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

Bangladeshs Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laughs while speaking to the media, a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP)

K.C. Singh | Hasina's victory: Time for caution, not complacency

The January 7 elections for the Jatiya Sangsad, Bangladesh’s Parliament, has produced a huge win for Prime...

9 Jan 2024 11:14 PM IST

$The \CMA CGM Palais Royal\, the worlds largest containers ship powered by natural gas, sails in the bay of Marseille, southern France, on December 14, 2023. Ships belonging to CMA-CGM have returned to the Red Sea following attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen, and those belonging to Maersk will do the same, the two shipping giants said on December 27, 2023. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP)$ Opinion

K.C. Singh | 2024, a year of elections, will be full of challenges

The year 2024 brings multiple challenges, some quite unique. For one, over 40 countries will face national elections,...

2 Jan 2024 12:44 AM IST

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar speaks during a press briefing on the Virtual G20 Leaders Summit, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (PTI Photo)

K.C. Singh | India in a bind at Brics & G-20 over Gaza waffling

The Government of India had planned diplomatic ascendancy in 2023 as its chairmanship of the G-20 began. The aim was to...

25 Nov 2023 12:03 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin prior to a meeting in New Delhi, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (PTI Photo)

K.C. Singh | India's challenges amidst shifting global equations

The fifth 2+2 ministerial dialogue between India and the United States was held in New Delhi on Friday, November 10....

14 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

K.C. Singh | Fissures in the Gulf region test for Indias diplomacy

K.C. Singh | Fissures in the Gulf region test for India's diplomacy

The death sentence pronounced on eight former officers of the Indian Navy by a Qatari court has shocked India. The...

31 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

K.C. Singh | Did Bibis divisive agenda allow Hamas to hit Israel?

K.C. Singh | Did Bibi's divisive agenda allow Hamas to hit Israel?

The well-planned and massive intrusion by a few thousand Hamas fighters into Israel on the 50th anniversary of the Yom...

10 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

Provocative analysis inspires fresh look at Sino-US power strife

Provocative analysis inspires fresh look at Sino-US power strife

The writer underplays China's aggressiveness in South and East China Seas and across Line of Actual Control (LAC)...

8 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

The victory of Opposition candidate Mohammed Muizzu in the Maldives presidential election seemed imminent when he led in the first round, though falling short of the 50 per cent vote that was needed for an outright victory. (Image : Twitter)

K.C. Singh | Maldives the latest play in India-China games

Warning signals that India's Maldivian policy was fraying had been visible for some time

4 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

K.C. Singh | Khalistan: Security vs free speech derails Canada ties

K.C. Singh | Khalistan': Security vs free speech derails Canada ties

India’s relations with Canada have been roiled ever since the killing of “Khalistani” activist Hardeep...

21 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

K.C. Singh | A mix of success, hype & innovation at Delhi G-20

K.C. Singh | A mix of success, hype & innovation at Delhi G-20

The Group of 20 summit hosted by India, which concluded India’s one-year rotational presidency, has reached a...

11 Sept 2023 12:33 AM IST

K.C. Singh | G-20s outcome uncertain amid multiple challenges

K.C. Singh | G-20's outcome uncertain amid multiple challenges

The Leaders’ Summit of the Group of Twenty, or G-20, is being held in New Delhi on September 9-10, after a...

8 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. (DC flle photo)

K.C. Singh | China playing puppeteer as Brics expands, G-20 looms

The Brics summit in Johannesburg, held from August 22 to 24, was much less significant less for the speeches of its five...

28 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST