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Tuesday, August 18, 2026
TopicIndia foreign policy

Topic: India foreign policy

Appeasement has a bad name in India. Time is ripe to use it in foreign policy

A strategic culture that puts a premium on assertion and displays of strength may have been more counterproductive than beneficial to Indian interests in some cases.

Trump’s China trapeze act shows why India can’t trust summit headlines

The next time a foreign dignitary visits us, we should be prepared to spell out our apprehensions candidly, and hand over the bitter truths, of course coated with chocolate.

India’s goal not to take ‘balanced position’ in West Asia war, has to protect own interests—C Raja Mohan

Speaking at ThePrint’s Off the Cuff event, the foreign policy expert said nearly 10 million Indians live in the Arab Gulf states, and only around 10,000 in Iran.

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Appeasement has a bad name in India. Time is ripe to use it in foreign policy

A strategic culture that puts a premium on assertion and displays of strength may have been more counterproductive than beneficial to Indian interests in some cases.

Why India’s Russian oil supplies are set to decline in August

Russian crude imports are expected to fall in August from around highs of 2.7 mbpd in June and July, but Moscow to remain India's largest single oil supplier

85-member Army contingent leaves for Thailand for joint counter-terror exercise MAITREE-XV

This two-week exercise includes field training, combat discussions, lectures, and demonstrations, culminating in a final exercise to test the troops' skills.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman