Kanwal Sibal

Kanwal Sibal is India's former foreign secretary and ambassador to Russia

India needs to draw lessons from Trudeau’s hubris and the Anglosphere’s double standards

The Canadian Prime Minister’s handling of the Nijjar affair shows incompetence, obstinacy, a sense of entitlement, and an inadequate grasp…

1 year ago

After Trudeau’s unsubstantiated attack, India has a chance to rebuff bullying by the Anglosphere

The Canada-India standoff over the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar is becoming more serious. India is making it…

1 year ago

India assumes new role, shines as bridge-builder of Global North and South at G20 summit

The G20 meeting under India’s presidency has been a remarkable success. After intensive negotiations that continued till the last minute,…

1 year ago

BRICS expansion raises many complex geopolitical, eligibility and procedural issues

The issue of BRICS expansion is important in many ways. The seed of BRICS lies in the Russia-India-China (RIC) dialogue…

1 year ago

Jeddah conference—desperate attempt to pull Global South in the western camp on Ukraine

Saudi Arabia, important though it is as a major oil producer, has no real credentials to promote peace in Ukraine.…

1 year ago

Germany can learn from France and stop moralising India on Ukraine

India’s position on the Ukraine conflict has been expressed in many forums, be it the UN, the G 20, and…

1 year ago

Why India should remain an active member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

India chaired the SCO summit in difficult diplomatic circumstances. A virtual summit was unavoidable. India and China remain locked in…

1 year ago

PM Modi’s visit reveals new realism in US policy towards India

President Joe Biden’s invitation to Prime Minister Modi to pay a State visit to the US is a recognition of…

1 year ago

PM Modi airs resounding anti-war message at G-7 summit, asks rich and powerful to support Global South

The G-7 summit to which India was invited provided New Delhi a platform to express its views on the challenging…

1 year ago

Tellis’s narrow self-serving view on India-US ties overlooks the big picture

The magazine ‘Foreign Affairs’ published by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) has for some time been publishing articles critical…

2 years ago

Why India’s media must not misread Russia-China ties, underestimate Moscow’s strategic autonomy

It is ironic that while the press in US and major European countries serves the interests and preferences of their…

2 years ago

Why India will find it harder to balance ties between Eurasia and West amid unending Ukraine war

The geopolitical landscape is becoming more complex for India. Our ties with the US are becoming stronger and more strategic.…

2 years ago

Why India should take the Russia-China summit in its stride

The prospects of a joint communiqué emerging from the G 20 summit in September in India are becoming dim. The…

2 years ago

Indian politicians should fight their battles at home, not seek regime change on foreign soil

Domestic political party rivalry in India has been spilling over into the international sphere for long now. Those seeking to…

2 years ago

Jaishankar’s interview mirrors domestic-global nexus to destabilise India

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar’s interview to ANI made some cogent and irrefutable points about the campaign in the western media…

2 years ago

Was General Musharraf a man of peace or manipulator with eye on Kashmir?

Was General Musharraf really a man of peace or was he a schemer and a manipulator who was determined to…

2 years ago

Why Modi govt is unimpressed by Pakistan’s dubious call for dialogue

India has long experience of Pakistan and its perfidy. Since its creation Pakistan has been hostile to India. Despite the…

2 years ago

Uncovering the hidden agenda of BBC’s documentary on PM Modi

The BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a product of entrenched anti-Modi and anti-Indian lobbies in the UK…

2 years ago

India in 2023 — headwinds and opportunities

India will have to cope in 2023, as it has done in all previous years, with global changes which are…

2 years ago

Why Pakistan’s juvenile Foreign Minister uses gutter language at UN

Caption: Effigy of Pakistani foreign minister set aflame during protest India suffers from a curse of geography with a neighbour…

2 years ago

Why India must step up its global campaign to nail Pak sponsored terror

The 14th anniversary of the gruesome Mumbai terror attacks has gone by without its perpetrators being brought to justice. Those…

2 years ago