Regional bonding India needs to engage with its neighbours for the realisation of its global ambitions South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and walked away from the ASEAN-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s push for regional economic integration and for India-Pakistan dialogue should be studied carefully by New Delhi. Speaking at The […]

It threatens the independence of the judiciary which is the bedrock of democracy President Ram Nath Kovind has nominated former Chief Justice (CJ) of the Supreme Court (SC), Ranjan Gogoi to the Rajya Sabha. The nomination, which is meant for eminent personalities who have excelled in their fields and can contribute to national public life, […]

The question is whether it is a US-Taliban deal or an Afghan peace deal. We don’t know that yet On Saturday, February 29, an agreement was signed between the United States (US) and the Taliban in Doha. Widely welcomed as a “peace deal”, it will be claimed by US President Donald Trump as further proof […]

Coronavirus crisis could have lasting impact on global political economy, trigger new equations among nations This crisis could have a lasting impact on the global political economy, trigger new equations among nations It would have been surprising if China had not come up at all in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s discussion with the neighbouring South Asian […]

Viruses do not respect borders. It is time for multilateralism The video conference (Covid- 19) between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the other leaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) to discuss a common response to the novel coronavirus (Covid- 19) is a welcome change from the global pattern of raising drawbridges. […]