Shyam Saran

China turns to Global South ahead of Trump tariffs, India needs to be wary

China has been very conservative in its fiscal policy, and has strictly followed an informal limit of 3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) on fiscal deficits

Energy symbiosis, not transition: A revealing take on climate challenges

Jean Baptiste-Fressoz's book exposes how governments and corporations embrace green rhetoric while reinforcing the carbon economy

From success to anxiety, Shenzhen braces for impact of Trump presidency

Shenzhen stands as a template for spectacular economic success, but now, deep anxiety looms over the impending Trump presidency

The End of the Chinese Century? New book critiques BRI's flawed assumptions

The BRI has been compared to the US Marshall Plan launched after the end of the Second World War to enable the recovery of the war-ravaged economies of western Europe

Modi-Xi summit: A cautious step, but India must not lower its guard

The Galwan clash occurred six months after the Doklam disengagement and two high-profile meetings. India must not lower its guard

Saudi Arabia's ambitious tech leap aims to lead in cyberspace governance

What is worth noting is that Saudi Arabia has gone all out to develop and leverage advanced science and technology to underpin its rapid economic and social transformation

India's foreign policy dilemma: Balancing global ambitions & domestic needs

India's growing global role clashes with its domestic challenges. Navigating foreign policy requires a balance between global responsibilities and the imperative of social and economic development

Zhou Enlai: Chen Jian's book on Chinese Premier a study in contradictions

This is one of the most informative pieces of history writing on contemporary China and will remain a reference work for a long time to come

BS@50: How India thrived in adversarial environment in the past 50 years

India at 77 stands as a country that has held its own, showing a remarkable capacity to manage an essentially adversarial external environment

India's China conflict and a JP angle in championing the 'Free Tibet' cause

In 'Muslim, Trader, Nomad, Spy', Sulmaan Wasif Khan writes about China's occupation of Tibet in 1950 and its attempts at assimilating an unfamiliar territory peopled by a strange mix of ethnicities

Why it'll be a good idea for India to try connecting with Kamala Harris

Over the years, India has enjoyed bipartisan support in the US and this asset must be kept intact and nurtured through across the board political and civil society engagement

Anatomy of a massacre

The Damascus Events is a fascinating narrative of the interplay between geopolitical, social, economic, and technological transformations that culminated in two catastrophic wars of the 20th century

China at the crossroads

Geopolitical equations as seen by China do not, as yet, seem to justify a more accommodating posture towards India

In the shadow of the mighty Annapurna

The unusual charm of trekking to Mardi Himal in the rainy season

A new agenda for great power status

India needs to recalibrate its economic approach, focusing on trade, manufacturing, and the informal economy

Deconstructing India's national security system

Milan Vaishnav's book is a treatise on India's national security apparatus, highlighting the challenges and the positive role it plays against difficult odds

Geopolitical challenges for next govt

When our gaze shifts from the domestic to the external after the polls, the challenges would have multiplied

India's West Asia security dynamics

Despite its stakes in the region, its policy doesn't aim for long-term regional stability

Myanmar and regional security

The civil war in the country has spilled over into India and the time may have come to review our tacit support to the junta

Nationalism and democracy

In a thriving democracy, free and fair elections are vital, but so is strengthening constitutionally empowered institutions