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Happymon Jacob
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Grand Strategy | Shift in Europe’s framing of the Ukraine conflict

The growing criticism of the West’s moral plank regarding Ukraine and Gaza appears to have forced a change in the Western narrative

Emergency services workers look to move rubble and find injured after a Russian strike on a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine early Sunday Sept. 22, 2024. (Kharkiv Regional Military Administration via AP)(AP)
Published on Sep 23, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Grand Strategy | Ukraine’s fighting against time and the clock is ticking

Ukraine is fighting on many fronts: A war with Russia, fighting for global attention, for help from the US and Europe, and to keep up the morale of its people.

People walk along the embankment of Dnipro river in the city center of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)(AP)
Published on Sep 16, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Grand Strategy | Why Seoul, Delhi need more ambitious ties

India’s growing interest in the Indo-Pacific provide an opportunity for Seoul and Delhi to discover each other’s strategic potential

South Korea and India fans wave their national flags during the archery mixed team elimination round during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Esplanade des Invalides in Paris on August 2, 2024. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP)(AFP)
Published on Sep 09, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Pursuit of India’s interests must stay away from narcissistic nationalism

Instead of lamenting the absence of a seat at the UNSC, we must focus on shaping global conversations in ways we can

Mumbai, India – Aug 15, 2024: Bandra Worli Sea link lit up with tricolour, in the occasion of Independence Day celebration, in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, Aug 15, 2024. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)
Published on Sep 02, 2024 08:07 PM IST

The many meanings of Modi’s Ukraine visit

Potential reputational gains for India from even a modest initiative to lessen the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war far outweigh those from any other conflict

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during presentation of BHISHM cube to Ukraine, in Kyiv, Friday. (PTI Photo)
Published on Aug 25, 2024 11:00 PM IST

Grand Strategy | Time for a new neighbourhood policy

By reaching out to the Taliban and the Myanmar junta, India has demonstrated an ability to have a non-ideological approach to regional policy.

**EDS: IMAGE VIA @MoosaZameer ON SATURDAY, AUG 10, 2024** External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar calls on Maldives President Dr Mohamed Muizzu. (PTI Photo)(AP08_10_2024_000362B)(AP)
Published on Aug 19, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Grand Strategy | Interests, not friendship, determine foreign policy

The great power argument is delusional. We are simply past that age in our neighbourhood

A general view shows barricades aligned outside the Bangladesh High Commission building in New Delhi on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (AFP)
Published on Aug 12, 2024 12:27 AM IST

Grand Strategy | The Quad four and their four dilemmas

Quad is a unique and promising initiative but is beset with several fundamental dilemmas. Its members must address them to maintain better unity of purpose

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong (C), India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) arrive for the Quad Ministerial Meeting with ministers from the US, Japan, Australia and India, at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on July 29, 2024. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota / POOL / AFP) (AFP)
Published on Aug 05, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Grand Strategy | Should states have a stake in foreign policy?

The controversy is an opportunity to revisit the debate on the slow but growing influence of the states on India’s foreign relations since the 1990s

External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal (File Photo)
Published on Jul 29, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Indian-origin leaders abroad: Feel-good stories don’t help national interests

Indians have done well abroad. But, a reality check is important. Sometimes, the presence of a diverse diaspora abroad can hurt India’s national interests

Indian Americans marching in a parade in New York. (Andy Katz/LightRocket via Getty Images)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Jul 22, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Grand Strategy | The Chinese tangle in India-Russia relations

High on symbolism but somewhat low on substance, the current India-Russia relationship is increasingly transactional.

Russian president Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday. (AFP)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Jul 14, 2024 10:55 PM IST

Grand Strategy | India and the ‘crumbling international order’

Despite limited representation in major international institutions such as the IMF, India's contributions to global governance are significant

The focus on and questions posed to India are understandable given its rising status in the international system and its desire to emerge as a pole in a multipolar world.(Pixabay)
Published on Jul 08, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Grand Strategy | Delhi’s Kabul strategy and the role of Taliban

Even as Delhi works on ways to engage with the Taliban, it must cater to the needs of the Afghan people, who mostly hold positive views about India.

India’s carefully calibrated engagement with the Taliban is a fine example of New Delhi’s ability to balance soft power with hard strategy, (West Asia News Agency/Reuters)
Published on Jun 30, 2024 11:20 PM IST

The Swiss “Peace Summit” and the competing impulses of war and peace

For the war to end, it is important to address Russia’s NATO concerns as it is to address Kyiv’s current and future security concerns.

This photograph shows the Swiss flag sets among the flags of the other countries during a plenary session at the Summit on peace in Ukraine, at the luxury Burgenstock resort, near Lucerne, on June 16, 2024. The two-day gathering brings together Ukrainian President and more than 50 other heads of state and government, to try to work out a way towards a peace process for Ukraine -- albeit without Russia. (Photo by URS FLUEELER / POOL / AFP)(AFP)
Published on Jun 24, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Grand Strategy: Time to reset the rules of the game in South Asia

China’s approach has changed from co-existence with India to containment in the neighbourhood. New Delhi needs to shift the goalposts

South Asian government leaders at PM Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony in Delhi (PTI Photo)(PTI06_10_2024_000011B) (PTI)
Published on Jun 16, 2024 08:14 PM IST

Grand Strategy: Coalition governments don’t necessarily mean weak foreign policy

The newly sworn-in NDA government’s foreign policy would be influenced by coalition dynamics, but that is unlikely to weaken the country’s foreign policy.

President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his council of ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.
Published on Jun 10, 2024 07:45 AM IST

Grand Strategy: A rising India needs to think like a great power

As a start, the government must formulate a security strategy document keeping in mind the country’s objectives and the strategic environment it must operate in

In developing a grand strategy for India, the first step is to undertake an objective assessment of the world we live in (PTI/Archive)
Published on Jun 02, 2024 11:26 PM IST
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