UN needs to upgrade its growth benchmark

July 10, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic, in many ways, took aims at United Nations structuring and internal governance, so much so that many from the Western world, including the United States, pitched strongly for “doing away with its (UN) archaic functioning”. The new geopolitical dynamics seek a new global structure as the functioning...

Dragon finds itself cornered post Galwan

July 7, 2020

Call it a tough resolve and a determined fight back entirely on its own, India is now ringing bells in the minds of Chinese think tank experts and also for the first time, a quick scan of the East Asian media will show that it is getting the prime significance...

Small nations matter big in Indian diplomacy

July 3, 2020

A river will always flow. Big boulders can stem the water, but pebbles will float for longer stretches. The case here is about India, which needs to build as many alliances with smaller nations as possible. The trigger for this urgency is Nepal’s “backstabbing”. Geopolitics is determining domestic politics unprecedentedly....

Time for India to tap Canada’s potential

July 2, 2020

The key to India’s “Act East” policy lies in the West. Today, the United States is being seen globally as India’s formidable diplomatic partner and an honest friend to do trade and security partnerships, but New Delhi has left a potential for strategic diplomacy untapped. Just moving a bit further...

Not time for blame game on Covid-19

June 26, 2020

Stop playing politics in Delhi and let’s work to find a remedy for the health malady, threatening to convert the national capital into the corona-struck New York City of India. Standing at nearly 70,000 Covid-19 cases and counting on Thursday, Delhi leads the pack of Indian cities and has already...

Big opportunity for India amid US visa crisis

June 25, 2020

Talent in Transit! I address them like that. At a time when we are exploring opportunities amidst the crisis and challenges thrown at us to survive out of the coronavirus pandemic, there is one more to be tapped. The case here is of the large number of H1B and J1...

India, Denmark celebrate 400 years of relationship

June 22, 2020

With just five months to go to complete 400 years of the first official Danish presence on Indian soil and the strong bond between India and Denmark since then, it’s time to quickly go down the memory lane. Denmark was a maritime power in the 1600s and its merchant class...

China tastes India’s tough resolve at LAC

June 19, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reaction to this week’s LAC face-off is more than just paying homage to the martyred soldiers. In fact, his words were firmly weighed with his own assessment of current China under the embattled leadership of his once close friend -- Xi Jinping. The Chinese President is...

India must act fast to lure businesses leaving China

June 12, 2020

My worst fears came true this Monday when I heard the news about Vietnam ratifying a significant trade deal with the European Union, which is expected to boost the country’s manufacturing sector and exports. The move promises to make Vietnam a new market for trade with Europe as the EU...

Right time for India to become a global player

June 9, 2020

Fuming China, reluctant Russia, divided Europe and elated India! That’s the sum up of the emerging geopolitics after US President Donald Trump postponed the scheduled June G7 summit until September to “expand it by inviting India, Australia, South Korea and Russia” to the world’s top economies’ bloc, which he calls...