Greater Power Involvement in Afghanistan
India and Russia are both anxious to invest in Afghanistan’s infrastructure and economy.
India
Sino-Indian Rivalry Heating Up
India’s foreign policy will have become more pragmatic if the country is to act as a counterbalance to China’s ascend.
India Racing Ahead of China
India may not be able to match China’s economic growth but can benefit immensely from adopting a “soft power” approach.
India’s Woodrow Wislon
Admired abroad but unpopular at home, Manmohan Singh risks being remembered as something of a naive idealist.
High Noon in the Maldives
Two years after the Maldives turn to democracy, the islands are politically gridlocked in struggle between its president and parliament.
Are the BRICs Ready to Lead?
They are becoming more assertive, but it is still unclear if rising powers will accept more responsibility.
Selfish India
India doesn’t seem to care much about the floods wrecking havoc in neighboring Pakistan. It has every right not to.
India Trying to Work Around Iran Sanctions
While the West is seeing progress as a result of its sanctions, India is determined to work “creativity” with Iran.
Cameron Calls for Stronger India Relation
The British prime minister wants a “stronger, wider and deeper” relationship with India.
Pakistan’s Hopeless Predicament
Pakistan is pivotal to America’s strategy in South Asia but it has little reason to continue to act as an ally.
South Asia’s Fragile Nuclear Balance
The paradigm shaping foreign policy in Washington DC today reads that the futures of Afghanistan and Pakistan are inherently intertwined. The war in the one cannot be resolved as long as insurgents are able to find safe haven in the other while regional stability demands peace across borders. Yet in Pakistan the Americans have to […]
The Afghan Silk Route: A Pipe Dream?
Afghanistan, situated in the heart of Asia, has for centuries been pivotal to international transport and trade. The argument is made today that for Afghanistan to prosper, it has to reinvent itself as the hub of a modern day “Silk Route” connecting Europe, the Middle East, India and East Asia. The future of Afghanistan, once […]
Don’t Pick Pakistan Over India!
India’s objectives in Afghanistan are aligned with America’s. Pakistan’s are not.
Looking East, Looking West
A new bilateral relationship is emerging across the Near East as India and Saudi Arabia strengthen their ties. The desert kingdom has grown to become India’s foremost supplier of crude oil while the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh realizes that the nation’s security is very much dependent on stability in the Middle East. Relations […]
Clinton Hits BRIC Wall
American secretary of state Hillary Clinton returned empty handed from Brazil earlier this month with President Lula da Silva’s government unwilling to support tougher sanctions on Iran. Brazil has long maintained that it wants proof of Iran’s alleged nuclear ambitions before it agrees to push for sanctions with the United Nations. Part of the reason […]