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The writer is a former secretary in the external affairs ministry. He tweets at @ambkcsingh
    Donald Trumps 100th day events were set in a politically important state that he won with 48 percent of the vote. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Trump's Mideast foray to have fallout on India

    Trump came to power in Washington condemning the Iranian nuclear deal and praising the Russians.

    22 May 2017 12:47 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who began a two-day visit to Sri Lanka on Thursday, with Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe as they carry trays with flowers at Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Modi needs a strategy for post-Trump world

    Sri Lanka leaked the news on the eve of Modi's visit that it was denying permission to a Chinese submarine to dock in...

    13 May 2017 12:10 AM IST

    Indian army soldiers patrol near the Line of Control in Poonch district after a ceasefire violation by Pakistan. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Avoid jingoistic trap on Pak ties, think afresh

    The so-called surgical strike was devised when many soldiers died in the Uri military camp attack.

    6 May 2017 12:10 AM IST

    Emmanuel Macron (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Advantage Macron as France on edge

    A united Europe is a vital pole in a multi-polar order, which India advocates.

    26 April 2017 2:23 AM IST

    File photo of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Avoid jingoism trap' in tackling Pak, China

    Pakistan was desperate for a counter-narrative to blunt the Indian moral ascendancy and to play the victim.

    18 April 2017 12:12 AM IST

    Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu with PM Narendra ModiOpinion
    Modi & Israel: Some points to ponder

    During the 1999 Kargil war Israel supplied precision-guided munitions for eliminating Pakistani raiders from their...

    1 April 2017 3:02 AM IST

    rime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Pak's Gilgit move a new test for Modi?

    Over the years, India has erred in not forcefully voicing the Gilgit-Baltistan issue in international forums.

    20 March 2017 2:07 AM IST

    Pakistan and India flagOpinion
    Can spring return to India-Pakistan ties?

    The alternative for India is to manage ties with Pakistan and not push it deeper into Chinese arms.

    11 March 2017 2:30 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)Opinion
    How to tackle Trump: World explores ways

    India's annual $100 billion-odd export of software services to the US rest on H1-B visas.

    23 Feb 2017 6:07 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Trump's theatrics poses new problems for India

    Will India respond with strategic precision, or tumble from one theatrical act to another?

    3 Feb 2017 12:36 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump speaks during a White House senior staff swearing in ceremony in the East Room of the White House. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    America First': A dark shadow for the world

    Trump emphatically restated old themes, combining populism and nationalism, standard fare in his pre-election stump...

    23 Jan 2017 4:52 AM IST

    President Barack Obama speaks at McCormick Place in Chicago giving his presidential farewell address. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Obama's legacy, and lessons for us all...

    Obama faced the dilemma whether or not to support allies like President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt.

    14 Jan 2017 3:47 AM IST

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