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Opinion | Why This Is The Most 'Deceptive' Point Of The US-Iran War - Yet
This is coercive bargaining under continuing fire. Every side is trying to improve its position before the next move.
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Opinion | Iran-Israel War And The Limits Of India's 'Strategic Autonomy'
India needs to figure out how to manage the fallout of the Middle East crisis without letting strategic autonomy start to look like a slogan.
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Opinion | What's Behind The US-Iran Nuclear Deadlock? Four Risks, Four Interests
Each side is trying to reduce one risk without paying for another.
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Opinion | Two Peculiar Reasons Behind The Timing Of India-US Trade Deal
India should be clear-eyed about risks. What proclamations give, proclamations can take away. If compliance is judged by mere political mood, sanctions and penalty tariffs can return with little warning.
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Opinion | SHANTI Bill May Not Necessarily Be A Nuclear 'Sell-Out', After All
Whether SHANTI is a sell-out dressed up as reform, or a lever for reliable power for industry and cities, and for turning rural power from a lottery into a utility, will be decided by the hard work of implementation.
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Opinion | India's Exclusion From US' Pax Silica Club Isn't A Snub - But It Matters
India is not part of the initial grouping. Some see this as a snub. Others say it doesn't matter. Both reactions miss the point. The issue is not optics. It's whether India is moving fast enough to be treated as a partner rather than a customer.
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Opinion | Invoked When Needed, Ignored When Not: How A New US Doctrine Sees India
Under the latest US National Security Strategy, India could become a convenience partner, invoked when useful and ignored when inconvenient. It can't accept that role.
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Opinion | US-China Trade War Has Turned Into A Full-Blown Siege, And India Is Stuck
Beijing's export controls, timed before diplomacy, reveal insecurity more than strength. By weaponising minerals, China has reminded the world why diversification is destiny.
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"If Tariffs Are Tax On Goods, Toll On H-1B Is Tax On Trust": Ex Indian Envoy
Former Indian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin has criticised the US's steep H-1B visa fee hike as a "tax on trust",
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Opinion | Tariff Blitz: Is India Becoming Collateral Damage In Someone Else's War?
As the European Union and the United States tighten the screws on Russia, the knock-on effects land squarely on India.
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Opinion | Why This Is The Most 'Deceptive' Point Of The US-Iran War - Yet
This is coercive bargaining under continuing fire. Every side is trying to improve its position before the next move.
-
Opinion | Iran-Israel War And The Limits Of India's 'Strategic Autonomy'
India needs to figure out how to manage the fallout of the Middle East crisis without letting strategic autonomy start to look like a slogan.
-
Opinion | What's Behind The US-Iran Nuclear Deadlock? Four Risks, Four Interests
Each side is trying to reduce one risk without paying for another.
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Opinion | Two Peculiar Reasons Behind The Timing Of India-US Trade Deal
India should be clear-eyed about risks. What proclamations give, proclamations can take away. If compliance is judged by mere political mood, sanctions and penalty tariffs can return with little warning.
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Opinion | SHANTI Bill May Not Necessarily Be A Nuclear 'Sell-Out', After All
Whether SHANTI is a sell-out dressed up as reform, or a lever for reliable power for industry and cities, and for turning rural power from a lottery into a utility, will be decided by the hard work of implementation.
-
Opinion | India's Exclusion From US' Pax Silica Club Isn't A Snub - But It Matters
India is not part of the initial grouping. Some see this as a snub. Others say it doesn't matter. Both reactions miss the point. The issue is not optics. It's whether India is moving fast enough to be treated as a partner rather than a customer.
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Opinion | Invoked When Needed, Ignored When Not: How A New US Doctrine Sees India
Under the latest US National Security Strategy, India could become a convenience partner, invoked when useful and ignored when inconvenient. It can't accept that role.
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Opinion | US-China Trade War Has Turned Into A Full-Blown Siege, And India Is Stuck
Beijing's export controls, timed before diplomacy, reveal insecurity more than strength. By weaponising minerals, China has reminded the world why diversification is destiny.
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"If Tariffs Are Tax On Goods, Toll On H-1B Is Tax On Trust": Ex Indian Envoy
Former Indian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin has criticised the US's steep H-1B visa fee hike as a "tax on trust",
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Opinion | Tariff Blitz: Is India Becoming Collateral Damage In Someone Else's War?
As the European Union and the United States tighten the screws on Russia, the knock-on effects land squarely on India.
