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The writer is a former secretary in the external affairs ministry. He tweets at @ambkcsingh
    Sri Lankan President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Can Modi & Gotabaya build bridges of trust?

    The Rajapaksa clan get a fresh opportunity to re-engage India after their 2015 defeat, which they attributed to India's...

    28 Nov 2019 5:34 AM IST

    PM Narendra Modi with South Africas President Cyril Ramaphosa (from left), Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro during the Brics summit at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Modi's diplomacy: Law of diminishing returns?

    China proclaims the utility of Brics to forge cooperation among the emerging economies as the world undergoes a new...

    16 Nov 2019 12:10 AM IST

    Pakistan has conveyed to India that people travelling through the Kartarpur corridor on Saturday will also have to pay the USD 20 fee, sources said Friday. (Photo: File)Opinion
    Can Kartarpur lead to better India-Pak ties?

    Guru Nanak obtained enlightenment at a moment of great spiritual churn in India.

    9 Nov 2019 12:36 AM IST

    Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Photo: File)Opinion
    India, Saudis, Gulf & Iran: Turbulence ahead

    The Saudis laid on highest protocol, including their Air Force painting the sky with the colours of the Russian flag.

    4 Nov 2019 12:56 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Mamallapuram on Friday, ahead of their informal summit talks. (Photo: Asian Age)Opinion
    An India-China reset' and the future of Asia

    The Indian economy has also been sputtering as demand collapses. India needs investment and technology but suspects...

    14 Oct 2019 6:17 AM IST

    PM Narendra ModiOpinion
    A long road ahead for J&K, many risks loom

    Operation Kashmir rests on sanguine assumptions aligned with the BJP's ideology and popular support.

    10 Oct 2019 1:48 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Modi success at UN, but larger questions remain

    Modi has prioritised climate change action since the Paris Climate Accord.

    30 Sept 2019 6:28 AM IST

    President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walk around NRG Stadium waving to the crowd during the Howdy Modi: Shared Dreams, Bright Futures event on Sunday, September 22, 2019, in Houston. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    After Modi-Trump duet, reality check lies ahead

    On arrival, he met the top honchos of energy giants.

    24 Sept 2019 1:14 AM IST

    A view of A deserted Lal Chowk area in Srinagar Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Win hearts & minds in J&K, normalise Valley

    The Indian delegation led by Ms Vijay Thakur Singh, secretary (east) in the external affairs ministry, rebutted in kind.

    13 Sept 2019 12:00 AM IST

    Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has formed a seven-member committee in connection with the status of Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: ANI)Opinion
    Global realignments & some lessons for India

    Russia's re-emergence as a strategic player in West Asia and Gulf and its close monitoring of Afghanistan revives its...

    2 Sept 2019 12:17 AM IST

    President Donald Trump returned home from the Group of Seven Summit held in the French city of Biarritz from August 24 to 26. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Kashmir: A temporary respite from meddling

    Clearly, India had to announce a roadmap for addressing America's trade-related concerns.

    28 Aug 2019 1:16 AM IST

    Sources said that though junior level officials from both sides were having flag meetings.Opinion
    China, Pak & Kashmir: Testing time for India

    China, reportedly supported by Britain, sought some outcome or at least a press statement on the meeting held on Friday.

    19 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

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