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Abhijit Bhattacharyya
About the AuthorAbhijit Bhattacharyya
The writer is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London. The views expressed here are personal.
    World trade and China aside, the situation doesnt get any better for India even with the Asean countries, which constitute the 10 core countries of the proposed 16-nation RCEP. (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    Why India should not become a part of RCEP

    In reality, India’s foreign trade deficit woes continue unabated even today, thus leading to the desperation for quick...

    31 Oct 2019 12:58 AM IST

    From Wuhan to Chennai: Xi’s long journeyOpinion
    From Wuhan to Chennai: Xi’s long journey

    From the Chinese point of view, it’s a win-win situation.

    15 Oct 2019 12:27 AM IST

    As IAF turns 87, merge HAL with itOpinion
    As IAF turns 87, merge HAL with it

    Indians have failed the IAF, thereby pushing the country into a state of despair, in the face of a multi-dimensional...

    8 Oct 2019 1:45 AM IST

    As China, at 70, hits back at the West, India needs to watch outOpinion
    As China, at 70, hits back at the West, India needs to watch out

    It is important to check China’s contemporary economic and financial standing.

    30 Sept 2019 12:22 AM IST

    Don’t send our troops into Afghan ‘valley of death’Opinion
    Don’t send our troops into Afghan ‘valley of death’

    History is replete with instances of foreign armies entering Kabul vertically, and ending their journey horizontally to...

    17 Sept 2019 7:38 AM IST

    The development comes as President Bashar al-Assads government faces a demand from the UN Security Council to improve humanitarian access as part of UN-mediated peace talks with an opposition delegation in Geneva. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Crocodile tears in dragon’s eyes? Show China Tibet, J&K ’47 maps

    Pakistan’s old slogan of “Kashmir is in the jugular veins of every Pakistani” has, however, run stale.

    21 Aug 2019 1:14 AM IST

    What’s really behind Trump’s ‘offer’ on Kashmir? A long-term US strategic planOpinion
    What’s really behind Trump’s ‘offer’ on Kashmir? A long-term...

    India is a good business location for high-profile American individuals who institutionally represent their country too.

    2 Aug 2019 12:13 AM IST

    A battle over culture? India, China & heritage of Kailash MansarovarOpinion
    A battle over culture? India, China & heritage of Kailash Mansarovar

    Having traversed across the mighty Himalayas for several years, up to 20,000 ft, several points occur to this columnist.

    19 July 2019 12:18 AM IST

    India’s rising corruption: Can we shake off this ‘national neurosis’?Opinion
    India’s rising corruption: Can we shake off this ‘national...

    There could be many ways to define corruption: it’s a subject like an ocean!

    27 Jun 2019 3:43 AM IST

    The growing Lockheed mystery: Why is US in a rush to push F-21 to India?Opinion
    The growing Lockheed mystery: Why is US in a rush to push F-21 to...

    Not a single Air Force in the world is using the Lockheed Martin F-21 because it has not yet been produced.

    20 Jun 2019 1:44 AM IST

    It’s time for India, Japan to tangoOpinion
    It’s time for India, Japan to tango

    Japanese technology does provide the basic desired level of confidence.

    3 Jun 2019 1:49 AM IST

    It’s economics, really! What lay behind China’s switch over Masood terror tagOpinion
    It’s economics, really! What lay behind China’s switch over Masood...

    There thus emerge myriad factors and multiple actors for China, from which to make a compelling choice.

    8 May 2019 1:32 AM IST

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