Articles By Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee
Jallianwala Bagh: The British must apologise for colonial excesses
By: Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee | Date: 13 Apr , 2019
India remembered with deep sorrow on April 13 the “Bloody Baisakhi” of 100 years ago in Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, one of the most shameful massacres of the nation’s colonial legacy. Its...
India's emerging power play in the Indo-Pacific
By: Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee | Date: 25 Feb , 2019
Is the Indo-Pacific a new strategic imperative for India? It is marked by a precarious geometry of faultlines and strategic mistrust and could be the centre of the next ‘Great Game.’ Indian...
India, EU need to move towards a Dynamic Relationship
By: Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee | Date: 18 Oct , 2018
Relations between India and the European Union (EU) officially date back to the early 1960s. Contrary to popular perception within the 28-nation EU – which was encouraged by the United Kingdom...
UNHRC's 'biased' report on Kashmir: India needs to rally its friends
By: Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee | Date: 24 Jun , 2018
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) established in 1946 was a deeply flawed and over-politicised body which rapidly lost its legitimacy. When it was replaced by the Human Rights Council (UNHRC)...
Indian must Doggedly Preserve its Strategic Independence
By: Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee | Date: 17 Sep , 2017
A nation’s foreign policy is strongly influenced by the imperatives of its neighbourhood, its strategic environment and the perception of its own status in the international community....
UK election results might be good for India
By: Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee | Date: 12 Jun , 2017
It has been famously said that seven days is a long time in politics. This maxim applies aptly to the present UK political scene. There has been a dramatic drop in popular support for the...
Can India and EU ever be viable strategic partners?
By: Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 07 Jun , 2017
With Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluding his visit to key European allies, Germany and France, and the date of the 14th India-EU Summit, hosted by India, reportedly finalised for later...
Kulbhushan Jadhav Case: Game of Smoke and Mirrors: Who blinks first?
By: Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee | Date: 22 May , 2017
The high stakes and tight time frame for India to save its son, Kulbhushan Jadhav, from execution after a farcical trial conducted by a kangaroo military court, has brought India-Pakistan...
India and EU: New Challenges to a Declining 'Strategic Partnership'
By: Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 27 Jan , 2017
From an Indian perspective, Europe and the EU appear to be facing multiple crises which are adversely impacting both the India EU strategic partnership as well as Indian public opinion. Is Europe...
Rejection of Reform: Is Europe Swinging to the Right?
By: Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee | Date: 13 Dec , 2016
Decisive rejection last week in the referendum for reform by 41-year old Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi once again plunged Italy and the European Union into crisis. It underlined the...
A Trump Presidency: Mixed Signals and Troubling Implications
By: Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee | Date: 20 Nov , 2016
On November 9 the unthinkable happened after the most polarised US election in US history. With the so-called ‘swing states’ – Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania -choosing Trump, the...
Black Friday in Bangladesh: Monster of Failed Syria Policy Threatens Global...
By: Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee | Date: 03 Jul , 2016
Friday, July 1, 2016, was the last Friday of Ramadan, a week before Eid, an auspicious day for Muslims worldwide. Ironically, it was also on a Friday, the 13th of November, 2015, that the worst...
Crossing the Rubicon: Brexit will impact Britain, India and the world
By: Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee | Date: 30 Jun , 2016
June 23, 2016 could well become a defining moment in the history of the European Union as well as a definitive moment in the history of the UK. On this historic day, the British electorate will...
India has arrived: Re-order the UN for global peace and security
By: Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee | Date: 19 Dec , 2015
India is one of the founding Members of the UN. Though under colonial rule at that time, India’s leadership before Independence emphasised India’s commitment to the purposes and principles...