Shyam Saran
 "Shyam Saran")
Shyam Saran
Shyam Saran is a Honorary Senior Faculty and Member of the Governing Board at Centre for Policy Research. He is a former Foreign Secretary of India and has served as Prime Minister’s Special Envoy For Nuclear Affairs and Climate Change. After leaving government service in 2010, he headed the Research and Information System for Developing Countries, a think tank focusing on economic issues (2011-2017) and was Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board under the National Security Council (2013-15). He is currently Life Trustee of India International Centre, Member of the Governing Board of the Institute of Chinese Studies, a Trustee at the World Wildlife Fund (India) and Member of the Executive Council of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2011 for his contributions to civil service.
Shyam Saran is a Honorary Senior Faculty and Member of the Governing Board at Centre for Policy Research. He is a former Foreign Secretary of India and has served as Prime Minister’s Special Envoy For Nuclear Affairs and Climate Change. After leaving government service in 2010, he headed the Research and Information System for Developing Countries, a think tank focusing on economic issues (2011-2017) and was Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board under the National Security Council (2013-15). He is currently Life Trustee of India International Centre, Member of the Governing Board of the Institute of Chinese Studies, a Trustee at the World Wildlife Fund (India) and Member of the Executive Council of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2011 for his contributions to civil service.
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An international order with Chinese traits?
The fluidity of the geopolitical landscape has amplified anxieties in Asia and placed India in an unenviable situation
 "An international order with Chinese traits?")
Tiananmen's long legacy
Book review - Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest
 "Tiananmen's long legacy")
Chinese dreams of the future
Xi Jinping's long-term ambitions could well lead to a wariness about China's intentions across the world
 "Chinese dreams of the future")
Nepal's uneasy balancing act
Book review of All Roads Lead North: Nepal's Turn to China
 "Nepal's uneasy balancing act")
China's New Year resolutions
As China outlines its priorities, India finds itself on the margins of the Asian economic space
 "China's New Year resolutions")
China's past in the present
Book review of Gazing Eastwards: Of Buddhists Monks and Revolutionaries in China
 "China's past in the present")
National security, religion present new challenges to India's environment
Security and religion may become additional vetoes on climate change action
 "National security, religion present new challenges to India's environment")
Radical reformer
Book review of The Iconoclast: Shinzo Abe and the New Japan
 "Radical reformer")
Digital currency: World is learning from China; India must not stay behind
China's rapid advances in developing a digital currency have spurred the world into action. India should not be left behind
 "Digital currency: World is learning from China; India must not stay behind")
The rhythms of Chinese history
Book review of The Story of China: A Portrait of a Civilisation and its People
 "The rhythms of Chinese history")
Discourse power 'with Chinese characteristics'
Book review of Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping the World
 "Discourse power 'with Chinese characteristics'")
Portents for a future world war
The author painstakingly links events taking place in one theatre with those unfolding in another and how their mutual dynamics affected outcomes in each
Ramayana and Mahabharata in distant lands
The humanistic spirit embedded in Indian epics is better understood in Southeast Asia
 "Ramayana and Mahabharata in distant lands")
India needs a new social compact
The symbiotic relationship between migrant workers and the economy must be acknowledged when the lockdown ends
 "India needs a new social compact")
Translating economic scale into financial heft
If China is already off the mark with its digital currency, who will the future belong to when this ultimate goal is achieved?
 "Translating economic scale into financial heft")
The legitimisation of vengeance
Instead of promoting the rule of law, the killing of rape suspects in Hyderabad sets a reprehensible precedent
 "The legitimisation of vengeance")
India's emergence as leading power
Geopolitical factors favour rise of the country as a rival centre of power co-existing, competing, and collaborating with other major powers
 "India's emergence as leading power")
A complex nexus in Nepal
Mr Sharma is right to point out that the India-Nepal relationship has lacked the kind of high-level political attention on the Indian side which a neighbour of strategic importance should have
 "A complex nexus in Nepal")
India in the Cold War
This is the backdrop to examining India's role during the Cold War and contesting the perception that it was a marginal
 "India in the Cold War")
Turmoil in Hong Kong and its impact on China
It is unlikely that Hong Kong will go back to what it was before the latest unrest erupted
 "Turmoil in Hong Kong and its impact on China")
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