Partnership

Manish Chand

The Chennai Connect

In the backdrop of the 7th century rock-cut monuments and sculptures in the seaside temple town of Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) on the outskirts of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, the leaders of India and China sip....

Anil Wadhwa

Easterly greetings

Over the last few years, India has made substantive progress in its ties with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its related frameworks like the ASEAN Regiona....

Patanjali Pundit

Transcending Friendships

Indo-Bhutan ties: Furthering a Privileged Friendship

After a decisive victory in the general elections and assuming office on 16th May, the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi made a State visit to Bhutan....

Navtej Singh

Houston, we don’t have a problem

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second visit to the United States during the Donald Trump administration got off to a dream start in Houston. The Howdy Modi extravaganza, attended by 50,000 Indian-Americans, outshone the 2014 Ma....

Gautam Bambawale

An Important relationship

The external affairs minister for India Dr S Jaishankar, arrived in Beijing, China on August 11 for a three-day visit (August 11-13). The second day of the visit (August 12) was its focal point, when the EAM first called on Chinese Vice President Wan....

Anil Wadhwa

Friends in the East

In the early 1990s, India introduced the Look East Policy, which was transformed in 2015 to an Act East Policy that is meant to serve the twin purposes of stronger commercial links with the region and other Indo-Pacific countries....

Bhaswati Mukherjee

India at Osaka: Strong and balanced

Conceived as an international mechanism for governance of the global economy, the G20, which includes all the major economies, has, over time, evolved into one of the most powerful economic and financial groupings. Formally known a....

Anil Wadhwa

India’s foreign policy in the 21st century

India’s foreign policy in the 21st century has been dominated by the quest for creating an enabling environment in its neighbourhood and the world, which allows its economy to grow, its society to develop and....

Anil Wadhwa

The BIMSTEC potential

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an organisation which brings together Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal. The aim of this regional organisation is to bridg....

Gautam Bambawale

Wuhan revisited

India and China, have contributed the concept of “informal summits” to global diplomatic practice. The seminal Wuhan Informal Summit held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in April 2018, is a perfect example of this. T....