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Shyam Saran

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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...

How Abe enabled the India-Japan nuclear deal
Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

Prime Ministers Modi and Abe enjoyed a close and empathetic relationship and this...

Lessons from Ramayana, Mahabharata in distant lands
Rediff.com22 Aug 2020

'I was fortunate to have served as India's ambassador to Indonesia and witnessed on...

How India can counter China
Rediff.com28 Jul 2020

'If Asia does become a Chinese dominated space, it will not only be because India...

We know exactly where the LAC is and must defend it
Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

'We should not minimise the seriousness of Chinese encroachments because their...

The afterglow from Trump's visit will remain
Rediff.com6 Mar 2020

Modi may take satisfaction from his display of considerable political skill in managing...

CAA protests will affect India's standing in the world
Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

'Those leading the current political dispensation, whether at the central or the state...

This is opening the door to mob rule
Rediff.com24 Dec 2019

'Once such conduct becomes legitimate through political and popular sanction, then the...