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Opinion: Why Crowning Bangladesh 'Country Of The Year' Is Dishonest Narrative Building
In the article lauding the regime change in Bangladesh, The Economist welcomes the overthrow of an autocrat. This convenient narrative disregards the fact that Bangladesh has had long spells of military rule.
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Opinion: Rise Of Asia And Indo-Pacific In New Global Order
How the rise of Asia and the Indo-Pacific is affecting the global order and contributing to multipolarity is being widely discussed. A closer look at what this really means is required.
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Opinion | Trump And India: New Delhi Has Enough Reason To Be Cautious
We need to be cautious in not being pushed, beyond a certain point, into subscribing to the Trump administration's hawkishness on China.
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Opinion | West's Efforts To Isolate Russia Are Failing
The importance of BRICS expanded partnerships across Asia, Africa and Latin America should not be underestimated. It shows dissatisfaction with the current international system.
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Opinion | The Lurking China Threat In Indo-Pacific Waters
China's phenomenal rise has changed the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific region and well beyond. It is at the centre of geopolitics and security in the region, which is also resource-oriented in part.
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Opinion | Quad Has A Substantial Agenda For The Future
India emphasises the broader purpose of Quad beyond the China threat. That threat is certainly a binding factor within the group, even if the rhetoric is that the Quad is not directed at any country.
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Opinion | India's Options For Russia-Ukraine Peace Are Growing Complicated
That Modi will discuss India's initiative with Biden when he goes to the US this month is likely, now that he knows Putin's mind after his own talks with him and the feedback he has got from National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
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Opinion | No, Modi's Ukraine Visit Wasn't About 'Ditching' Russia
India is not in a position to either alienate the West or Russia, as it needs both to protect and advance its larger national interest.
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Opinion | Modi In Ukraine: Playing 'Mediator' May Not Be Feasible For India
The issue is whether it is opportune to reach out to Central and East European countries at this moment when both Ukraine and Poland are locked up in a military confrontation with Russia as front-line states with US and NATO support.
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Opinion | Why West's Frustration Over Modi's Russia Visit Makes No Sense
There is no reason for these critics in the West to throw tantrums over Modi's Russia visit. This visit follows logically from the position India has taken on preserving its long-standing ties with Russia, notwithstanding Western pressures to dilute
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Opinion | It's Time The US, Forever Preaching To Others, Got Off Its High Horse
In releasing the State Department's 2023 International Religious Freedom report recently, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken referred to India by name for violating religious freedom.
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Opinion | Modi 3.0: Continuity At The Top Will Add Heft To India's Foreign Policy
The world has to deal with leaders in power. Whether India will have a stable government and therefore stable policies is of greater importance.
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Opinion | Europe, China And US: An Awkward Love Triangle
Even in an adversarial atmosphere, China has shown a willingness to engage the US. Meanwhile, Europe wants to befriend the dragon despite US pressures.
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Opinion | Plot Twists: Why US And China Are Trying To Fix Their Relationship
The idea of "decoupling" the US economy from China's has now been abandoned. The talk now is of "de-risking", which means reducing dependency in select critical areas.
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Opinion | The Irony Of West's 'Democracy' Memos To India
The West's approach is judgmental and lacks empathy. There is little intellectual effort to look at the problems their own democracies are facing and the erosion of the credibility of their own democracies internally and externally.
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Opinion | Why India Must Deepen Its Ties With Myanmar To Counter China
China's penetration of Myanmar is a major challenge to India. It is treating Myanmar as its backyard.
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Opinion: Hard Realities - Is India Ready For A Real Taliban Outreach?
India cannot withdraw from Afghanistan as it did during the first Taliban regime. The country is an important geopolitical piece not only in the larger geography of the Indian subcontinent, but also that of Central Asia.
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Opinion: India-UAE - A Budding Affair Powered By Chemistry And Opportunity
Both nations today see each other as important partners in their growth trajectories. This shift in ties has been possible, in no small measure, due to the personal chemistry between PM Modi and the UAE's Emir.
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Opinion: The Strong Political Message Behind Macron's India Visit
President Emmanuel Macron's visit to India as chief guest at our Republic Day celebrations had a ceremonial aspect, no doubt, but in relations between states ceremonial gestures convey a message at many levels.
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Opinion: Hard Realities Will Soon Catch Up With Maldives
Fractious and divided internal politics, Islamism and the Chinese hand explain the antagonism of the new government of Maldives towards India. The government before it, the Solih government, made "India First" its foreign policy priority.
