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

The concerns that are shared and reflected in the Delhi Declaration are: drug trafficking; refuge to terrorist organisations and their leaders; the impending humanitarian crisis due to the onset of winter and the paucity of resources with the Taliban regime. Representational Image. (AFP)

K.C. Singh | Tackling Taliban-run Af: Difficult path lies ahead

Eight nations issued a joint Delhi Declaration, with twelve sub paras stressing, recalling, condemning or emphasising...

12 Nov 2021 3:07 AM IST

One of the implications of climate change that has not received much attention is its impact on civilisations. Representational Image. (ANI)

K.C. Singh | Can India change, make its policies climate-friendly?

But the United States, the European Union and China renounced the overseas funding of coal-related projects

3 Nov 2021 12:39 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. (DC flle photo)

K.C. Singh | Amid China power games, stop divisiveness at home

The diplomatic jostling has increased between India and China after the in-person Quad summit hosted by US President Joe...

19 Oct 2021 1:25 AM IST

India-US relations naturally got positively reviewed but some problem areas remain. (AP)

K.C. Singh | Modi had good visit to US, but sticking points remain

Most interesting of all was the great emphasis by the Prime Minister on democracy

27 Sept 2021 2:13 AM IST

The Talibans policy of talk-and-fight had by the beginning of last summer positioned them to catapult themselves into power. Image of Taliban flags flutter at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)

K.C. Singh | Taliban-Pak nexus poses new challenges for India

Lurking unseen has been Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which was planning and guiding the Taliban advance

9 Sept 2021 11:47 PM IST

Nations can have long memories and diplomacy can become the victim of its past actions. Representational Image. (Twitter)

K C Singh | Taliban's gains, US exit add to India's dilemma

The issue was how to balance this policy tweak against India's long-standing policy of nonalignment for close to half a...

27 July 2021 2:07 AM IST

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the State Department in Washington, May 28, 2021. (AP/PTI)

K.C. Singh | To improve India's image, govt needs a reality check

The US will help but may extract greater alignment with its interests in the Indo-Pacific against China, on climate...

1 Jun 2021 7:26 AM IST

Mass cremation of Covid-19 victims at cremation Ground Madan Puri, in Gurugram. (Photo: PTI)

K C Singh | Covid mess to cost govt dear at home & abroad

Covid-19's 2nd wave hit India soon afterwards, with India's leadership preoccupied with crucial state elections, the...

27 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

K.C. Singh | India's isolation likely to grow in the entire region

Some recent diplomatic events, many of them flowing from shifting global power equations, hold much significance for...

13 April 2021 11:55 PM IST

Of concern to India is the United States pushing Afghanistan towards what the draft paper sent to all parties, including the Taliban, calls the Afghanistan Peace Agreement. (Photo: AP)

K.C. Singh | Afghan trouble looming: Pak likely to make gains

The Biden presidency has directly or indirectly impacted other South Asian developments too

11 March 2021 4:06 AM IST

President Bidens words need closer attention to understand that this is a new America, traumatised by four years of Trumpian undermining of US institutions. (AP /Evan Vucci)

K.C. Singh | Ignoring Biden mantra may be costly for India

Indian government has so far ignored subtle hints from the US that freedom of expression includes the freedom to protest...

25 Feb 2021 1:08 AM IST

The Ladakh de-escalation may just be both sides stepping back, having tested each others red lines , to try rebuilding trust and resume the usual path of cooperation, competition and calibrated friction. (Representational Photo: AFP)

K.C. Singh | De-escalation at LAC: Is a real solution in sight?

It is unimaginable that a nationalist Indian government will concede Chinese hegemony

14 Feb 2021 4:58 AM IST