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India-Japan Ties: Tokyo Must Move Forward on Nuke Deal to Realise Strategic Potential
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s just concluded visit to Japan has been successful on various counts. Politically, the India-Japan relationship has been solidified; economically, prospects of major Japanese investments in India have improved; on the

September 11, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific
India Can Turn Its Back on Pakistan
Amb Kanwal Sibal

The Pakistan High Commissioner (HC) should not have met the Hurriyat leaders when he was asked by the Indian Foreign Secretary not to do so. Diplomatic norms obliged him to take this request communicated at such high level seriously and failure to do

August 26, 2014 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan
India-US Ties: Need to Take a Realistic View
Amb Kanwal Sibal

India-US relations need to be put back on track. The relationship has lost steam in recent months with many contentious issues surfacing that remain unaddressed. We have now to see whether with the change of government in Delhi a new start can be mad

July 31, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy, US
Modi and India’s Foreign Policy: A Preview
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Little interest has been shown domestically about possible new orientations in foreign policy under a Narendra Modi-led NDA government. Modi’s single-minded focus on the development agenda has dominated political and media discourse, barring, of co

March 28, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy, China
Ukraine Developments: US/ EU Attempt to Stretch Europe’s Frontiers?
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Developments in Ukraine should be understood as part of US/EU's project of stretching the frontiers of "Europe" eastwards as far as possible in order either to eventually topple the present Russian political and economic order from within and make Ru

March 13, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy, Europe, US, Russia
US’ India Policy Reflects Strategic Miscalculations
Amb Kanwal Sibal

The United States of America is, once again, not managing its relations with India well. Gains made during George W. Bush’s presidency in building strategic trust between the two countries are being steadily frittered away by wrong steps taken by t

March 07, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy, US
China's maritime 'Silk Road' Proposal: India must Tread Cautiously
Amb Kanwal Sibal

China's proposition of a maritime Silk Route connecting the Pacific and Indian Oceans is part of its propaganda drive to convince the world about its peaceful rise. Its actions do not match its protestations, but that does not deter China from pro

February 26, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy, China
US Reach Out to Modi: Political Insult Should Not be Overlooked
Amb Kanwal Sibal

US diplomacy is a cynical mixture of principle and expediency. The world’s foremost power needs to project internationally that its policies are based on certain high principles so that its global hegemony is not seen as resting on raw power alone

February 13, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy, US
Shinzo Abe’s India Visit – Hits and Misses
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Much has been achieved during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s current visit to India and much has not. In reiterating a clear intention to strengthen bilateral ties, the visit has been a success, though in breaking new strategic ground concret

January 28, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific
2014: A Challenging Year for Indian Foreign Policy
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Our major foreign policy challenges are enduring and no dramatic change in our security environment is likely in 2014. Relations with Pakistan could actually worsen. Nawaz Sharif is focusing on Kashmir, knowing that it is a dead-end issue. His strong

January 10, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy
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