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The writer is a former secretary in the external affairs ministry. He tweets at @ambkcsingh

K.C. Singh | Israel-Iran Feud: India’s ‘Tilt’ Weakens Peace Role

K.C. Singh | Israel-Iran Feud: India’s ‘Tilt’ Weakens Peace Role

According to the New York Times, this assessment led to Iran becoming smug -- that Israel was unlikely to attack while...

14 Jun 2025 7:13 PM

K.C. Singh | Modi’s G-7 Test: Handling Trump, Reset With Canada

K.C. Singh | Modi’s G-7 Test: Handling Trump, Reset With Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s call on May 6, inviting Mr Modi for the G-7 summit, provides a diplomatic opening,...

9 Jun 2025 4:07 PM

K.C. Singh | Show Guile Abroad, Empathy at Home in War of Narratives

K.C. Singh | Show Guile Abroad, Empathy at Home in War of Narratives

Domestically, a review of obvious intelligence lapses and military performance is necessary. Heated rhetoric and...

28 May 2025 3:14 PM

K.C. Singh | Post-Balakot Deterrence: Did It Fail In Pahalgam?

K.C. Singh | Post-Balakot Deterrence: Did It Fail In Pahalgam?

It appears that Pakistan’s then Prime Minister Imran Khan may have obtained assurances from mediators, such as Saudi...

24 April 2025 6:07 PM

K.C. Singh | Can Bimstec help to counter Trump’s anti-global agenda?

K.C. Singh | Can Bimstec help to counter Trump’s anti-global agenda?

The China factor is back in play though the new government claims maintaining balanced dealings with India and China

1 April 2025 6:41 PM

Cover page of A Life in the Shadows

Book Review | Cosy memoir spells out why trust is the secret of...

Rajiv Gandhi had been wrestling with a defiant President Zail Singh, the Bofors controversy, and the Arun Nehru and V.P....

9 Jan 2023 4:16 AM

People protest against executions and detentions in Iran, in front of the Iranian Permanent Mission to the UN in New York City on December 17, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

K.C. Singh | After 2022â€™s big challenges, looking at 2023 with hope

The year that is about to end saw multiple global challenges. If 2001 was the year of terrorism, 2008 that of the global...

27 Dec 2022 6:35 PM

The faceoff, which was reported near Yangtse in the Tawang sector, had lasted for few hours before both sides disengaged. Representational Image. (Twitter)

KC Singh | To keep peace at LAC, be ready to confront China

Benjamin Franklin once wrote that nothing in the world was certain, except for death and taxes. The assertive...

13 Dec 2022 6:48 PM

Britains Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a bilateral meeting in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (

KC Singh | Will G-20 presidency be Indiaâ€™s crown of thorns?

India assumes the chairmanship of G-20 on December 1 this year. But the celebrations began on November 16, as the gavel...

17 Nov 2022 8:04 PM

Chinas President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening session of the 20th Chinese Communist Partys Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 16, 2022. - The effect was achieved through varying the lens focal length. (Photo by Noel CELIS / AFP)

KC Singh | Xi Jinping era extended as China enters â€˜stormy seasâ€™

The 20th national congress of the Communist Party of China began at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday,...

17 Oct 2022 8:18 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his September 30 address, threatened Nato with, among other things, his nuclear arsenal. (Photo: AP)

K.C. Singh | Russia, Iran, China, Brazil: Realpolitik in global churn

Accountability takes a backseat when politics gets polarised

4 Oct 2022 6:31 PM

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Photo: AP)

K.C. Singh | Mend Pak ties, keep China in check to raise India heft

The presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin dominated all attention at the 22nd...

19 Sept 2022 6:38 PM