Harrowing Times for Indian Diplomacy

One minor blast in a country which has witnessed a series of violent terrorist attacks, blasts and mayhem has sent the country on a tizzy and brought it to the centre of the raging conflict between Israel, duly supported by the west, and Iran. If anything, the attack on the Israel diplomatic car denotes the fragility of India to terror manipulations severely restricting its ability to chose a pragmatic diplomatic path.

The Road to Moreh

The absolute apathy on the infrastructure front is evident in the conditions of India’s road to Moreh. To reach out to Myanmar this road has become the ultimate symbol of India’s commitment – potholed, neglected and delinquent.

If India is to engage earnestly with Myanmar it must build the road to Moreh – the gateway to South East Asia would then begin to open!

China Pakistan Relations and India

As US Pakistan relations slide to their nadir since 2001, Pakistan is hedging on a strong China backing to fill the vacuum thus created. It has been promoting China as the alternative benefactor that could deliver badly needed economic and military assistance. As per a Pakistani narrative, “What we hear least about is the tangled [...]

The Egyptian Intrigue

India has to balance its act by supporting the pro democracy movement in keeping with the aspirations of the people of Egypt and count on a positive change sweeping the Arab world rather than sitting on the fence. It is time to support the Egyptian call of , ““Bread, Freedom and Social Justice.”

Hu Jintao, Obama and India

In our post US, China and India – The New Cold War we had argued that the global tensions between the two giants US and China had spurred a new cold war in the region. The ramifications on India mandated a foreign policy stance “with or versus China”. The posts were based on the premise [...]

Why Indo US Relations Pass Through Beijing

In a recent seminar on Indo US relations the author asked the panel if warmth in Indo US relations was a direct fallout of America’s desire to contain China, the answer was a muddled NO NO. Incidently the next day Times of India carried this story titled ‘US partnering with India to contain China’ claiming that ahead of [...]

The India-China forward march

The complexity of the India-China relationship has invited a cacophony of interpretations from observers in India and abroad. Neither outright antagonism nor sincere bonhomie, New Delhi and Beijing have been grappling with a template to manage their bilateral ties. That this engagement is occurring in the backdrop of Washington’s own evolving approach to Asia and its two rising powers has made the process even more challenging.

NATO Realigns

Group Profile Portugal Summit Redefining Threats NATO leaders on Friday adopted a new Strategic Concept that will serve as the alliance’s roadmap for the next 10 years and that reconfirms the commitment to defend one another against attack as the bedrock of Euro-Atlantic security. The document lays out NATO’s vision for an evolving alliance that will remain [...]

Western Morals or Another Pakistan on Our East

Aung San Suu Kyi‘s release, post the Sham elections in Burma, have raised a lot of questions about the moralistic value of Indo Myanmar relations and the in between path of reconciliation taken by Indian leadership with the Junta government. The Western world led by Obama have gone on record to condemn the elections and [...]

Thus Spake Obama

Dr Uddipan Mukherjee Yeah, Mr Obama has left the Indian capital last morning. That is not the news. We all know it. Quite interestingly, he appeared to be satisfied with the business he could generate here. Ten billion US dollars, after all and along with it, according to his ‘own’ estimates, around fifty thousand jobs [...]

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