Despite Differences And Doubts, For India The SCO Matters

India, which hosts the SCO summit on November 30, should lay out a fresh template to revitalise the Eurasian...

It's No Ordinary India-China Standoff This Time. Tensions At LAC Won't Dissipate That Easily

Tensions at LAC this time are unlikely to move pass like other issues such as Depsang in 2013, Chumur in...

Should India Foster Ties With Taliban Despite Its Past Misdemeanors?

India should step forward to recognise the changed reality and pragmatically engage with the Taliban...

What Does Ladakh Want?

Abrogation Of Article 370 Gives Ladakh Opportunity To Nurture Its Political Expression

For a long time, circumstances never permitted Ladakh to shape its own political identity and the...

China’s Turnaround On Masood Azhar

The difference this time around was the proposal initiated by France that had no other geopolitical motive...

Tibet Diary

Former ambassador P. Stobdan's diary on a trip to Tibet.

Gas And The Greater Game

Indian diplomacy during Putin’s visit was masterful, but defence cooperation alone cannot sustain the...

Way Ahead: Only A Perception Change Can Prevent Rise Of Anti-India Sentiments in J-K

The political narrative in Kashmir has changed after youths took over the reins of dissent. Unless New Delhi...

Never Trust China

Sly and smiling, Beijing excels in making canny moves that can maim India