M. K. Bhadrakumar was an Indian ambassador and diplomat for decades. Ambassador Bhadrakumar discusses the historic meeting between Russia and India, which aims to rewrite global trade with Prof. Glen Diesen, Norwegian political scientist, commentator and politician currently a professor at the Department of Business, History and Social Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-uVMN-SYxY
Chabahar sanctions is a strategic move by US
Chabahar Port, Iran, File Photo God giveth and God taketh away, the Bible says. The US State Department announcement to reimpose sanctions on India’s Chabahar Port project in Iran fits into the Biblical maxim, although from a theological viewpoint, Job might have uttered those words at a moment of great distress having suffered devastating losses, …
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India’s existential angst to confront Western imperialism
The U.S. President Donald Trump ruled out the possibility of trade negotiations with India until the issue of tariffs is resolved, White House, Washington, August 7, 2025 Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra’s remark on Wednesday that the US tariff hike is unlikely to have any “major impact” on India’s economy, “subject to retaliatory …
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A frenemy named Donald Trump
An American F-35 flies over Russia’s fifth generation Su-57E fighter jet, Aero India 2025, Bengaluru, India, February 13, 2025 Well-known author, fund manager and columnist for the Financial Times Ruchir Sharma wrote this week that the perception that the US President Donald Trump’s gambit with tariffs would have grave consequences have not really been borne …
US engages a chastened Modi in office
Prime Minister Narendra Modi displays a letter from President Draupadi Murmu inviting him to form the next government, June 7, 2024 The US president Joe Biden has deputed his trouble shooter National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to travel to New Delhi no sooner than Prime Minister Narendra Modi forms his new government. The White House …
Kuleba’s mission to India is a qualified success
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (L) with the Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, New Delhi, March 29, 2024 The Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba’s talks in New Delhi on Friday essentially devolved upon meetings with just two Indian officials — his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar and the Deputy National Security Adviser Vikram Misri. Prime …
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Pivotal moment in India-Russia relations
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (L) and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov at a Russian-Indian business forum organised jointly by the Ministry of External Affairs & Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, New Delhi, April 17, 2023 Most relationships undergo transition with the passage of time from appreciation of each other to …
Timely assertion of India’s strategic autonomy
Russian President Vladimir Putin (3rd from right) greets Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) at Vladivostok, September 5, 2019 Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address at the plenary sessions of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) at Vladivostok has been a regular feature of the annual event since 2019. But this year’s address …
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India shouldn’t miss world war pointer
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone conversation on February 24, 2022 The transition of India’s foreign-policy mindset during the post-cold war period from an international outlook to a national one, and then its colossal drop to a ‘mofussil’ thinking, is a tragic phenomenon. One outcome of it has …
A high-flying US senator warns Modi against Putin
Russian Ka-226T helicopter to be produced under ‘Make in India’ is advantageous in high-altitude environments. (File photo) The Nikkei Asian Review, well-known for its anti-China reportage, featured an article in the weekend titled India should ignore Putin’s offer to broker accord with China. The author is none other than Marco Rubio, the high-flying Republican senator …
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