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Sunday, August 31, 2025
TopicIndia's foreign policy

Topic: India's foreign policy

Indian foreign policy is in free fall. Can we balance national pride with new power reality?

Unless dramatic reversals take place, the core of India’s foreign policy, which, at least since 2000, has focused on the US, Pakistan, China, and Russia, stands on the verge of collapse.

Modi craves Western approval while pretending to be above it

Modi govt needs to focus on building domestic capabilities and reducing internal polarisation. India’s foreign policy should not be shaped by delusion and narcissism.

Why the Korean War was a defining moment for India’s foreign policy

‘Power and Purpose’ by Harsh V Pant and Anant Singh Mann takes the readers on an insightful journey through 75 pivotal moments that have shaped India’s foreign policy since 1947.

Jaishankar’s ‘icy tongue’ on a changing world order & his take on US foreign policy

Global media takes note of Indian Foreign Minister's visit to UK, where he sat down to 'Lunch with the FT', with their conversation touching on India’s reputation on global stage.

Understaffed MEA slowing down India’s sprint towards ‘Vishwa Guru’ status, but needle may be moving

With 1,011 officers across 137 countries, India has around the same cadre of diplomats as smaller countries, like New Zealand & Singapore.

India’s cross-border railway network must reflect its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy

India’s emphasis on developing railway connections with neighbouring countries is driven by the need to respond to China’s expanding railway infrastructure in the region.

India is confusing ‘standing strong’ with standing alone in international negotiations

India needs to figure out what kind of global player it wants to be while remaining uncompromising on its interests—hard-nosed and difficult, or cooperative and collaborative.

Does the old international order get the brave new India? What Dhruva Jaishankar says

In 'Vishwa Shastra', Dhruva Jaishankar offers his perspective on how India could define the emerging world order.

India no longer married to anyone. Its foreign policy is joining hands with friends’ enemies

India has aligned economically with the US, and militarily with Russia. But politically, it is walking the tightrope.

India keeps making the same foreign policy mistakes. World doesn’t think we’re being moral

India has never been nor is it today as important as New Delhi thinks it is. It is somewhat more disadvantageous today than in the 1950s or even the 1990s.

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A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

Ahead of SCO meet, Russia & China stage maiden joint submarine patrol in Sea of Japan, East China Sea

Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.