If China, whose cyber philosophy is fundamentally different from that of the United States, can cut deals with American businesses, why has India been so reluctant to seize the opportunities for a deeper digital partnership?
The Indian voter weights economic performance more heavily now than in the past.
Having recast key bilateral ties, Modi now has a chance to end Delhi’s defensiveness in approaching the world.
India stands to gain immensely from combining effective, inexpensive and logistically simple solutions with the more arduous task of strengthening important institutions and State capabilities.
Building a causeway across the Palk Strait could become the most powerful symbol of South Asia’s new regionalism.
There is a growing conviction across the subcontinent that the region must overcome the many tragic consequences of Partition.
In the view of India and Japan, China’s parade commemorating victory in World War Two signaled as much about Asia’s geopolitical future as it did about the past.
The Bajrang Dal has enlarged its agenda in such a way that the rule of law is at stake in India.
The most important thing for combating corruption is not the law on paper but the implementation of the law; the binding constraint, as always, is the government’s desire and ability to punish corrupt officials and politicians.
Purposeful engagement with religious communities around the world can increase the efficacy of India’s international relations, but only when handled with great care and diplomatic competence.