India-US relations

Donald Trump 2.0 for India: Too Early to Tell

TP Sreenivasan

Trump needs India to contain China and as a member of the Quad, India will be counted as an ally in his confrontation with China

Back to Common Sense

Rajeev Deshpande

India hopes Trump’s stated desire to leave behind a legacy as a unifier is based on hard-nosed realism and practical considerations will drive the bilateral relationship

Sheesh Mahal Mystery

Rajeev Deshpande

The Sheesh Mahal controversy and the liquor scandal, BJP leaders believe, have made a strong impression on the voter and are therefore prominent aspects of the party’s election campaign

Why They Hate Us

Amit Majmudar

Hindus do not fit into the cherished narratives of many groups—from the American right to the Bangladeshi mob

Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A Maestro of Foreign Policy

TP Sreenivasan

As Prime Minister, Vajpayee’s contributions far exceeded his foreign policy successes

The Power of Choice

Shashi Tharoor

India can leverage its partnership with the US to advance its geopolitical interests without provoking a volatile and vindictive China

Return of the Brotherhood

Brahma Chellaney

Trump is expected to rebuild the India-US partnership damaged by Biden

Who’s the Senior Partner?

Open

The SP does not deny that the alliance with Congress cemented support of Muslim and other anti-BJP voters, but clearly has its views on who is the senior partner