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Japan seems to be betting on India-why the timing matters

NEW DELHI, Dec. 25 -- The year 2025 has seen a notable surge in Japanese investments into India, led by large-ticket deals across banking, finance and steel. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. agreed to ac... Read More


India's twin security dilemma: China's Manhattan Project and Dhaka's drift

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The year 2025 began with China's artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek shaking the technology world by unveiling powerful models that reportedly rivalled ChatGPT and Goo... Read More


Why did Trump allow Nvidia to sell its second-most powerful AI chip to China?

New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- As we approach the end of 2025, there seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel on India-US relations, which started on a strong note amid the promise of Trump 2.0 but gave... Read More


Why are some countries uneasy about Narendra Modi's bear hug for Vladimir Putin?

New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to New Delhi drew intense global scrutiny, with the scale of the welcome unsettling several countries-many of which continue to trade with... Read More


Is Imran Khan dead? Pakistan is on edge as rumours swirl.

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- Unrest seems to be brewing in the neighbouring country over rumours that former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, in jail since August 2023, has died in custody. Two developme... Read More


From sheltering Sheikh Hasina to hosting another Taliban minister, India keeps up the balancing act

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- The sentencing of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for crimes against humanity during the July 2024 uprising-whi... Read More


Diplomacy reset: Bhutan outreach, Canada rapprochement, Trump's H-1B rethink

New Delhi, Nov. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bhutan this week-his fourth since 2014 and one timed to honour the 70th birthday of the country's fourth king, Jigme Singye Wangchuck-unde... Read More


US-China G2, nukes on the table: Is Trump heralding Cold War-like bipolarity?

New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- The world appears to be slipping into bipolarity, with US President Donald Trump realizing the limits of America's economic leverage-whether through sanctions or trade. His tariff... Read More


Trump, Putin, and Modi: The awkward triangle of bonhomie, geopolitics, and oil

New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- "Every time I speak to Vladimir (Putin), I have good conversations, and then they don't go anywhere," said Donald Trump on Wednesday-his tone betraying exasperation with his "dea... Read More


Mideast deal done? Trump takes a victory lap as Gaza peace hangs by a thread.

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Seven hundred and thirty-seven. The number of days the last 20 surviving hostages spent in captivity before their release on 13 October, as part of the US President Donald Trump... Read More