Pak bigger terrorist threat than Iran

Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 May 2012

India-US relations have neither burgeoned as much as the enthusiasts may have wanted nor withered as much as the skeptics may have anticipated. The relationship is neither in an impasse nor is it set to surge ahead dramatically.

The...

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No Ground to Vacate Siachen

Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 May 2012

Peace with Pakistan is a desirable goal, but peace should be equally desired by both sides and both should contribute to it in equal measure. The burden of making peace should not fall on India while Pakistan retains the freedom to disrupt it...

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The Arc of the India US Partnership

Issue: Vol. 27.2 Apr-Jun 2012 | Date: 29 April 2012

Today, the India-US relationship is a transformed one with the change in Indian thinking about America being the most important element. Being ‘pro-American’ is not a stigma any longer whether in politics...

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The Darkness in Afghanistan

Issue: Vol. 26.3 July - Sept 2011 | Date: 18 November 2011

Even as the US is withdrawing, its leaders insist that they are not going to abandon Afghanistan, that they will maintain their long term commitment to it and not allow any single country to dominate Afghan affairs....

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A Diplomatic View of the MMRCA Deal

Issue: Vol. 26.3 July - Sept 2011 | Date: 04 February 2012

India’s tender for 126 Medium Range Multi-role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) has been the object of intensive and prolonged international interest. Such a massive order for advanced aircraft by a single country for procurement from the...

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Neighbour is not sporting but we've handed out invite

Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 March 2011

Not only the World Cup sporting fortunes of our cricket team in the quarter final match against Australia were in play, the political fortunes of our relations with Pakistan were at stake too.

Unknown to them our gallant players were...

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Hardly any water in Wikileaks revelations

Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 March 2011

Professional diplomats will find little that is new or startling in the Wikileaks cables. For them the quality and content of reporting in the leaked cables is quite standard fare. Transmitting to Headquarters information gleaned from...

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India China Relations: Some Reflections

Issue: Vol 23.1 Jan-Mar 2008 | Date: 21 February 2011

India’s China policy has been marked by friendship, sentimentalism, fear, diffidence, brinksmanship, wishful thinking and engagement. This mixture of attitudes reflects the complexity of the relationship, our difficulties in managing...

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India and its neighbours

Issue: Vol 25.1 Jan-Mar 2010 | Date: 19 May 2012

It is considered almost axiomatic that management of relations with neighbours should be the first priority of any country’s foreign policy. The stakes are always high as conditions in its immediate vicinity directly impact on a country....

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India US Relations: Future Trajectory

Issue: Vol 24.4 Oct-Dec 2009 | Date: 16 December 2011

The confidence of the Indian establishment that India–US relations were set on a steep upward trajectory has eroded noticeably with President Obama replacing President Bush. Even though personalities can make a difference, it is a mistake...

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