International Affairs

Shape of Things to Come

History is not always a perfect guide, but we should recall that the 'polycrisis' of the 1930s led to global devastation. We are at that moment when the US is showing that laws, norms, and…
▶27-Mar-2025
Itty Abraham

BRICS’s Bandung Moment

As a rush of countries seek to join BRICS, can it become the voice of the Global South by rediscovering the spirit of Bandung 1955? And can and will India lead the Global South in BRICS by…
▶26-Feb-2024
K. N. Hari Kumar

The G20: Political Stunts, Platitudes, and No Teeth

Whatever the government may claim, the achievements of the G20 summit in New Delhi did not quite live up to the glitter, despite the year-long rhetoric and drama indulged in by India while preparing…
▶27-Sep-2023
D. Ravi Kanth

Can the G20 Achieve Much in the Shadow of Conflict?

Disagreement about Russia and the Ukrainian war have stymied consensus on broader issues at the G20. Neutral presidencies like India's will make the grouping trudge along, but just that.
▶07-Sep-2023
Tom Chodor

Looking Back at G20 after 25 Years

The G20 has remained a handmaiden of the Group of Seven (G7). Hence, even at the G20 the concerns of developing countries have been secondary to the interests of the major economies. Will the Indian…
▶17-Apr-2023
Biswajit Dhar

Ukraine Changed, As Did They: The Human Cost of War

Conversations with a handful of Ukrainian women from which this account is woven, throw light on the grim reality most ordinary Ukrainians have had to live through since Russia attacked the country…
▶28-Mar-2023
Rishabh Kachroo

India’s Geo-Economic Foreign Policy

Economic considerations are now driving India’s seemingly adroit steps in the foreign policy arena. Foreign policy has become a tool through which India is absorbing critical economic pressures, and…
▶20-Mar-2023
Karthik Nachiappan

Again an Age of Empire

The world is back in an ‘Age of Empire’. There are now Four Empires—the West or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, China, India, and Russia, all motivated by securing naked power and putting…
▶10-Oct-2022
Joan Martinez-Alier

A Vision for India’s Foreign Policy

The October 2021 think tank report, ‘India’s Path to Power’ can be seen as a grand strategic document; it offers a comprehensive, ecological approach to foreign policy as well as a clear…
▶13-Apr-2022
Sanjeet Kashyap

Guns Fall Silent on the LoC

India’s need to prevent a two-front threat & to be on the right side of the US underlies the sudden decision on a LoC ceasefire. This opens up many possibilities but Modi’s long-running anti-…
▶26-Feb-2021
Sushant Singh