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India-US Civil Nuclear Deal: A Dependence Entrapment?
Sarosh Bana

India needs to proceed with utmost caution on its civil nuclear deal with the United States. The pathbreaking agreement, dramatically ‘operationalised’ in a 25 January meeting with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi by U.S. President Barac

February 09, 2015 National Security and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy, Nuclear and Disarmament, US, Energy Security
Obama’s Republic Day Visit: Transforming Stagnating India-US Ties into a Vibrant Relationship
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

Obama's India visit was an unqualified success. It marks an important step in transforming the long stagnating India-US ties into a vibrant, multi dimensional and mutually supportive relationship. Full credit for this must go the Modi governm

January 29, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy, US
Pakistan Loses Its Centrality in India-US Tango
Sushant Sareen

Apart from all the other seminal outcomes of the visit of the US President Barack Obama to New Delhi, the complete absence of any reference to Pakistan is quite remarkable. Although Pakistan was never really mentioned by name in any of the previous d

January 28, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, US, Pakistan
Indo-US Relations: The Way Forward
Amb Kanwal Sibal

India’s relations with the US in the last decade have undergone a transformation. Ever since our independence, our relationship with the US has been marked by suspicion, lack of empathy and differences in world view. In recent years, many in India

January 24, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy, US
Indo-US Relations: The Obama Visit
Amb Prabhat P Shukla

The upcoming visit of President Obama as Guest of Honour for Republic Day 2015 is an occasion for stock-taking, and for laying the foundation for a more stable and productive relationship. This will be the first time that a US President will be visit

January 23, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy, US
Indo-US Cooperation and Perspectives on Climate Change
Dr Hishmi Jamil Husain

Climate change is an environmental problem that has various environmental, social and economic dimensions. Nations and citizens must determine how they can limit their own contributions to the negative impacts of climate change. India is one of the v

January 22, 2015 National Security and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Climate Change
Obama’s Forthcoming Visit to India: What it means for Defence Cooperation
Dr Harinder Sekhon

Hectic preparations are underway for the forthcoming visit of US President Barack Obama to India later this month where he will be the Chief Guest at the Republic Day Parade. This visit, like Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US in Septem

January 19, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy, US
Analysing Sri Lanka Elections: Implications for India
Nitin Gokhale

Perhaps Mahinda Rajapaksa had seen the rapid decline in his popularity much before others did. That and apparently advice of astrologers who told him his propitious time was fast running out, forced Rajapaksa's hand in calling for elections two year

January 12, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, Sri Lanka
India-Vietnam Defence Relations and Strengthening of Strategic Partnership
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

Introduction India and Vietnam have been friends from time immemorial. The year 2014 was a landmark in Indo-Vietnam strategic partnership. The Government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi views Vietnam as an essential partner of its Act East

January 05, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy, Defence
India-Korea Relations in the Asian Century
Prof. G V C Naidu

Perhaps the most notable development in world affairs today is the dawn of Asian century. If the 20th century was dominated by the rise of US and trans-Atlantic relations , the global centre of gravity is invariably shifting to East Asia in the curre

December 26, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy
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