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Implications of US Defence Secretary’s Visit to New Delhi
Arun Sahgal

The two days visit of US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta to India generated considerable interest both among the political circles and strategic community. Major interest was in the new American defence strategy the chief element of which was re ba

June 11, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy, Defence, US
President Putin Redux
Amb Prabhat P Shukla

Even with the North Atlantic orientation of today’s European policy, we cannot forget that NATO and Europe are not one and the same thing. And I’ve already said that Russia is a country of European culture, not NATO culture.

June 01, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy
A Good Product To Sell
Amb Kanwal Sibal

The relationship between democracy and international security is frequently debated in international circles. It is also said that more prosperity at the international level is conducive for global security. How true are these propositions, in fact?

May 30, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy
The Normal Socialist
Amb Kanwal Sibal

What does Francois Hollande’s victory in the French presidential election mean for India, Europe and the rest of the world? We know very little about him in India. Hollande’s political career has been confined to domestic politics, but without a

May 28, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy, Europe
India Needs to Seize the Initiative in Myanmar
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

Forthcoming visit of Prime Minister to Myanmar after a gap of 25 years is an historic opportunity to seize the initiative in a country which has been described by many strategic thinkers as the lynchpin of our ‘Look East Policy’. M

May 26, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, Indo-Pacific, Myanmar
Daft of Hillary to Push Us on Iran
Amb Kanwal Sibal

India-US relations have neither burgeoned as much as the enthusiasts may have wanted nor withered as much as the skeptics may have anticipated. The relationship is neither in an impasse nor is it set to surge ahead dramatically. The we

May 23, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy, US
India-China Relations are Marked by Strategic Stability, Tactical Aggressiveness
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

Relations between India and China have been fairly stable at the strategic level. Economic relations are much better now than these have been in the past. Mutual economic dependence is growing rapidly even though the balance of trade is skewed in Chi

May 07, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy
Tense But Together
Amb Kanwal Sibal

To assess the outcome of the fourth BRICS summit at New Delhi on March 29, a look is required at the genesis of this grouping, its value for its members and the extent to which it can influence international decision-making. The origin

May 03, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy
Iran, Israel and India's Interests
Vice Admiral (Retd.) Venkat Bharathan

Geo Politics of Civilisations and Culture Two civilisations, India and Iran and a very ancient culture consecrated in the creation of Israel are in an enigmatic triangle. India is involuntarily at the apex with inimical, Iran and Israel at

May 02, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy
The Arc of the India-US Partnership
Amb Kanwal Sibal

US-India Geo-political Convergence? Is there a geo-political coherence in the India-US partnership that can be delineated on the ground by tracing a curving line across the globe or a sizable part of it that connects points of convergence?

April 02, 2012 International Relations and Diplomacy, US
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