In mouthing rhetoric on ties with Russia and Iran, India is risking alienating a friendly USA. The gamble is not worth it.
By making New Delhi a key target of the extraterritorial effects of its sanctions on Iran and Russia, Washington is injecting new irritants in India-US ties.
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It wants India to break its relationships with Iran and Russia.
It is now time for India to consolidate that position to become a formidable bloc for the international community.
Hours after the Indian PM left Kathmandu, his Nepali counterpart KP Oli was uncharacteristically apologetic.
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Taliban and ISIS are competing with each other and, in the process, the level of destruction and mayhem is reaching the extreme.
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While ties with Israel are important, the government's decision to de-hyphenate the two will go a long way.
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India’s efforts to make itself relevant to the region come at a time of great turmoil in the Asian strategic landscape.
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We now need newer mechanisms simply to ensure things do not get out of hand.
Both US and China use India and Pakistan respectively to further their regional interests.
