Raisina 2024 Report: India Plays in Both Global South and Indo-Pacific Arenas

Raisina 2024 Report: India Plays in Both Global South and Indo-Pacific Arenas

In New Delhi, they love to pack it in. Sessions in India’s flagship Raisina Dialogue 2024 began as early as 7:30 a.m. and stretched well into the night. I counted nearly 50 panel discussions and several keynotes and addresses over a period of three days. It was simultaneously overwhelming and stimulating. Many international notables participated. … Read more

At Global South Summit, Modi Urges Unity ‘for the Greater Global Good’

At Global South Summit, Modi Urges Unity ‘for the Greater Global Good’

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged leaders of developing nations to unite in the face of growing challenges due to the Israel-Hamas war as he convened a virtual summit of more than 100 countries Friday. “This is the time when the countries of the Global South should unite for the greater global good,” Modi said … Read more

The Costs of India’s Abstention on Gaza Truce Resolution

The Costs of India’s Abstention on Gaza Truce Resolution

Activists of Socialist Unity Center of India (Communist) burn an effigy of U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a rally to protest against Israel’s military operations in Gaza and to show solidarity with the Palestinian people, in Kolkata, India, Nov. 1, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Bikas Das Advertisement On October 27, … Read more

As Israel Bombards Gaza, Where Is India, the ‘Voice of the Global South’?

As Israel Bombards Gaza, Where Is India, the ‘Voice of the Global South’?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hug each other during a joint media interaction in New Delhi, India, January 15, 2018. Credit: AP Photo Advertisement There are many ways to describe Israel’s response to Hamas’ horrific attack – justice, vengeance, collective punishment, or the exercise of its right to … Read more

India’s Rising Geopolitical Clout Will Be Tested as It Hosts the G-20 Summit

India’s Rising Geopolitical Clout Will Be Tested as It Hosts the G-20 Summit

Advertisement Ahead of India’s hosting of the G-20 summit of leading economies, its prime minister invited 125 mostly developing countries to a virtual meeting in January to signal New Delhi’s intention to be their champion on the world stage. As the leaders logged onto Zoom, Prime Minister Narendra Modi listed major challenges he said could … Read more

As the Quad Blossoms, Why Does BRICS Matter for India?

Possible Putin Trip in Spotlight as Russia, China Foreign Ministers Set for Meeting in South Africa

Advertisement India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar while attending the 2023 EU-India Pacific Ministerial Forum declared that “a multipolar world is feasible only by a multipolar Asia.”  India’s multipolar model demands an international political system where it can exercise greater agency and influence in different strategic regions, institutions, and negotiations. To achieve this goal, New … Read more

Why India Must Shape the New BRICS Moment

Why India Must Shape the New BRICS Moment

From left: China’s Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu and Foreign Ministers Mauro Vieira (Brazil), Naledi Pandor (South Africa), Sergey Lavrov (Russia) and S. Jaishankar (India) at a meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, on June 1, 2023. Credit: Twitter/Dr. S. Jaishankar Advertisement In the current tumult of world politics, one would have expected BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South … Read more