The growing convergence of India and the United States’ (US) perspectives on the Middle East is one of the main signals from the fifth iteration of the ‘two plus two’ meeting on 10 November 2023 in New Delhi. The defence and foreign ministers of the two countries were unambiguous in condemning Hamas terror, emphasising Israel’s right to self-defence while observing […]

Conflict zones in the Middle East (West Asia) and Afghanistan are becoming rallying points for foreign fighters driven by jihadi fervour. Even in Gaza, where geographical and political particularities inhibit boots on the ground, it has not diminished their intent or agency. This mirrors earlier situations in Chechnya as well as in Syria-Iraqand Afghanistan itself, where thousands of ideologically indoctrinated […]

Why Would New Delhi Risk So Much for So Little? On November 29, the U.S. Department of Justice made a startling announcement: an Indian government official had tried to assassinate a U.S. citizen on American soil. According to the DOJ, the official offered to pay $100,000 for a hit man to murder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun—an activist who has called for […]

India’s response to the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel and the ensuing Israel-Hamas war have underscored the notable shift in India-Israel bilateral relations that has taken place under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Modi tweeted on Oct. 7, “Deeply shocked by the news of terrorist attacks in Israel. Our thoughts and prayers are with the […]

India’s foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday that the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi, along with the consulates in Mumbai and Hyderabad, remains operational. Arindam Bagchi, Indian foreign ministry’s spokesperson, emphasized that India’s stance on the entities’ status has not changed despite the ongoing situation. He assured that Afghan diplomats would continue providing services to Afghan nationals in India. The embassy, […]

Nepal’s geographical and topographical attributes have endowed it with a newfound significance in the foreign policy realm, where nations strategically pursue power and influence. This significance is particularly pronounced in hydropower development, where the confluence of ambitions between China and India has transformed Nepal into a focal point of their intricate power play. Regarding geography and geopolitics, Nepal occupies a […]

Robust growth in 2nd quarter GDP of 2023-24 (July -September) re-stablished that India is resilient to global sanctions, projecting its strong economic fundamentals. India pinned continuous growth in GDP in all quarters since January 2023, despite global sanctions imposed on Russia in December 2022. However, the noteworthy feature of 2nd quarter growth growth was that a new era of structural […]

From India’s perspective, these anti-state forces have exploited Western liberalism to live cozy lives and fund their separatist activities back home through illegal activity, all the while the host governments fail to crack down on their interconnected domestic-international crimes due to “political correctness”. Reuters’ recent report about how “India PM Modi’s Sikh Separatist Fight Driven by Security, Politics” completely misses […]

His rhetoric should be interpreted as a hollow attempt to divert the Indian public’s attention from his country’s latest charges against one of its officials. American Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti declared on Wednesday while visiting a World War II museum in Arunachal Pradesh that “Today how can we not but step up to be a great friend to India, […]

Without realizing it, Sharma convincingly made the argument that modern-day America is as much of a rogue state as pre-9/11 Afghanistan was, which is a damning observation for everyone to dwell upon. Bloomberg’s Mihir Sharma published a piece on Monday about how “India’s Denials on Sikh Separatist Plots Are Sounding Hollow”. After strongly implying that there’s credence to Canada’s claim […]