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India-China After Modi-Xi: Learning to Compete Without Crashing Into Crisis
The Modi-Xi meeting signals a cautious new phase in India-China relations, where dialogue, economic engagement and strategic competition must coexist without renewed crisis.

Joydeep Chakraborty
12 hours ago6 min read


Putin, Xi and Modi: Why BRICS 2026 Matters Beyond the Summit
Putin, Xi and Modi’s BRICS 2026 encounter reveals how India and the Global South are seeking greater strategic choice in a changing world order.

Joydeep Chakraborty
1 day ago6 min read


India-Luxembourg Relations: The Strategic Importance of a Small European Power
India-Luxembourg ties are evolving beyond diplomacy, with finance, technology, investment, space and the India-EU FTA opening new avenues for economic cooperation.

Joydeep Chakraborty
2 days ago6 min read


India–Thailand Trade: From Bigger Trade to Better Trade
India-Thailand trade has crossed $20 billion, but the widening deficit makes stronger market access, investment and more balanced economic engagement increasingly important.

Joydeep Chakraborty
3 days ago6 min read


Why Luxembourg Matters: Bettel’s India visit and the New Economics of Bilateral Ties
By Utkarsh Garg India’s engagement with Europe is increasingly extending beyond its major powers to partnerships with strategically significant smaller states. Luxembourg occupies a distinctive place in this landscape with a combination of major financial ecosystem with its expertise in technology, investment and innovation. The Foreign Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Xavier Bettel’s visit to India on September 7-9 offers an opportunity to deepen this bilateral re

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4 days ago3 min read


India–Kuwait FOC: Beyond Oil, Towards a Wider Partnership
The eighth India–Kuwait FOC signals a wider partnership as New Delhi and Kuwait deepen cooperation beyond energy into defence, trade, investment and technology.

Joydeep Chakraborty
5 days ago6 min read


India-Bangladesh Cultural Cooperation: Nurturing the Bengal That Politics Could Not Divide
India and Bangladesh are turning their shared Bengali heritage, cultural memory and institutional cooperation into a deeper foundation for bilateral relations.

Joydeep Chakraborty
5 days ago7 min read


Jaishankar in Ukraine: Between Moscow and Kyiv, India Walks Its Own Road
Jaishankar’s Kyiv visit reflects India’s effort to pursue peace in Ukraine while protecting its strategic autonomy, energy interests and diplomatic choices.

Joydeep Chakraborty
6 days ago6 min read


India–Suriname at 50: From Memory and Friendship to Strategy and Commerce
As India and Suriname mark 50 years of diplomatic ties, the challenge is to turn historic goodwill into deeper trade, investment and strategic cooperation.

Joydeep Chakraborty
Sep 65 min read


Antwerp Meets New Delhi: Belgium’s Return and the New Architecture of India-Belgium Ties
By Utkarsh Garg A diamond that once brought India and Belgium closer. The next chapter of the relationship between New Delhi and Brussels would now be shaped by semiconductors, critical minerals, ports, green and renewable energy and defence ties. For decades, diamonds have been one of the most visible symbols of the economic relationships between India and Belgium, connecting Antwerp with the cutting and trading centres of Mumbai and Surat. Despite that, the foundation of th

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Sep 67 min read


Quad 2026: From Four Capitals Around a Table to One Regional Architecture
The Quad is moving from strategic symbolism to practical cooperation as India, Australia, Japan and the US seek to build a more resilient Indo-Pacific.

Joydeep Chakraborty
Sep 55 min read


India–Canada FOC: Old Frictions, New Economic Realities
India and Canada are rebuilding ties around trade, critical minerals, investment and supply-chain interests despite unresolved diplomatic friction.

Joydeep Chakraborty
Sep 36 min read


India and Brazil: From Political Warmth to Commercial Power
India and Brazil are turning diplomatic warmth into deeper commercial ties, with trade, regulatory cooperation and MERCOSUR creating a larger South-South economic opportunity.

Joydeep Chakraborty
Sep 25 min read


Modi and Putin in Bishkek: On the Road Between Friendship and Strategic Autonomy
Modi’s Bishkek meeting with Putin reveals how India is balancing strategic trust, economic interests and its independent position on the Ukraine war.

Joydeep Chakraborty
Sep 16 min read


From Berlin to Juba: Six New Envoys and the Next Chapter of India’s Global Partnerships
On 24 August 2026, President Draupadi Murmu accepted the credentials of six new envoys to India — from South Sudan, the UAE, Nigeria, Moldova, Germany and Sweden — at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The appointments span expertise in energy, investment, defence, security and multilateral diplomacy, reflecting India's expanding engagement with the Global South, the Gulf and Europe. By Utkarsh Garg Diplomacy often begins with formal ceremonies, Letter of credentials, but, these presentatio

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Sep 16 min read


India's Eurasian Strategy: Tashkent to Bishkek Explained
From Tashkent to Bishkek, Modi’s diplomacy reveals how India is building strategic influence across Eurasia by expanding partnerships, connectivity and room for manoeuvre.

Joydeep Chakraborty
Aug 316 min read


Half a World Apart, Strategically Closer: Why India–Argentina Ties Are Finding New Weight
India and Argentina are turning growing trade into a broader economic partnership built around lithium, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, technology and strategic market access.

Joydeep Chakraborty
Aug 307 min read


India–Sri Lanka Foundation: Why Familiarity May Be the Strongest Form of Diplomacy
The India–Sri Lanka Foundation is strengthening bilateral ties by turning shared history into contemporary connections between people, institutions and communities.

Joydeep Chakraborty
Aug 297 min read


The Himalayas Have No Border: Nepal’s Disaster and India’s Test
Nepal’s devastating Himalayan floods have become a defining test of India–Nepal friendship, measuring whether emergency assistance can evolve into lasting resilience.

Joydeep Chakraborty
Aug 286 min read


“Our Foremost Priority”: Jaishankar Confronts the Harder Business of India-Russia Trade Ties
Jaishankar’s latest Moscow visit signals a tougher phase for India-Russia economic ties, where trade balance, market access and commercial delivery matter more than diplomatic rhetoric.

Joydeep Chakraborty
Aug 277 min read
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