August 5, 2019, the BJP government decided to strip the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir of its special status, downgrade it to a union territory, and also carve out a separate UT in Ladakh. The people of Ladakh, its leaders including activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk hailed this move…
Why India's 'confused' Tibet Policy needs reckoning
August 8, 2024
Over the past some time, writing commentary on foreign policies has been a delightful job of mine. On most if not all occasions, I have been praiseworthy of India’s foreign policy, which has been more assertive and proactive on most fronts. But, one policy area popped into my mind, where…
In a significant strategic development, India, and Iran inked the Chabhar Port deal in May this year. Th deal which allows New Delhi to operate the strategically important port in Tehran holds great strategic importance for India, as it will provide Indian goods with a gateway to reach landlocked Afghanistan…
Who is India’s biggest ‘enemy’? Well, I know most of you would answer Pakistan or its iron brother China. But, if you have been following geopolitical developments lately, the newest entrant on the list is Maldives. Yes, a country which is one-tenth of the size of Goa and is not…
G20 Summit: Where does a successful Presidency put India globally
September 18, 2023
“We are One Earth, One Family and we share one Future,” with these remarks Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded the G20 Summit under India’s Presidency, here in the national capital. The less than one year saw over 220 meetings being held with thousands of hours of consultations and discussions, finally…
Henry Kissinger…perhaps the most famous US statesman and diplomat the country ever saw, and also the most controversial. However, very few people remain as active and influential as Kissinger has been at the age of 100, and there is some great diplomatic and tactical prowess behind that. So, today in…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently concluded his maiden state visit to the United States. From defence cooperation to space collaboration, several important areas remained the talking points of this visit. How significant the visit was, can be understood by the fact that it was only the third ‘state visit’ hosted…
Indus Water Treaty: Decoding the Conflict between India and Pakistan
February 21, 2023
Indus Water Treaty, an agreement that has been in place for over 60 years, aims to bring clarity regarding the water distribution between India and Pakistan. However, after a very long time, teh future of the treaty stands under question as India has issued notice to Pakistan seeking “reconsideration” of…
The Dark Episode of Tiananmen Square MASSACRE
September 28, 2022
June 4, 1989. The DARKEST spot in the already Dark history of China. A day when thousands were massacred for demanding something which everyone reading this thinks as a basic necessity. Yes I am talking about the TIANANMEN SQUARE MASSACRE. A chapter China has always tried to suppress will full…
India under the MODI Government…if I have to write an essay on it, there would be a couple of areas, where I would praise the performance and a hell lot of many where I would be brutally criticising the performance. But, the Foreign or External Affairs minister, is the one…
