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The writer, a retired diplomat, has served as India�??s ambassador to South Korea
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and others pose for photographs during Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. (PTI)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | From Samarkand to New Delhi 2023: Can SCO become more...

    The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation recent summit in Samarkand last week -- the 22nd meeting of its council of heads...

    21 Sept 2022 1:55 AM IST

    President Joe Biden, center, meets with South Koreas President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japans Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, during the NATO summit in Madrid, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | A rejuvenated Nato now casts its gaze towards the...

    China is against Seoul and Tokyo joining Nato’s plans to strengthen its foothold in the Indo-Pacific region

    6 July 2022 7:33 AM IST

    South Koreas new leader Yoon Suk Yeol. (Twitter)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | New Prez wants closer Seoul ties with US & India, and to...

    Yoon Suk Yeol is considered rather unfamiliar with global affairs and is likely to rely on his trusted advisers to frame...

    9 May 2022 12:08 AM IST

    Hyundai is Indias second biggest car makers. (Twitter)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | Pak drags in MNCs to push propaganda over Kashmir

    On the social media, Hyundai Motors faced calls for a boycott of its cars in India along with demands of an apology

    11 Feb 2022 1:51 AM IST

    President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in. (Twitter)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | Korean lessons: Pardon politics, prosecutors, big...

    This year, rather surprisingly, President Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party of Korea pardoned his predecessor, former...

    7 Jan 2022 3:32 AM IST

    States in the region and the relentless advance of the Taliban, the real Quad in connectivity which looms on the horizon is between a Taliban-dominated Afghanistan, an expansionist China, a hostile Pakistan and Uzbekistan --the only country that is friendly to India in this group. Image from the conference Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities. (Twitter)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | Central Asia’s bid for access to sea may see new Quad...

    Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev invited Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan as his...

    9 Aug 2021 3:27 AM IST

    In this image made from video provided by the Babuskinsky District Court, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands in a cage during a hearing on his charges for defamation, in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, on February 5, 2021. (AP)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | US-Russia ties, already rocky, get worse after Navalny...

    Biden administration needs a pragmatic foreign policy, overcome its prejudices and arrest the slide of US-Russia ties on...

    10 Feb 2021 7:30 AM IST

    KJU designated the United States as its biggest enemy, but also kept the door for dialogue ajar by asserting that the US changing its hostile policy was necessary to establish better ties. (Photo:AFP)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | North Korea’s Kim sends a clear signal to new US Prez

    Kim Jong Un issued a stern warning to the incoming Biden administration, threatening to expand its nuclear arsenal

    20 Jan 2021 12:05 AM IST

    Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the G20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia via video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on November 2. (Photo by Alexey NIKOLSKY / Sputnik / AFP)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | Are ‘virtual’ summits of any real use?

    Brics summits are rarely noticed by any international observer outside those from the member countries

    30 Nov 2020 10:29 AM IST

    Army vehicles move towards eastern Ladakh amid the prolonged India-China stand off, in Leh. (PTI)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | India weighs options as it faces Chinese intransigence

    The seventh round of the corps commander-level talks between India and China has not led to any notable advance on the...

    16 Oct 2020 10:05 AM IST

    China accuses India of crossing boundary line in Galwan Valley. (AFP Photo)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | Asean resists bullying by China in SCS

    China’s pre-meditated aggression all around its neighbourhood is a matter of deep concern

    8 July 2020 5:13 PM IST

    Kim Yo Jong, right, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (AP file photo)Opinion
    S. Korea caught in crossfire between North and America

    Chairman Kim Jong-un’s younger sister Kim Yo-jong (KYJ) is an important top functionary of the North Korean regime

    18 Jun 2020 6:20 PM IST

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