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Opinion: Can India Sustain Its Position On Russia?

Maya Mirchandani | Thursday July 14, 2022

Foreign policy watchers observing a new global realignment after Russia's invasion of Ukraine may well consider Indian foreign and economic policy vis-a-vis the US and Europe on the one hand, and Russia on the other, seemingly contradictory.

Opinion: Why India Abstained At UN Vote On Russia

Maya Mirchandani | Saturday February 26, 2022

The clear act of war by Russia, as its forces moved beyond the rebel Ukrainian provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk and entered the capital Kiev, marks one of the biggest military invasions in Europe since World War 2 - and for India

Opinion: As China Engages With Taliban, New Delhi Can't Sit Out

Maya Mirchandani | Saturday July 31, 2021

One thing that every US President since George W Bush has done is to promise to bring American soldiers home from what in September will be two decades of unending conflict in Afghanistan since 9/11.

Opinion: On Chabahar, India Must Recover Lost Ground With Iran Quickly

Maya Mirchandani | Saturday July 18, 2020

Ripples in the India-Iran bilateral relationship have risen to the surface once again, forcing the question of whether India's policy and commitment towards the development of the Chabahar Port project is unraveling.

Opinion: What Nepal’s New Aggression Reveals For India And Its Neighbours

Maya Mirchandani | Friday May 22, 2020

The lesson from this latest controversy with Nepal is simple - episodic interest when things get out of hand can only ever be just a temporary solution. As a new map becomes a new irritant, it seems all the more urgent for Delhi to pursue a coherent neighborhood policy and remain engaged at high levels. It must forge new relationships and revive old ones before this d...

Opinion: How Trump Visit Could Leverage CAA And Kashmir Against PM Modi

Maya Mirchandani | Wednesday February 19, 2020

As India rolls out the red carpet to receive US President Donald Trump next week, rough spots that have arisen in the wake of the Modi government's decisions on Kashmir and the subsequent passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act will need diplomatic resolution.

Opinion: The Danger Of Cheering The Telangana Police

Maya Mirchandani | Saturday December 07, 2019

December 16th marks seven years since the brutal Delhi gang-rape. Nirbhaya - or "fearless" - was the name the young intern was given by an anguished nation for the two weeks she survived after the horrific attack. As she battled for life, an entire country prayed with her family. We prayed for her recovery, we prayed for justice and we prayed that no other woman in In...

Opinion: Much Rides On Bibi, Modi And The 'Bromance'

Maya Mirchandani | Monday January 15, 2018

While India and Israel's positions on 'Islamic' terrorism and shared economic interests highlight similarities between the two countries, it is up to India to make sure it continues to stay on the path it has chosen, of keeping the balance it has assiduously achieved and not succumbing to ideological, hyper-nationalist rhetoric driven by right wing supporters of the r...

Blog: How India Beat UK For Major Win At World Court (ICJ)

Maya Mirchandani | Wednesday November 22, 2017

What is clearly being considered a major triumph for Indian diplomacy has been viewed as major a defeat for Britain, leaving it without a representative at the international court for the first time in 71 years. In some ways, perhaps, the final defeat of the Empire by an erstwhile colony.

Opinion: What Followed After Modi-Trump Hug Was Net Win For India

Maya Mirchandani | Tuesday June 27, 2017

It's time now to roll up some sleeves and get down to brass tacks to ensure India-US ties stay the course reaffirmed at today's meeting, without the whim of individual leaders coming in the way. The proof of the pudding, as they say, is in the eating.

Opinion: This New Move Will Test India's Equation With Both Pak And China

Maya Mirchandani | Saturday June 10, 2017

The inclusion of two sparring neighbours into a grouping led by India's regional nemesis is enough to make any head turn and ask whether individual nations will be able to leave aside bilateral differences for the greater good, or whether, like SAARC, cooperation here too will become hostage to the India-Pakistan dispute.