Articles By Kanwal Sibal

Is it time to 'junk' NAM?

Is it time to 'junk' NAM?

By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Aug , 2012

The NAM Summit in Teheran (August 26 to 31) provides an occasion for some general reflections on the movement, its salience today and India’s role in it. For those who have always decried the...

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India’s Foreign Policy: Right Choice of Friends

India’s Foreign Policy: Right Choice of Friends

By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 Aug , 2012

A new debate has started on the nature of a redefined Indian foreign policy that takes into account the country’s transformed relations with the United States of America. The latter is openly...

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India’s defence ties with Europe

India’s defence ties with Europe

By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Aug , 2012

To appreciate better the subject of India’s defence relations with Europe some reflections of a general nature would be pertinent. The point needs to be made right at the start that India does...

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A Diplomatic View of the MMRCA Deal

A Diplomatic View of the MMRCA Deal

By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Vol. 26.3 July - Sept 2011 | Date: 14 Jul , 2012

The Americans seemed to have proceeded on the assumption that with India placing orders for advanced US defence equipment such as 6 C-130J aircraft and 8 P-8I long range maritime patrol aircraft,...

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India-Pakistan: Yet another round of platitudes

India-Pakistan: Yet another round of platitudes

By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Jul , 2012

For those cynical about the dialogue process with Pakistan, the lack of substance in the joint statement issued after the latest round of Foreign Secretary level talks (July 4-5) confirms our...

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Our real adversary is China not the US!

Our real adversary is China not the US!

By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Jun , 2012

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s visit to India on June 5-6 and the third round of the India-US Strategic dialogue at Washington on June 13 have provoked much commentary on the direction of...

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US offer calls for finesse

US offer calls for finesse

By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Jun , 2012

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta’s recent visit to India brings to the fore again the question of    the depth India should impart to India-US defence ties. Panetta has been explicit about...

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Pak bigger terrorist threat than Iran

Pak bigger terrorist threat than Iran

By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 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...

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No Ground to Vacate Siachen

No Ground to Vacate Siachen

By: Kanwal Sibal | 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...

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India and its neighbours

India and its neighbours

By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Vol 25.1 Jan-Mar 2010 | Date: 16 Feb , 2012

< !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> It is considered almost axiomatic that management of relations with neighbours should be the first priority of any countrys foreign policy. The stakes are always high as conditions in its...

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India-US Relations: Future Trajectory

India-US Relations: Future Trajectory

By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Vol 24.4 Oct-Dec 2009 | Date: 16 Dec , 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...

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The Darkness in Afghanistan

The Darkness in Afghanistan

By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Vol. 26.3 July - Sept 2011 | Date: 18 Nov , 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...

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Rain of terror on India

Rain of terror on India

By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 07 Jul , 2011

The terrorists are carrying out a murderous war against India, but India is unable to declare a war on terrorism. We are among the biggest victims of terrorism, but we seem to be making the...

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Neighbour is not sporting but we've handed out invite

Neighbour is not sporting but we've handed out invite

By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 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...

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Hardly any water in Wikileaks revelations

Hardly any water in Wikileaks revelations

By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Mar , 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...

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India-China Relations: Some Reflections

India-China Relations: Some Reflections

By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Vol 23.1 Jan-Mar 2008 | Date: 21 Feb , 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...

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An anatomy of India-Pakistan Dialogue

An anatomy of India-Pakistan Dialogue

By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Vol 25.3 Jul-Sep 2010 | Date: 06 Oct , 2010

It is very easy to take the position that we must have a dialogue with Pakistan. Arguments in favour can appear plausible. Pakistan is a neighbour and you cannot wish it away. It is better...

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