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C. Raja Mohan holds the Korea Chair at the Council for Strategic and Defence Research, Delhi and is a contributing editor on international affairs for The Indian Express.
June 16,2026 17:57:15 PM
Where many in Delhi’s foreign policy community see an irreconcilable contradiction between the pursuit of strategic autonomy and partnership with the West, China demonstrated the art of transcending it — and against far steeper odds
Wed, Jun 17, 2026June 16,2026 06:00:49 AM
Disputes over interpretation will begin as soon as the text is released. Implementation will be harder, the possibility of breakdown is real. Whatever emerges, the region is in the midst of a profound transition.
Tue, Jun 16, 2026June 09,2026 13:32:20 PM
Leo XIV returns to the concerns of Leo XIII. Technology creates wealth, but it also creates inequality. Politics has always been about managing the tension between the two
Wed, Jun 10, 2026June 02,2026 11:16:39 AM
Tokyo is not breaking from its One China policy. But it has increasingly signalled that a military conflict over Taiwan would have direct consequences for Japan
Thu, Jun 04, 2026May 26,2026 13:10:15 PM
Unlike the US, the Indian elite has little social intimacy or political familiarity with Russia or China. There is only the G-to-G relationship and the coded diplo-speak associated with it
Wed, May 27, 2026May 19,2026 16:25:45 PM
Shifts in great-power relations, the emergence of wars and global crises — these are variables India cannot control. What it can drive is its own modernisation
Wed, May 20, 2026May 13,2026 06:30:12 AM
The lesson is straightforward. In foreign policy, there is no substitute for nurturing trusted partnerships even while seeking new opportunities
Wed, May 13, 2026May 06,2026 07:43:28 AM
Elections have political consequences; when they occur in border states, they also have foreign policy implications. Divergences between the Centre and border states have long complicated India’s neighbourhood policy.
Wed, May 06, 2026April 28,2026 16:03:09 PM
As AI systems begin to simulate negotiation outcomes, generate policy options, and model crisis responses, the temptation to let them decide will grow. While AI can scan vast archives and detect patterns, it can also make serious errors in interpreting history or assessing present circumstances
Wed, Apr 29, 2026April 21,2026 20:18:28 PM
Recent reports suggest that both the US and Iran are exploring steps that will allow each to claim early gains while preserving leverage for subsequent stages. This, of course, is easier said than done.
Wed, Apr 22, 2026April 21,2026 12:39:31 PM
Four dynamics — rigidity, fracture, decay, and war — do not operate in isolation. They reinforce one another. Within this tightening vice, Iran’s room for strategic manoeuvre is shrinking
Tue, Apr 21, 2026April 15,2026 06:19:56 AM
For India and South Korea, the Gulf war presents an opportunity to inject real political content into a relationship long described as ‘strategic’ but driven largely by commerce
Wed, Apr 15, 2026April 11,2026 05:02:26 AM
Why the recent US-Iran conflict is not a T-20 match with an instant winner but a Test series — a prolonged contest to solve countless disputes.
Sat, Apr 11, 2026April 08,2026 14:03:45 PM
A way has to be found to bridge the gulf on Iran's missile programme; free passage through Strait of Hormuz; sanctions relief; regional security; and Iran's use of 'proxies'. But there are many veto holders or spoilers on both sides.
Thu, Apr 09, 2026April 08,2026 06:15:18 AM
The Bombay School saw India’s security beginning at sea. Its leading figures — John Malcolm and Mountstuart Elphinstone — viewed Persia and Arabia as the natural outer ring of India’s defence.
Thu, Apr 09, 2026April 02,2026 19:07:44 PM
Who holds Hormuz becomes key; US-Iran chasm deep but current positions may be seen as opening bids
Fri, Apr 03, 2026April 01,2026 06:20:05 AM
The rapidly changing international context makes early action on neighbourhood trade urgent
Thu, Apr 02, 2026March 25,2026 06:13:11 AM
Iran is too strong to be ignored, but not strong enough to exercise unilateral dominance. The Gulf Arabs cannot balance Iran on their own and will continue to depend on the United States for security
Fri, Mar 27, 2026March 18,2026 06:10:47 AM
The Islamic Republic was founded in part on a rejection of nationalism and traditional culture. But in practice, the Iranian state has never escaped the gravitational pull of Persian identity
Thu, Mar 19, 2026March 11,2026 06:12:49 AM
For decades, India framed its Middle East policy around two broad contradictions: The US versus the region, and Israel versus the Arabs. But Indian debates paid far less attention to the region’s internal rivalries.
Wed, Mar 11, 2026March 04,2026 06:15:32 AM
Nation-building across the post-colonial world has always wrestled with these twin imperatives: Centralisation for state-building, and accommodation of minorities for widest possible political legitimacy. Only a few have managed the balance successfully.
Thu, Mar 05, 2026March 01,2026 20:30:39 PM
Coming weeks may well redraw political boundaries, reconfigure energy markets, alter the logic of great-power alignments
Mon, Mar 02, 2026February 25,2026 07:16:56 AM
PM Modi’s visit comes as Israel faces global criticism for its regional policies. But that is not weighing heavily in Delhi’s calculus. Israel today enjoys greater room for manoeuvre in the region than ever before.
Thu, Feb 26, 2026February 19,2026 20:10:13 PM
Washington wants dominance of American stack; for Delhi, AI is an agent of economic progress – with help from Silicon Valley
Fri, Feb 20, 2026February 18,2026 06:47:34 AM
The Macron moment is not merely about personal and bilateral warmth. It reflects a broader shift in Delhi’s geopolitical imagination — towards a more differentiated understanding of the West
Wed, Feb 18, 2026
