Foreign Affairs

Washington’s new Russia sanctions give Donald Trump a powerful economic weapon, but India’s response will have to balance energy security, trade and strategic autonomy. The United States has acquired a... Read More

Beijing’s export drive is creating global imbalances it refuses to address. For decades, China’s economic rise has been both a source of global growth and a cause of mounting friction.... Read More

India’s 2026 chairmanship of the summit must keep an expanded grouping focused on Global South cooperation without burning Western bridges As New Delhi prepares to host the 18th BRICS Summit... Read More

Sovereign nations protect their distinct cultural foundations while still upholding an inclusive vision of governance. The same principle should apply to India. The ‘Universal Oneness Celebration’ event that was recently... Read More

Belgium’s place at the heart of Europe is giving India a new opening into the continent’s trade, technology and defence networks. Despite not being a great power nor having France’s... Read More

As the contest for influence across Eurasia intensifies, Uzbekistan could become the anchor of New Delhi’s strategy to overcome its geographical handicap. Central Asia has always occupied an unusual position... Read More

To its west, old relationships in the Gulf are acquiring new strategic and military dimensions. Across the Atlantic, Washington is increasingly using tariffs as an instrument of foreign policy. At... Read More

India’s decision to pull out of the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup for a high-profile friendly with Brazil sends the wrong signal at a time when its Act East policy demands... Read More

Abe understood that India-Japan relations should live in the hearts of ordinary people. Some friendships between nations are built through treaties or trade. Others are built through something deeper —... Read More

For decades, the geopolitical narrative between India and Nepal was dominated by a traditional, friction-ridden pattern of interactions. Diplomatic discourse frequently hit roadblocks over sensitive issues, such as complex border... Read More