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Sunday, November 9, 2025
TopicForeign policy

Topic: foreign policy

What Rex Tillerson’s departure means for the US and its relationships with key allies

The instability we’ve seen in the White House, illustrated by a high turnover rate in key positions, is viewed as a red flag by the international community.

First Nepal, now Maldives: India needs to un-muddle its neighbourhood policy

India has much homework to do in countering the Chinese influence in the region. Its strategic objectives in containing China need to be better met.

Off The Cuff with Shivshankar Menon

This edition of 'Off The Cuff' saw Former NSA Shivshankar Menon in conversation with ThePrint Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Pranab Dhal Samanta, Editor,...

It takes a very intelligent government to manage creative tensions in the Middle East

India continues with its pragmatic foreign policy. There is no need to vote differently from 128 countries on a sensitive matter. We have reason to be friendly with Israel and Arab countries. That tradition is continuing.

The visible holes in Trump’s security strategy on India will guide actual policy steps

The biggest departure from previous NSS documents is the placement of the Indo-Pacific discussion—at the very top of the regions considered, above Europe and the Middle East.

There is a growing frustration with US inactivity on the global scene

Amid widespread alienation of former allies, Trump administration’s outreach to India and Japan is vital.

Xi Jinping’s second term in China: What it could mean for India and the world

The 19th Party Congress has brought in some sweeping changes, but important questions remain over the economic and foreign policies of China.

Shyam Saran’s book is an insight into the compulsions and motivations in our foreign policy

The book “How India Sees The World” traces the roots of Indian quest for multipolarity in and strategic autonomy to Kautilya and Kamandaki.

Doklam proves China is biggest diplomatic challenge for India: Shyam Saran

Ex-foreign secretary Shyam Saran says just like in Doklam, the Chinese use small but incremental moves to exert power, and the dilemma is when...

Hype and hyphen

Pakistan wants to rehyphenate US policy in the neighbourhood. Why we must not let ourselves down.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.