, Dec 23, 2017