2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (469+ words) India's World Drawing on his training in geography and scholarship on the Indian Ocean, Dennis Hardy’s recent book, War or Peace? The Indo-Pacific on the Cusp, approaches regional politics through the interplay of sea power, borders, islands, and shifting power…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (242+ words) India's World Convergence Is Not Coordination Trade on Trump’s Terms | US President Donald Trump signs an executive order on the administration’s tariff plans at the White House Rose Garden on 2 April 2025. | Image Courtesy: The White House / Abe McNatt. The world…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (241+ words) India's World The Post and the Room A Diplomatic Selfie | Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull captures a moment with US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping during the 2017 APEC summit. | Image Courtesy: US Embassy Canberra / Wikimedia Commons (Public…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (143+ words) A Surprise Visit | Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif warmly receives Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lahore on 25 December 2015. | Image Courtesy: Prime Minister’s Office, Government of India / PIB It was Christmas Day in 2015. I had just finished lunch in Kabul…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (57+ words) India's World Crossing the Border | The Samdrup Jongkhar–Darranga border gate connects southeastern Bhutan with Assam’s Tamulpur district. | Image Courtesy: Saddam Hussain Rahmani / Wikimedia Commons (CC0) India’s connectivity push has transformed border checkpoints into gateways. But the story of these crossings…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (219+ words) India's World - Beyond the Banquet: A Conversation with Pushpesh Pant A state banquet is never just a meal. Behind every dish, menu, and carefully chosen ingredient lies a story of power, memory and identity. What happens when food moves from…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (359+ words) India's World “NATO stands with you today, tomorrow, and for as long as it takes,” declared Jens Stoltenberg during his visit to Kyiv in April 2023. NATO’s founding in 1949 was built around the principle of collective defence: an attack on one…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (80+ words) Moosa ‘Mosie’ Moolla: A Diplomat in Exile India's World Moosa ‘Mosie’ Moolla: A Diplomat in Exile Revolutionary Diplomat | South African diplomat and anti-apartheid activist Moosa “Mosie” Moolla, who represented the ANC abroad before serving as Ambassador to Iran and High…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (938+ words) Image Courtesy: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India / Instagram Instagram offers a particularly interesting window into this transformation. Its visual-first format and strong appeal among younger users make it different from social media in general. For a foreign ministry,…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (597+ words) On social media, saying something is only the beginning. Governments increasingly seek to amplify particular messages by reposting, endorsing, and coordinating their circulation. The word has become especially important in discussions of online influence. An automated account or software system…...