Kanwal Sibal

Jaishankar’s visit to Russia shows India’s growing self-confidence on the global stage

External Affairs Minister’s Jaishankar’s visit to Moscow on November 7-8 for consultations with Foreign Minister Lavrov and a meeting of…

2 years ago

Why India needs to be wary of Xi Jinping’s 20th Party congress address

As expected, Xi Jinping has got a third term as China’s leader. With the Constitutional amendments making him and his…

2 years ago

Why India must maintain an independent foreign policy, not succumb to pressure on Ukraine

India continues to do tight rope walking on the Ukraine conflict in the United Nations. It abstained again on October…

2 years ago

How Modi’s “middle path” at the SCO summit advanced India’s core interests

Prime Minister Modi’s participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Samarkand has to be seen in the context of…

2 years ago

Why India must not join the West in demonising Russia

India has had strong traditional ties with Russia. After the break-up of the Soviet Union and the emergence of Ukraine…

2 years ago

Why Beijing must link One-China Policy with One-India policy

<p> <strong>China’s ambassador to India in a newspaper interview expresses the hope that India will support the One China policy,…

2 years ago

Is India muscling its Strategic Autonomy by engaging both the East and the West?

<p> As India rises and its global footprint increases, its foreign policy has to keep pace. There is international acceptance…

2 years ago

After the Ukraine war, is the G-7 out to destroy the G-20?

<p> Prime Minister Modi has been invited to the three-day G 7 summit in Germany starting from June 26. The…

2 years ago

Manmohan Singh’s blanket support for west-driven globalization may need a reality check

<p> Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Op-Ed piece in the Hindu (April 22) contained many thoughtful observations on the implications…

3 years ago

India-US 2+2 Dialogue takes differences over Ukraine in its stride

<p> The India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue on April 11, 2022 no doubt carried the momentum of bilateral ties forward. But…

3 years ago

West must stop pressurizing India against Russia on Ukraine

<p> <strong>For the West to build pressure on India to condemn Russia for its invasion of Ukraine as some kind…

3 years ago

Lessons for India from the Russia-Ukraine crisis

<p> India, as well as others, should draw some hard lessons from the wide fall-out of the Ukraine crisis. One,…

3 years ago

How should India respond to the crisis in Ukraine?

<p> <strong>The developing confrontation between the West and Russia on the Ukraine issue does not serve India’s interests. We have…

3 years ago

Why India must provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan even under the Taliban’s rule

<p> <strong>The Ministry of External Affairs has allocated a sum of Rs 200 crores (as against Rs 350 crores last…

3 years ago

Ukraine crisis is a child of Europe’s Cold War mentality

<p> The developing crisis over Ukraine and the uncertainties of conflict that lie ahead provide an occasion to reflect on…

3 years ago

Putin’s visit to India: Deepening convergences and managing differences

<p> <strong>Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India on December 6 was important for a variety of reasons. Bilaterally, it…

3 years ago

Putin’s visit to India — an opportunity to iron out the wrinkles and build on convergencies

<p> President Putin’s visit to India on December 6 is timely. Annual summits with Russia have been held since 2000…

3 years ago