There is vast space for good old diplomacy, provided India gives the right impetusIndia is adjusting its foreign policy. It is seeking new trade deals with the EU and strengthening ties with ASEAN. The country is also loo...
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Trump wants Bagram back. It's not just about ChinaDonald Trump's declaration to reclaim Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan has ignited strategic debates, citing its proximity to Chinese missile...
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Iranian strike leaves Pakistan with no easy options for responseIran has been emboldened since the war in the Gaza Strip began in October, using proxy forces against Israel and its allies and increasing ...
18 Jan, 2024, 05.32 PM IST
Qatar is the go-to mediator in the Mideast war. Its unprecedented Tel Aviv trip saved a shaky truceWith its close ties to the United States - Qatar hosts the largest American military base between Europe and Japan - its communication with...
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US forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brinkThe drone, which was launched at the Erbil air base by an Iranian-backed militia before sunrise on Oct. 26, penetrated U.S. air defenses an...
10 Nov, 2023, 08.02 AM IST
All eyes on 'decisive' Qatar in hostage release effortsQatar has emerged as a key power in efforts to release hostages seized by Hamas, with French President Emmanuel Macron praising Qatar's rol...
23 Oct, 2023, 11.19 AM IST
Venezuela releases 7 jailed Americans; US frees 2 prisonersThe swap of the Americans, including five oil executives held for nearly five years, follows months of back channel diplomacy by Washington...
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View: Taliban's charm offensive notwithstanding, world awaits inclusive govt in AfghanistanThe Taliban’s charm offensive is partly in recognition of the reality that their regime cannot survive without support from the internation...
23 Aug, 2021, 04.17 PM IST
View: When Qassem Soleimani defused tension after India voted against IranSoleimani’s ‘termination’ was the second most important event in the tensed history of US-Iran confrontation in the past four decades, afte...
09 Jan, 2020, 04.11 PM IST
The diplomatic game of chess behind Masood Azhar’s designation as a global terroristThe lowest point for India came when the Vajpayee government gave him up to Pakistan.
05 May, 2019, 06.42 AM IST
View: India's got only two choices now — either go soft again, or brace for body bagsIt all depends on what sort of India we want. India can go for audacity, or there is always the soft option.
24 Feb, 2019, 12.04 PM IST
Power Politics: Social media reacts to PM Narendra Modi's surprise Pakistan visitPrime minister Narendra Modi's surprise move to meet Pakistani president Nawaz Sharif enroute from Kabul kept social media users busy on Fr...
26 Dec, 2015, 06.11 AM IST
Iran could hit back. But why would they do it in Delhi: Dr Trita ParsiDr Parsi spoke to ET on the possible repercussions of the attack on an Israeli diplomatic vehicle in New Delhi, and what that would mean fo...
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The clock can't strike 13Pakistan's military-intelligence thrives on the principle of plausible deniability. New evidence keeps sprouting to prove that this strateg...
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- US needs Japan plus China and India as partners
Two concepts especially in vogue are the notions of smart power which builds on Joseph Nye’s earlier work on soft power, with Nye himself b...
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- 'Link non-proliferation to disarmament'
India on Thursday highlighted the importance of linking disarmament with non-proliferation, saying that both are mutually reinforcing.
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