International Relations

Many worlds: Multipolarity in the new world order

It’s the fault lines in globalisation that could usher in the 'many worlds' we aspire to see, though perhaps not in the manner we had wished

NewsClick controversy: Why India needs a better understanding of foreign influence operations

India needs to overhaul its intelligence apparatus as our understanding of these deep-rooted, layered, and complex espionage operations is very superficial and shallow

How India has made it clear to China that good relations and tranquilly at border cannot be separated

India is expanding its participation in groupings with an 'anti-China' objective. It has been hinting to China that it must resolve the LAC if it seeks friendlier relations

How Kautilya's Rajamandala theory withstands the test of time in international relations

Whether it be the Quad, AUKUS, or IPEF, all these can be profitably studied using this framework

Biden wasn't joking when he called Xi a 'dictator', but he often veers off from his foreign policy script

The US President has made such statements often enough with regard to China to not dismiss them as inadvertent gaffes

It's complicated: Why US and China have love-hate relations

Antony Blinken’s China visit and meeting with Xi Jinping at least show that both powers have realised that cooperation, to the extent possible, is more yielding than confrontation, given the weight both economic and geopolitical giants have in the global order

Is Shanghai Cooperation Organisation going the SAARC way?

Pakistan is facing National Assembly elections later this year. Clearly, Bilawal’s attacks on India, from inside his country and outside, have to be seen in this context

A builder, footballer and campaign beast: Key traits of Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Elected as prime minister and then as an uber-powerful president under a tailor-made constitution, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has become Turkey's most important and polarising leader in generations

Why India is keeping a close tab on Kazakhstan and resents any instability in the region

Kazakhstan’s President is one of the five heads of the Central Asian state officially invited to the Republic Day functions, and he has reportedly confirmed his presence.

Kazakhstan unrest: How Vladimir Putin again seizes on unrest in an attempt to expand Russian influence

If the turmoil in Kazakhstan has exposed the vulnerability of the strongman leaders whom the Kremlin has trusted to keep order, it has also presented Russia with a chance to reassert its influence