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Opinion | What's Behind China's Growing Military Aggression? A 'White Paper' Has Clues
While it may be difficult to discern the motivations behind Beijing's actions, some clues are contained in the Chinese white paper on national security that was unveiled for the first time recently.
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Opinion | Ukraine's 'Op Spiderweb' Has Something In Common With India
Our own uneasy neighbourhood reminds us daily that lasting peace must be safeguarded by the willingness and the capacity to strike at the root of violence - not just its branches.
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Opinion | Trump's War On Harvard Is Not Just About Harvard
Underlying this clash is a broader shift in American political sentiment, especially in light of the war in Gaza and the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks.
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Opinion | Why India Should Be Wary As China Tries To 'Realign' Pak And Taliban
While the current status quo gives New Delhi more space and incentive to work with the regime in Kabul, the Emirate's ties with China and Pakistan do pose a huge risk to New Delhi's outreach.
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Opinion | Why India Is Right Not To Play Into Pakistan's War Bait
India achieved its intended goals through the operation - it inflicted significant damage on Pakistan and sent a message that any future attack would be treated as an act of war. Extending this conflict any further would not serve India's interests.
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Opinion | Are India-Pakistan Stuck In An 'Escalation Cycle' Now?
Deterrence between India and Pakistan is fragile, but India's capacity to deter Pakistan's use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy will require more than kinetic strikes, as we have witnessed over the last two days.
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Opinion | Will Canada Finally Make Nice With India?
As a fresh face without the political baggage of Trudeau, and as someone who is widely seen as pragmatic rather than ideological, Carney has an opportunity to recalibrate Canada's foreign policy.
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Opinion | Pahalgam Attack: There's A 'Vance' Factor In Pakistan's Folly
The US engagement with India is of a different order today, and the inability of the Pakistani military industrial complex to comprehend this shift will force it to keep making the same mistake, again and again.
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Opinion | Modi Connects South and Southeast Asia
Modi's recent visits underline how interconnected the two geographies of South and Southeast Asia are and how an artificial division between the two has not allowed the two to leverage each other's strengths.
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Opinion | India And Trump: The Two Election Villains That Have Shook Up Canada
The rapid developments in Canada over the past few weeks suggest that continued political targeting and smear campaign against India has persisted, led by the Liberals and the NDP, in particular.
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Opinion | Why New Zealand Wants Better Ties With India - Despite China
New Zealand has been cautious in aligning with security mechanisms that could antagonise Beijing. But it has signalled a desire to balance its economic and security interests in a changing regional order.
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Opinion | Trump's 10% Tariffs Are Barely Enough To Make Xi Blink
If Trump's strategy this time is to use tariffs to get Xi to blink, then the extra 10% tariffs may not be sufficient as it had been preparing well for this contingency through its export-control framework
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Opinion | Is The German 'Firewall' Crumbling?
For the last several years, it had been a belief in Germany that AfD's emergence was a mere flash in the pan. Recent elections have shown how wrong that assessment was.
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Opinion | Trump's Blunt 'No' To Europe Can Change Everything
When Vance warned his audience at the Munich Security Conference that they should fear neither Moscow nor Beijing but European leadership itself, he went further than many in Europe had anticipated.
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Opinion | As India-China Grow Close, Who's Driving The 'Narrative'?
While Xis bid to redraw boundaries may have failed, China is unlikely to stop poking around on sensitive issues. And this can test India's cautious normalisation.
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Opinion | What's Behind China's Growing Military Aggression? A 'White Paper' Has Clues
While it may be difficult to discern the motivations behind Beijing's actions, some clues are contained in the Chinese white paper on national security that was unveiled for the first time recently.
-
Opinion | Ukraine's 'Op Spiderweb' Has Something In Common With India
Our own uneasy neighbourhood reminds us daily that lasting peace must be safeguarded by the willingness and the capacity to strike at the root of violence - not just its branches.
-
Opinion | Trump's War On Harvard Is Not Just About Harvard
Underlying this clash is a broader shift in American political sentiment, especially in light of the war in Gaza and the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks.
-
Opinion | Why India Should Be Wary As China Tries To 'Realign' Pak And Taliban
While the current status quo gives New Delhi more space and incentive to work with the regime in Kabul, the Emirate's ties with China and Pakistan do pose a huge risk to New Delhi's outreach.
-
Opinion | Why India Is Right Not To Play Into Pakistan's War Bait
India achieved its intended goals through the operation - it inflicted significant damage on Pakistan and sent a message that any future attack would be treated as an act of war. Extending this conflict any further would not serve India's interests.
-
Opinion | Are India-Pakistan Stuck In An 'Escalation Cycle' Now?
Deterrence between India and Pakistan is fragile, but India's capacity to deter Pakistan's use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy will require more than kinetic strikes, as we have witnessed over the last two days.
-
Opinion | Will Canada Finally Make Nice With India?
As a fresh face without the political baggage of Trudeau, and as someone who is widely seen as pragmatic rather than ideological, Carney has an opportunity to recalibrate Canada's foreign policy.
-
Opinion | Pahalgam Attack: There's A 'Vance' Factor In Pakistan's Folly
The US engagement with India is of a different order today, and the inability of the Pakistani military industrial complex to comprehend this shift will force it to keep making the same mistake, again and again.
-
Opinion | Modi Connects South and Southeast Asia
Modi's recent visits underline how interconnected the two geographies of South and Southeast Asia are and how an artificial division between the two has not allowed the two to leverage each other's strengths.
-
Opinion | India And Trump: The Two Election Villains That Have Shook Up Canada
The rapid developments in Canada over the past few weeks suggest that continued political targeting and smear campaign against India has persisted, led by the Liberals and the NDP, in particular.
-
Opinion | Why New Zealand Wants Better Ties With India - Despite China
New Zealand has been cautious in aligning with security mechanisms that could antagonise Beijing. But it has signalled a desire to balance its economic and security interests in a changing regional order.
-
Opinion | Trump's 10% Tariffs Are Barely Enough To Make Xi Blink
If Trump's strategy this time is to use tariffs to get Xi to blink, then the extra 10% tariffs may not be sufficient as it had been preparing well for this contingency through its export-control framework
-
Opinion | Is The German 'Firewall' Crumbling?
For the last several years, it had been a belief in Germany that AfD's emergence was a mere flash in the pan. Recent elections have shown how wrong that assessment was.
-
Opinion | Trump's Blunt 'No' To Europe Can Change Everything
When Vance warned his audience at the Munich Security Conference that they should fear neither Moscow nor Beijing but European leadership itself, he went further than many in Europe had anticipated.
-
Opinion | As India-China Grow Close, Who's Driving The 'Narrative'?
While Xis bid to redraw boundaries may have failed, China is unlikely to stop poking around on sensitive issues. And this can test India's cautious normalisation.
