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Central Asia

India, Russia Move to Fast-Track Investment Treaty

India and Russia are moving to fast-track negotiations on a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), signaling an effort to give their expanding economic relationship a more durable investment architecture even as…

By R. Suryamurthy · September 11, 2026

Central Asia

India, Russia to Discuss SMRs, S-400 Delays, AI and Rare Earths

India and Russia are likely to discuss joint development of new Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and a second Kudankulam-type nuclear power plant at another location in India, besides the status…

By Jayanta Roy Chowdhury · September 10, 2026

Central Asia

What’s at Stake for India at the SCO Meet

All eyes are out on possible outcomes from meetings between the big three at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, that is, on China's President Xi Jinping, Indian…

By Jayanta Roy Chowdhury · September 1, 2026

Africa

BRICS in New Delhi: Can Expansion Deliver Power?

When India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12–13, it will preside over a grouping that is simultaneously larger, more ambitious and, paradoxically, more difficult to…

By R. Suryamurthy · August 29, 2026

East Asia

Opinion: The Forgotten War in Ukraine

No one seems to be talking of a war that is in its fifth year, a scandalous “Special Military Operation” started by President Vladimir Putin in 2022 to take care…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · August 28, 2026

Diplomacy

India in Moscow on Sunday, Beijing on Monday

There is a habit in commentary of treating every Indian visit abroad as a signal of which way Delhi is leaning. Lean west, lean east, lean north. The habit misses…

By Rahul Pawa · August 26, 2026

India

Why Cooperation in Agricultural R&D Matters for BRICS

The expanded BRICS grouping occupies a pivotal position in global agriculture. Collectively, its member countries account for more than 60 percent of global rice production and nearly half of the…

By Prof. P.S. Birthal and Paavni Mathur · June 1, 2026

East Asia

Opinion: Back to Law of the Jungle 

It is easy to say things when the concerned party or person is not around, especially negatives. Which is exactly what happened when President Xi Jinping of China hosted his…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · May 23, 2026

Defense

Opinion: Trying to Remain Invincible 

Chairman Kim Jong Un of North Korea does not have to try hard to be in the news. If he is not giving instructions how to fine tune production of…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · May 10, 2026