Articles By Monish Gulati
Russia-Turkey: Implications of the New Arms Deal
By: Monish Gulati | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 02 Oct , 2017
Recently, Turkey signed an agreement with Russia to purchase the S-400 Triumf air defence system. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told the Turkish media that Ankara has put down a deposit...
Russia-Pakistan Relations: The Bear at Gwadar?
By: Monish Gulati | Date: 05 Dec , 2016
Pakistan has decided to accord approval to a Russian request for using the Gwadar port for exports even as Moscow has reportedly showed its willingness to be part of the China Pakistan Economic...
Will Geopolitics 'Trump' the Modi-Abe Bilateral Agenda?
By: Monish Gulati | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 12 Nov , 2016
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Japan to seal a landmark nuclear energy pact and strengthen ties under the cloud of Trump’s “America First” campaign promise, which has raised concerns...
Why Modi Chose G20 to Launch a Salvo at Pakistan
By: Monish Gulati | Date: 09 Sep , 2016
For academics who thought G20 was all about coordinating global economic agendas and policies, the notion was shattered by the visuals of US President Barack Obama exiting from the underbelly of...
Balochistan in India’s Pakistan Policy: Time to up the Ante
By: Monish Gulati | Date: 17 Aug , 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi would have endeared him to the ‘hawks’ in the Indian foreign policy establishment as he...
Modi’s 4-Nation African Visit: India-South Africa Defence Cooperation
By: Monish Gulati | Date: 02 Aug , 2016
During his visit to South Africa (SA), Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw potential in ramping up cooperation in trade and investment, especially in areas of minerals, mining, chemicals and...
Asia-Europe Meeting: Getting Two Regions Together Will Take More Than Just Talks
By: Monish Gulati | Date: 31 Jul , 2016
Mongolia hosted the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit of Heads of State and Government (ASEM11) in Ulaanbaatar on 15-16 July 2016. The presidents of Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,...
Terror Strikes Nice: Wake-up call for Western World to Deepening Fault Lines
By: Monish Gulati | Date: 19 Jul , 2016
Just as France was breathing a sigh of relief and celebrating its national holiday, Bastille Day, after an incident-free Euro 2016 football tournament, terror struck in the city of Nice. A French...
It has got the beans: India and Mexico seek new partnership
By: Monish Gulati | Date: 25 Jun , 2016
At the invitation of President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the concluding leg of his five nation tour on June 8, 2016, undertook a brief working visit to...
The Pakistan factor in India-Iran ties
By: Monish Gulati | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 25 May , 2016
As Prime Minister Modi makes his first visit to Iran, numerous factors are at play ranging from the timing of the visit, which is taking place after his visit to Saudi Arabia and before an...
Russia-Japan: Onset of a Thaw?
By: Monish Gulati | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 21 May , 2016
On 6 May 2016, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi. During the meeting, Abe presented an eight-point plan on bilateral economic cooperation with...
The Saudi Vision 2030: How India can make the most of it
By: Monish Gulati | Date: 03 May , 2016
The Saudi Arabian government this week unveiled a long-term economic blueprint for adapting to a low-oil-price future. The plan, reportedly the brainchild of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin...
Afghan Peace Process: Headed Down a Blind Alley?
By: Monish Gulati | Date: 12 Feb , 2016
The second meeting of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) of Afghanistan, Pakistan, the US and China on the Afghan peace and reconciliation process was held in Kabul, Afghanistan, on...
India-Pakistan Relations: Modi diplomacy at its best
By: Monish Gulati | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 27 Dec , 2015
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Lahore on Christmas Day for a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. He was received by Sharif with a warm hug on the tarmac of Allama...
Saudi Arabia's anti-terror coalition: Can it wrest the narrative on Islam?
By: Monish Gulati | Date: 18 Dec , 2015
On 15 December, Saudi Arabia announced the formation of a coalition of 34 Muslim countries including Egypt and Turkey to coordinate a fight against “terrorist organisations”. In addition to Arab...
Shinzo Abe in New Delhi: A Growing Strategic Partnership
By: Monish Gulati | Date: 12 Dec , 2015
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be in New Delhi on a three-day visit from December 11–13. He will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an agenda to widen and...
Paris Attacks: ISIS and changing Chinese policy towards terrorism
By: Monish Gulati | Date: 30 Nov , 2015
The events following the Paris terror attacks, including the execution of a Chinese hostage by the Islamic State (IS) group, appear to have placed China at the proverbial ‘fork in the...
Turkey downs a Russian bomber and stirs Syrian cauldron
By: Monish Gulati | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 28 Nov , 2015
Two Turkish F-16s shot down a Russian Su-24M Fencer fighter-bomber at 9:24 AM local time on 24 November after it purportedly crossed into the Turkish airspace and ignored 10 warnings in five...
Paris Assault: India needs to review threat assessment of IS
By: Monish Gulati | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 19 Nov , 2015
In near-simultaneous attacks on November 13, assailants armed with assault rifles and wearing explosive belts targeted six sites in Paris killing more than 120 people. The serial attacks have...
India’s Central Asia connect may lie through Ashgabat
By: Monish Gulati | Date: 04 Nov , 2015
Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj had a stopover in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on October 19, 2015 while on her way to Moscow, where she co-chaired the annual...