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Economy

Diplomacy: India and the South Caucasus

Introduction The South Caucasus – comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia – is a small but geopolitically significant region, susceptible to intense competition between regional and global powers. It is also…

By Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar · January 21, 2026

Community

Opinion: Iran is a Different Challenge 

It is a foreign policy scenario that is totally different from what the Trump administration has been witnessing in the last four months. It has nothing to do with chasing…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · January 14, 2026

Crime

Where Oil Meets the Orinoco Sky

“War has a momentum of its own… you know where you begin. You never know where you are going to end.” — George F. Kennan   Over a city starved of…

By Rasita Vishnuram · January 10, 2026

Central Asia

Beyond Optics: India’s New Strategic-Commercial Linkages

America’s volatile foreign policy is forcing India to revisit its own priorities. Domestically, the Modi government seems intent to move faster on domestic reforms to buttress growth that is ordinarily fueled by commercial ties…

By Richard M. Rossow, CSIS · January 9, 2026

Community

In Conversation with Rajesh Mehta: Ambassador Lakshmi Puri

Ambassador Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri is a distinguished Indian diplomat, former UN Assistant Secretary-General and author, known for her extensive work in international development, human rights and women’s economic empowerment. She…

By Rajesh Mehta, Special to South Asian Herald · January 9, 2026

Capitol Hill

Opinion: Looking at History 

In spite of all the tough and bold talk, there comes a time in the White House when nearly everybody, including the President, is a bit apprehensive about what is…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · January 1, 2026

Defense

Opinion: A Test of Wills in the Backyard 

Sixty-odd decades ago, it was Cuba, a missile crisis, and a potential nuclear showdown with the then Soviet Union. The United States, under the John Kennedy administration, would have no…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · December 22, 2025