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The writer is a former secretary in the external affairs ministry. He tweets at @ambkcsingh
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media after his meet with Palestine President Mahmud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Deft diplomacy needed, hugs just aren't enough

    Government spokesmen of course gushed over its historic nature as indeed it was the first visit by any Indian Prime...

    14 Feb 2018 1:09 AM IST

    The Second Anglo-Sikh war by Amarpal Singh, Harper Collins, Rs 566.Books
    How the British took control of Punjab

    The colour and detail has been carefully gathered by the author.

    28 Jan 2018 12:45 AM IST

    India-ASEAN commemorative summit will mark 25 years of Indias ties with the Southeast Asian bloc. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Transforming Asia sets new challenge for India

    The East Asia Summit, created in 2005, replicates the ADMM membership.

    25 Jan 2018 2:48 AM IST

    Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Shalom, PM Netanyahu! But keep a reality check

    India-Israel relations can deliver a Make in India success.

    13 Jan 2018 12:19 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will also visit their constituencies to cast their votes. (Photo: ANI)Opinion
    Globally, India must play a waiting game

    India's Pakistan policy of boycott and threats has faltered as Pakistan is even more defiant.

    3 Jan 2018 12:05 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump tweeted: Making America Safe is my number one priority. We will not admit those into our country we cannot safely vet. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Trump's NSS will spell more global turbulence

    Multilateralism, in line with Mr Trump's nativist beliefs, finds no mention.

    23 Dec 2017 1:25 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the Centenary Celebrations of Patna University, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Nepal, Lanka, Maldives: Delhi strategy in tatters?

    Indira Gandhi had annexed Sikkim, thus eliminating a troublesome buffer with China, in 1975, besides severing Pakistan...

    16 Dec 2017 2:36 AM IST

    President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks. (Photo: AFP | File)Opinion
    Tackling Pak is India's job, don't leave it to US

    Trump's August speech outlining his Afghanistan policy clearly denounced Pakistan's duplicitous policy of selective...

    9 Dec 2017 1:49 AM IST

    Justice Dalveer BhandariOpinion
    India's ICJ win: Don't overdo the rejoicing

    Justice Bhandari has already been at the ICJ for five years, having succeeded an incumbent who resigned to assume...

    23 Nov 2017 1:58 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    India must be vigilant amid Asia power shift

    Japan has in addition not allowed the Trans-Pacific Partnership dream to lapse despite the American withdrawal from it.

    16 Nov 2017 12:31 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    In Asia, will Trump rebalance' US role?

    South Korea's new President Moon Jae-in does not have the personal equation with Trump that Abe enjoys.

    6 Nov 2017 12:23 AM IST

    Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Will China's dream' be a nightmare for India?

    From the Indian perspective, the prominence given to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the deliberations is...

    30 Oct 2017 12:07 AM IST

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