Category: MEDIA

Does the BRICS summit signify a shift for Indian foreign policy?

With a strong push­back against uni­lat­eral west­ern sanc­tions; cri­ti­cism of Israel over the killing of civil­ians, the attacks on Lebanon, and the forced occu­pa­tion of Palestinian ter­rit­ory; and sup­port for UN reform as well as a BRICS pay­ment mech­an­ism, the New Delhi Declar­a­tion of 2026 has been likened to India’s for­eign policy from its non­aligned […]

DW: After BRICS absence, what’s next for Bangladesh-India ties?

Bangladesh’s absence from the BRICS summit in New Delhi has raised fresh questions about strained ties. Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina’s exile in India remains a major obstacle to normalizing relations. When India hosted a BRICS leaders’ summit in New Delhi earlier this month, a notable absentee was Bangladesh‘s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The Indian government says Rahman received two […]

CNBC: US-Iran deal still likely despite escalation, says ORF’s Ajay Bisaria

Ajay Bisaria, Distinguished Fellow at Observer Research Foundation, believes that despite the recent flare-up in hostilities and retaliatory strikes between the US and Iran, the two sides are moving towards a deal. There are two key events Bisaria is keeping an eye on in the coming weeks — the G7 summit in Paris and US […]

BBC: One year after India-Pakistan conflict, ceasefire holds – but little else does

A year after the four-day India-Pakistan conflict brought South Asia to the edge of a dangerous escalation, the region has drifted into a brittle and deeply uneasy equilibrium. The crisis – triggered after a deadly militant attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, and culminating in military strikes by India and retaliatory action from Pakistan – lasted barely 90 hours.  […]

Indica: India-US ties entering positive phase: Ajay Bisaria

Former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Canada Ajay Bisaria has said the India-US relationship is entering a “very positive phase” after months of strain under President Donald Trump’s second term, even as concerns remain over Washington’s handling of Pakistan and its rhetoric towards India.  In an exclusive interview with IANS, Bisaria described US Secretary […]

BBC: Pakistan’s push in Iran war diplomacy – is India sidelined?

The chatter in Delhi is unmistakable: as Pakistan positions itself as an intermediary in the US-Iran crisis, is India being sidelined? Islamabad has moved with unusual agility, casting itself as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran.  Last week, it reportedly relayed a 15-point US peace plan to Iran and offered to host talks – an […]

DW: US-Israel war with Iran shows fault lines in BRICS alliance

As the fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran widens, BRICS countries face mounting pressure to respond — but internal rifts and competing interests have put the bloc’s limitations on full display. Tehran has urged the BRICS bloc of 11 emerging economies, currently chaired by India, to intervene in the US-Israel war with Iran. Iran, which joined BRICS […]