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Saturday, May 9, 2026
TopicIndian foreign policy

Topic: Indian foreign policy

Mauni Amavasya and the meaning of PM Modi and India’s restrained silence

In an atmosphere of global cacophony, India’s symbolic ‘maunvrat’ is the most effective instrument of diplomacy. It preserves New Delhi’s strategic ambiguity.

A new Indian foreign policy consensus is emerging. That India isn’t a great power yet

After exuberance, India must now not only take difficult and costly steps toward industrialisation, but also convert growth into geo-economic leverage and military modernisation.

US invasion of Venezuela is end of international order. India must focus on cold calculations

Trump’s action in Venezuela is likely to raise questions about the choices that US allies and partners face today, putting even greater stress on the international order.

Putin’s India visit a lesson for Europe on how to maintain foreign ties when Trump is against it

The White House won't fail to see how Putin’s visit to India coincides with the US and Western sanctions on Russia and its cascading effect on India.

India must fight terror but avoid being seen as acting at America’s behest: G Parthasarathy

On 19 June 2004, G Parthasarathy, India's former Ambassador to several countries, spoke at the Nani Palkhivala Memorial Lecture, examining India’s foreign policy challenges in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

India must move Japan from ‘old friend’ trap to real partners

PM Modi’s visit to Japan comes at the right moment to recalibrate a relationship long described as “natural” but left underutilised. We must free it from the warm and fuzzy comfort of nostalgia

How India lost its geopolitical sweet spot in the world

India appears to have gone from occupying a near-perfect geopolitical sweet spot to now inhabiting a geopolitical no-good-option deadlock.

Why do we pretend SCO still works? China runs it, shields Pakistan, sidelines India

India must now seriously reconsider its involvement in SCO, where China’s writ runs large, Pakistan’s terror networks are never condemned, and Delhi's interests are ignored.

Not missiles or sovereignty, but social unity is the true force behind foreign policy: PN Haksar

In 1974, PN Haksar delivered the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture on the evolution of India's foreign policy. Here's an excerpt from his speech.

India wants seat at the table without economic might. Rules-based global trade won’t allow it

India’s citizens and leaders seem to think that their country deserves to be an important and powerful actor on the global stage.

On Camera

Can HBO’s Harry Potter survive the comparison curse?

HBO's Hogwarts will definitely return for season two, but the challenge remains: Make fans feel fresh, not 'been there, hexed that.'

Noel Tata’s resistance to IPO creates discord in board of Indian conglomerate

At the center of the rift is the initial public offering of Tata Sons, which controls a vast collection of companies that do everything from making salt to selling luxury vehicles.

A year after Op Sindoor, China admits to providing ground support to Pakistan

On Thursday, Zhang Heng, an engineer, talked about being in Pakistan during the four-day conflict to ensure that the J-10 and associated systems could ‘perform at their full combat potential’.

Muslim vote, X factor & limitations of regional politics: Takeaways from Bengal, TN, Kerala elections

On counting day, this special edition of National Interest looks at key takeaways from verdicts in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam. You’d err if you credit or blame BJP’s success only on Hindutva. It’s more than that.