Analysis
Why Non-Alignment is Dead and Won’t Return
As much of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America has refused to line up behind the West amid its growing confrontation with Russia and…
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For India, Putin’s War Starts to Look Like a Gift
From cheap Russian oil to sudden overtures from China, India’s neutral stance on Ukraine has many benefits. When Russia launched its full-scale war on Ukraine, India…
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Imran Khan Goes to Moscow as Pakistan Romances Russia
On Wednesday, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will be the first foreign leader to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin after Russian troops entered the separatist…
Analysis
The Prospects for Indo-Pak Relations in 2022
The two neighbours may well just muddle along in 2022. But structural changes are altering the internal and external context of the bilateral relationship as well…
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Are Indo-Russian Ties the Next Casualty of Great Power Shifts?
The fall of Kabul may have widened the rift between New Delhi and Moscow. On his first trip abroad in 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Analysis
South Asia: Staying the Course
In advancing along the course set in South Asia by his recent predecessors but bringing greater competence and purpose, U.S. President Joe Biden is accelerating geopolitical…
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Lessons From Pakistan: How to Win Friends, Influence Allies, then Squander It All
In the 1950s, the country’s prospects seemed much better than many nations in East Asia and the Middle East. By neglecting economic development, letting magnificent obsessions…
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Why Does the Deepening Indo-US Friendship Puzzle So Many?
Not only has the foreign policy elite been unduly suspicious of the US, it has also misjudged India’s agency in shaping the relationship. India’s expanding partnership…
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India gets ready for shifts in US-China relations under Biden
Much in the manner that a poor and a turbulent China became a critical element in the US-Soviet competition during the 1970s, even a weak India…