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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an all-party meeting with various political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, in Delhi, Thursday, June 24, 2021. (PTI)

K.C. Singh | After J&K olive branch, will Pak ties normalise

The PMâ€™s session with the Kashmiri political leaders is a recognition that the governmentâ€™s Kashmir policy has...

29 Jun 2021 1:50 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in the first Outreach Session of the G7 Summit virtually.(Photo: Twitter/@PiyushGoyal)

K.C. Singh | Challenges will rise for India at home, abroad

The G-7 communique captures the main themes under six headings

20 Jun 2021 6:30 PM

Critical COVID-19 patients receive free oxygen at a Sikh Gurudwara, amid the rise in coronavirus cases across the country, at Indirapuram in Ghaziabad. (Photo: PTI)

K.C. Singh | Heal at home first, then try to be a global leader

Mr Jaishankar, even when overseas, has become a flag-bearer for the current Hindutva model, precursor to the RSS' Hindu...

7 May 2021 6:30 PM

Whether people and voters will see through the BJPs cynical use of diplomacy for electoral gain or lap it up as realpolitik will be known only on May 2. (Photo: AFP)

K.C. Singh | National interests hurt if politics, diplomacy mixed

India-Bangladesh relations get impacted by the BJP's divisive and majoritarian politics, over illegal immigrants and...

26 March 2021 10:54 PM

Will the BJP government finally realise, as foreign parliaments debate whether democracy is degrading in India, that denial and anger is not the answer. (Photo:AFP)

K.C. Singh | To fulfil Quad promise, will India self-correct'?

Self-correction is the answer. Otherwise, the Quad will merely be a limping Triad-plus

14 March 2021 6:30 PM

India is now caught between Biden administrations call for united action and the traditional Indian policy of playing both ways. (Photo:AFP)

K.C. Singh | India caught in a fix on dealing with Myanmar

The military coup that took place in Myanmar early on Monday morning took the world by surprise

2 Feb 2021 10:53 PM

Peace at home, constitutionalism, rule of law and respect for human rights is a precondition to any genuine partnership abroad with major democracies recovering from the right-wing onslaught on their institutions. (Photo:AP)

K.C. Singh | India, world must gear up as Biden era begins

While India would be happy with the tone and tenor on China, though what the new China containment strategy will be is...

20 Jan 2021 11:17 PM

Representatives of signatory countries are pictured on screen during the signing ceremony for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact at the ASEAN summit that is being held online in Hanoi on November 15, 2020. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)

RCEP shifts Indo-Pacific dynamics, blow to Delhi

The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership has significantly altered the Indo-Pacific strategic...

17 Nov 2020 4:11 AM

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives with his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris. (AP)

Biden takes high road, Trumpism is still alive

A Biden presidency means both continuity and change

7 Nov 2020 10:41 PM

President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. AP

As US votes today, the world holds its breath

The stakes are high both for America and the world as the policy schism between Democrats and Republicans has never been...

2 Nov 2020 7:26 PM

(R) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Chinese President Xi Jinping (AFP)

Iran-China pact poses a fresh threat to India

The India-Iran agreement on Chabahar port, located outside the Persian Gulf, was signed in May 2016 when PM Narendra...

16 July 2020 1:59 PM