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The writer is a former secretary in the external affairs ministry. He tweets at @ambkcsingh

K.C. Singh | Rethink Strategy On J&K, Counter-terrorism & Pak

K.C. Singh | Rethink Strategy On J&K, Counter-terrorism & Pak

Between the Pahalgam terror attack in May and now, the geopolitical context has mutated radically. A new positive phase...

13 Nov 2025 10:48 PM IST

K.C. Singh | Trump-Xi Interim Truce Narrows Strategic Space

K.C. Singh | Trump-Xi Interim Truce Narrows Strategic Space

The other one was the long-awaited meeting of the Chinese and US Presidents, which took place at an airbase near South...

2 Nov 2025 1:01 AM IST

K.C. Singh | In Trump Era, India Has To Recalibrate Strategy

K.C. Singh | In Trump Era, India Has To Recalibrate Strategy

India’s Independence Day this year had two important events overshadowing it

17 Aug 2025 9:03 PM IST

K.C. Singh | Trade Row: India Lags As Trump Browbeats World

K.C. Singh | Trade Row: India Lags As Trump Browbeats World

Hours later President Donald Trump fired a fresh salvo against India, on his Truth Social platform, when he announced...

1 Aug 2025 8:43 PM IST

K.C. Singh | Israel-Iran Feud: India’s ‘Tilt’ Weakens Peace Role

K.C. Singh | Israel-Iran Feud: India’s ‘Tilt’ Weakens Peace Role

According to the New York Times, this assessment led to Iran becoming smug -- that Israel was unlikely to attack while...

15 Jun 2025 12:43 AM IST

K.C. Singh | Modi’s G-7 Test: Handling Trump, Reset With Canada

K.C. Singh | Modi’s G-7 Test: Handling Trump, Reset With Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s call on May 6, inviting Mr Modi for the G-7 summit, provides a diplomatic opening,...

9 Jun 2025 9:38 PM IST

K.C. Singh | Show Guile Abroad, Empathy at Home in War of Narratives

K.C. Singh | Show Guile Abroad, Empathy at Home in War of Narratives

Domestically, a review of obvious intelligence lapses and military performance is necessary. Heated rhetoric and...

28 May 2025 10:30 PM IST

K.C. Singh | Post-Balakot Deterrence: Did It Fail In Pahalgam?

K.C. Singh | Post-Balakot Deterrence: Did It Fail In Pahalgam?

It appears that Pakistan’s then Prime Minister Imran Khan may have obtained assurances from mediators, such as Saudi...

25 April 2025 12:02 AM IST

K.C. Singh | Can Bimstec help to counter Trump’s anti-global agenda?

K.C. Singh | Can Bimstec help to counter Trump’s anti-global agenda?

The China factor is back in play though the new government claims maintaining balanced dealings with India and China

2 April 2025 12:26 AM IST

K.C. Singh | Trump’s USAID flip-flops: India shakes, China gains

K.C. Singh | Trump’s USAID flip-flops: India shakes, China gains

The United States is not alone in budgeting large sums for foreign development assistance. During the 1992 Earth Summit...

23 Feb 2025 10:54 PM IST

K.C. Singh | Need wisdom, not threats, to defuse row with Canada

K.C. Singh | Need wisdom, not threats, to defuse row with Canada

India’s relations with Canada have spiralled downwards ever since the June 18, 2023 murder of “Khalistan” activist...

17 Oct 2024 2:54 AM IST

Pakistans former President Gen. Pervez Musharrafs popularity dropped and the attack by the security forces on Lal Masjid conservative seminary in Islamabad in July 2007 further increased his unpopularity. (File Photo: AP)

From commando to Prez: The Musharraf era led to turmoil & ill-will in...

Musharraf was on the run from legal and political retaliation from within Pakistan

6 Feb 2023 12:44 AM IST