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Of late, the Modi government has made a renewed push to further its relationship with two important regional groupings, the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU). While New Delhi has been constantly engaging with several individual member-co

September 03, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Russia, European Union, Ukraine, Rwanda, G20, African Union, South Africa, Uganda, India-Arica Forum Summit

Despite Hiccups, India-Malaysia Ties on Track

Rajesh Singh

The India-Malaysia relationship has come a long way since 2019, when Malaysia’s the then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad ruined the ties with his uncalled-for remark on Kashmir—he said that ‘New Delhi had invaded and occupied Kashmir’. He ha

August 20, 2024 Governance and Political Studies, Commentary, Kashmir, Zakir Naik, CAA, Mahathir Mohammad, Anwar Ibrahim

Dazzling Architecture of Our Temples

Rajesh Singh

Not many of us who periodically visit important temples in the country and pay our obeisance to the gods and goddesses consecrated there, bother to understand the architecture of those temples. If we were to do so, we would be left dazzled by the var

August 05, 2024 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Commentary, Nagara, Khajuraho, Gopuram, Chola, Kakatiya, Pandya, Chera, Rashtrakuta, Kadamba, Pallava, Kedarnath, Katyuri, King Bhudeva

Changing Colours of Nepal’s Governance

Rajesh Singh

Nepal has had more than a dozen governments since the monarchy was formally abolished in that country in 2008. Prime Ministers have come and gone before they had the time to settle down or had enough time to leave behind far-reaching impacts for the

July 22, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Commentary, Oli, Prachanda, Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN, Mohan Baidya, Mohan Bikram Singh

Saying ‘No’ to Religion-Centric Reservations

Rajesh Singh

Every now and then, especially during election seasons but even otherwise, the subject of providing reservations based on religion is raised by somebody or the other, whether in the political field or outside. On occasions, a few state governments ev

July 04, 2024 Governance and Political Studies, Commentary, Constituent Assembly, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, 42nd Amendment

The Creators of False Narratives

Rajesh Singh

Two interesting bits of news filtered in towards the close of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. One, was that an attempt to influence the polls through the misuse of artificial intelligence by a foreign agency had been foiled. And two, was that an organi

June 07, 2024 Governance and Political Studies, Commentary, CIA, OpenAI, DisInfo Lab, George Soros, Rajiv Malhotra, Vijaya Viswanathan, STOIC

‘Viksit Bharat’ Not a Chimera, it’s Doable

Rajesh Singh

Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a call for ‘Viksit Bharat’, or a developed India, by the year 2047, there has been a great deal of buzz over the catchphrase. So, what are the requirements that a country must meet to be called ‘deve

May 22, 2024 Governance and Political Studies, Article, NITI Aayog, Ayushman Bharat, National Health Mission, UNDP, Viksit Bharat, Per capita income, Sex ratio, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

Western Media’s Distorted Views on India

Rajesh Singh

US President Joe Biden recently remarked that countries such as India and Japan were facing financial troubles because they were ‘xenophobic’—they discouraged immigrants. After the statement sparked a controversy, the US administration engaged

May 15, 2024 Governance and Political Studies, Article, Narendra Modi, COVID-19, Joe Biden, Western Media, Indira Gandhi, Mangalyaan, Chandrayaan, Xenophobic, Vallabhbhai Patel, Henry Kissinger

Time for India to Reset its China Policy?

Rajesh Singh

Once Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government return to power—as most observers believe it will—it should be more unequivocal in projecting the country’s policy towards China. Perhaps, it is time that N

April 09, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Governance and Political Studies, Commentary, POK, Taiwan, Dalai Lama, Jawaharlal Nehru, Aksai Chin, Line of Actual Control, Arunachal Pradesh, Key words: Nancy Pelosi, Tibet.

The Kashmir Files: Much Ado about Honesty

Rajesh Singh

The furore over Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s condemnation of The Kashmir Files may have died down, but it does recall to memory the case of yet another controversial film, Kissa Kursi Ka. Of course, there is hardly any comparison between the two

December 26, 2022 Jammu & Kashmir, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Supreme Court, Bollywood, Kashmir Files, Kissa Kursi Ka, Lapid