Shyam Saran

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Will Xi Jinping's Enemies Stage A Coup?
Rediff.com27 Nov 2025

If Xi Jinping is dethroned in the future, the instrument for that may well be embedded...

India Must Be Ready For Chinese Challenge
Rediff.com2 Sep 2025

'One Chinese interlocutor said India should realise that "China can do without India,...

Pandering To Trump Means Serial Humiliation
Rediff.com28 Aug 2025

'No respite from economic pain is worth the loss of dignity and self-respect,' asserts...

How India Must Deal With Trump The Bully
Rediff.com13 Aug 2025

The way to deal with a bully is to resist bullying, because submission in the first...

Strategic Calculus Driving Pakistani Actions
Rediff.com10 May 2025

It is important for India to pay close attention to both the tone and substance of...

What If China, America Make Up?
Rediff.com13 Feb 2025

Trump spoke approvingly of his recent telephone conversation with Xi Jinping. This...

Time Modi Connects With Kamala Harris
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

Over the years, India has enjoyed bipartisan support in the US and this asset must be...

A Lot At Stake For India In US' Indo-Pacific Strategy
Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

India is increasingly a willing participant in the evolving US' Indo-Pacific strategy....

China's Military Upgrade A Cause Of Concern
Rediff.com28 Mar 2023

The further expansion and upgrade of the Chinese military does not augur well for...

India Must Play Lead Role For Peace In Ukraine
Rediff.com24 Feb 2023

We have already suffered considerable collateral damage as a result of the war, and its...

Respecting Religious Sentiments Doesn't Mean Constructing 6-Lane Highways
Rediff.com2 Feb 2023

In recent years, the twin demands of both religion and defence have been added to the...

Ukraine War Has Reduced Russia To An Even Lesser Power
Rediff.com23 Mar 2022

The fault line between the West and Russia has widened into a deep chasm and this is...

2022 Will Determine Xi's Political Future
Rediff.com3 Jan 2022

Xi does not want to risk any political or economic crisis complicating his bid to...

India's Green Shoots for the Planet
Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

Modi's unexpected announcement of achieving net zero by 2070 may have neatly deflected...

Climate Crisis Presents Opportunity For India
Rediff.com3 Nov 2021

India's negotiating posture at the multilateral negotiations should be aligned with a...

Xi's foreign policy bad for India-China relations
Rediff.com27 Sep 2021

Chinese foreign policy will acquire a more ideological and less pragmatic character....

Covid fight: 4 faultlines India must address
Rediff.com31 May 2021

Rather than worry about what picture of India is being painted in the foreign media,...

Why Xi Jinping 'fixed' Jack Ma
Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

Alibaba's pervasive economic and social influence in China is seen as a threat to the...

China pushes India into bear hug with Quad
Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

China's behaviour in the post-pandemic geopolitical landscape which may determine the...

Digital currency race: China leads. India must catch up
Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

India should not be left behind. It should join the seven central banks which are...