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India-Maldives Relations and China
India’s relations with the Maldives have dipped in the past two weeks. It all began with the derogatory tweets of three Maldivian deputy ministers on Prime…
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It’s Time to Rethink Our Relations with India. It is Getting Too Close to Russia
On the day after Boxing Day, while most MPs were on the sofa eating leftovers, an extraordinary meeting was taking place in Moscow. Only two countries…
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What Will The Inauguration of The Ram Temple Portend for India’s Future?
The shrine in Ayodhya will be a symbol of religious triumphalism, a sign that this is becoming ever more a Hindu-first country. In a recent talk…
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US & South Asia
PAKISTAN’S strategic ties with China are the keystone of its foreign policy. But it also wants friendly ties with Washington and has been concerned that the…
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Modi Foreign Policy Fumble Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict
India's position on the Hamas-Israel confrontation is quite different from that of its stance on the Russia-Ukraine war Mr Modi must have realised that his impromptu…
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Pakistan’s Deportation Plan
The crackdown on what Pakistan calls illegal aliens is underway. October 31 was the deadline for all such foreigners living the country illegally to leave voluntarily…
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The Past, Present, and Future of Maldivian Democracy
No Maldivian government since 2008 has fully adhered to democratic norms. Will President-elect Muizzu break this pattern? Maldives is one of South Asia’s youngest democracies, having…
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Amid Pakistan’s Crackdown, Afghan Refugees Lose Hope
“We came with such difficulty… We would not leave on our own. If we could survive in Afghanistan then why would we flee?” Ashok Ullah sold…
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International Terror War Theatre Shifting to Pakistan?
Are the goal-posts in counter-terrorism changing? Is the battleground expanding beyond Afghanistan? Are the goal-posts in counter-terrorism changing? Is the battleground expanding beyond Afghanistan and possibly…
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Bharat: Why The Recent Push to Change India’s Name has A Hidden Agenda
The invitations to a state dinner to mark India’s hosting of this year’s G20 came not, as you’d expect, from the office of the president of…
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Modi’s ‘Tiger Warrior’ Diplomacy Is Harming India’s Interests
Even as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to land in Paris on July 13 for his state visit last month, the European Parliament’s plenary…
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Vitals of A Level Playing Field
PERHAPS, the PML-N knows something we don’t but its confidence does not seem to be ebbing; with two weeks to go before the National Assembly is…