Saibal Dasgupta

Editor, TOI

Author of Running with the Dragon: How India Should Do Business with China

Author of Running with the Dragon: How India Should Do Business with China

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• Can China's Xi rescue Trump from a bruising West Asia war?

  
  12 May 2026 11:47 PM IST
• Pakistan’s Hormuz moment: mediator gains, but strategic test lies ahead

  
  08 Apr 2026 11:09 PM IST
• US‑Iran flare‑up could have China sweating over oil and factories

  
  09 Mar 2026 11:18 PM IST
• Kya expansionist idea, Ramboji! What Trump’s Maduro capture reveals to the world & India

  
  06 Jan 2026 11:18 PM IST
• More than going back to the USSR

  
  05 Dec 2025 11:43 PM IST
• India’s Afghan outreach, tied to Central Asia and the Arab world, aims far beyond countering Pakistan

  
  14 Oct 2025 10:52 PM IST
• Xi flaunted China’s firepower at the Victory Day Parade, but he really needs to fix the economy

  
  14 Sep 2025 11:49 PM IST
• India needs to seriously step up influence-building efforts in Mar-a-Lago/Washington, quickly

  
  07 Aug 2025 11:29 PM IST
• India, China's prickly relationship is undergoing subtle changes

  
  27 Jul 2025 11:54 PM IST
• US-Nato’s threat to Russian oil buyers masks a bid to check China and corner the arms market

  
  17 Jul 2025 11:04 PM IST
• India must act to preserve Tibetan autonomy and culture, or risk letting China snuff it out

  
  03 Jul 2025 11:09 PM IST
• If Trump makes Iran-Israel ‘America’s War’, how long can China-Russia stay away?

  
  18 Jun 2025 11:03 PM IST
• A lesson from China’s defence tech

  
  29 May 2025 11:34 PM IST
• Can India successfully squeeze Pakistan's economy to combat terrorism?

  
  24 Apr 2025 11:23 PM IST
• Have Chinese on the menu: It's time to upgrade India's tech capabilities through collabs with companies, institutions

  
  17 Apr 2025 12:17 AM IST
• Trump's tariff war: Make China react again?

  
  08 Apr 2025 11:31 PM IST
• The DeepSeek effect: Why China's ability to sneak past US barriers should be a wake up call for Indian IT giants

  
  29 Jan 2025 11:03 PM IST
• View: Any Trumpian move that weakens the Western alliance brings glad tidings to Beijing

  
  24 Jan 2025 11:19 PM IST
• View: This year will see the US and China compete for AI supremacy — where India can play a role

  
  01 Jan 2025 10:59 PM IST
• Slippery footwork leaves its mark in South Korea, which can affect its global business reputation

  
  04 Dec 2024 11:02 PM IST
• China-US: Trump 2.0 may not be such bad news for China if Xi Jinping — and Elon Musk — play it right

  
  07 Nov 2024 11:13 PM IST
• China needed India at the table in Kazan to deal with its own problems that include US pushback

  
  23 Oct 2024 11:20 PM IST
• India will have to swiftly craft a Bangladesh policy in accordance to what emerges in Dhaka

  
  05 Aug 2024 11:23 PM IST
• Will Donald Trump as the next US President benefit India?

  
  17 Jul 2024 10:54 PM IST
• The Dalai Lama may soon reveal his succession plan, and it’ll have geopolitical ramifications

  
  6 mins read3 Jul 2024
• The world's now oysterer: Why a coalition govt will likely add to India’s geopolitical heft, not reduce it

  
  6 mins read9 Jun 2024
• India will have to find ways to reduce India Inc’s over-reliance on a belligerent neighbour

  
  6 mins read19 May 2024
• Xi holds the Trump card

  
  6 mins read7 Mar 2024
• China's political clout highly overrated, says Pew Research survey

  
  5 mins read10 Nov 2023
• View: Fears and ambitions of world leaders — not just national interests — are igniting global conflicts

  
  13 Oct 2023 11:36 PM IST
• Xi Jinping's no-show at G20, his personal ambitions and China's national strategy

  
  07 Sep 2023 11:04 PM IST
• As China looks to set up second military base on foreign soil, what it means for India?

  
  6 mins read9 Aug 2023
• How Russia's Wagner mutiny has shaken China’s faith in Putin, and has it nervous at home

  
  6 mins read27 Jun 2023
• Why US further tightening tech screws on China is an expensive gamble

  
  6 mins read21 Dec 2022
• Huge challenge for Xi: Beijing is desperate to avoid the growing protests turning into a pro-democracy movement

  
  6 mins read1 Dec 2022
• Signs that Xi Jinping could be getting ready to realise his military ambitions

  
  6 mins read26 Oct 2022
• Hand that rocks the cradle: What could now determine China's global dealings

  
  6 mins read18 Oct 2022
• What does Xi Jinping’s third term as China’s helmsman hold for the world — and China?

  
  6 mins read30 Sep 2022
• Pelosi’s Taipei visit has hastened the pace of US-China decoupling — bad news for the world

  
  6 mins read7 Aug 2022
• India should keep a watch on Russia changing from equal partner to China to its client state

  
  6 mins read5 Jun 2022
• Why India’s claim of replacing Chinese influence in crisis-hit Sri Lanka is going to be a serious challenge

  
  6 mins read24 Apr 2022
• View: China will have to reevaluate its relations with Russia and its position in the world after Ukraine

  
  6 mins read27 Feb 2022
• View: Ping-Pong diplomacy, a good sport turning bad

  
  6 mins read20 Feb 2022
• The new great game that China is playing in Afghanistan

  
  5 mins read8 Sep 2021
• View: The scramble for Afghanistan's untapped $1-3 trillion mineral and oil resources will begin soon

  
  7 mins read26 Aug 2021
• Why China has chosen to wait and watch before recognising new dispensation in Afghanistan

  
  7 mins read18 Aug 2021
• Beijing gets lecturing on democracy after Capitol Hill raid

  
  5 mins read9 Jan 2021
• View: With Donald Trump gone, Beijing can relax a bit. ​​But can it really?

  
  09 Nov 2020 11:45 PM IST