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International Affairs
]Swiss Peace Summit: Beacon of hope or a diplomatic stalemate?
Published on Jul 08, 2024 05:55 PM IST
Authored by - Ananya Raj Kakoti and Gunwant Singh, scholars, international relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
![This photograph shows the Swiss flag set among the flags of the other countries during a plenary session at the Summit on peace in Ukraine, at the luxury Burgenstock resort, near Lucerne. (Photo by URS FLUEELER / POOL / AFP)(AFP) This photograph shows the Swiss flag set among the flags of the other countries during a plenary session at the Summit on peace in Ukraine, at the luxury Burgenstock resort, near Lucerne. (Photo by URS FLUEELER / POOL / AFP)(AFP)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.hindustantimes.com/img/2024/07/08/550x309/SWITZERLAND-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CON__1719161544230_1720441410146.jpg)
Bridge that could boost India and Sri Lanka ties
This article is authored by Adluri Subramanyam Raju.
![EAM S Jaishankar with Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe (Twitter/@DrSJaishanka) EAM S Jaishankar with Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe (Twitter/@DrSJaishanka)](https://images.hindustantimes.com/img/2024/07/08/148x111/EAM-S-Jaishankar-with-Sri-Lanka-President-Ranil-Wi_1718887903526_1720425945732.jpg)
Published on Jul 08, 2024 01:37 PM IST
Implications of Putin’s visit to North Korea
This article is authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti and Gunwant Singh are scholars of international relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
![Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP)](https://images.hindustantimes.com/img/2024/07/08/148x111/Russia-Border-Guards-Putin-0_1716905018089_1720425169913.jpg)
Published on Jul 08, 2024 01:25 PM IST
Starmer’s landslide victory is a bright light ahead
This article is authored by Tara Kartha, director, Centre for Land Warfare Studies, New Delhi.
![Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, delivers the first speech of his premiership, following the general election, outside 10 Downing Street in London, UK, on Friday, July 5, 2024. (Bloomberg) Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, delivers the first speech of his premiership, following the general election, outside 10 Downing Street in London, UK, on Friday, July 5, 2024. (Bloomberg)](https://images.hindustantimes.com/img/2024/07/06/148x111/UK-ELECTION-153_1720228545545_1720270168553.jpg)
Published on Jul 06, 2024 06:28 PM IST
India's neighbourhood policy: Time to move on
This article is authored by Sunoor Verma, president, The Himalayan Dialogues and expert, leadership and strategic communication.
![International Relations International Relations](https://images.hindustantimes.com/img/2024/07/06/148x111/Intl_Rel_1687618084955_1720247107149.jpg)
Published on Jul 06, 2024 11:56 AM IST
Is India undermining the SCO?
This article is authored by Pravesh Kumar Gupta, associate fellow (Eurasia), Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi.
![Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers his remarks at the 22nd Meeting of the Council Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), in Samarkand. (ANI Photo)(ANI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers his remarks at the 22nd Meeting of the Council Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), in Samarkand. (ANI Photo)(ANI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/07/03/148x111/ANI-20220916030-0_1663345676976_1663345676976_1719992272627.jpg)
Published on Jul 03, 2024 01:09 PM IST
In Iran, putting the hijab at the centre for change
This article is authored by Anita Anand, communications and development specialist, New Delhi.
Published on Jun 29, 2024 09:00 AM IST
Mapping the arc of US support to Ukraine
This article is authored by Vivek Mishra, ORF.
![US Ukraine relations US Ukraine relations](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/26/148x111/hqdefault_1711264719901_1719390281938.jpg)
Published on Jun 26, 2024 01:56 PM IST
Exploring prospects for India-Azerbaijan ties through connectivity projects
This paper has been authored by Ayjaz Wani, ORF.
![India’s departure from non-alignment to multi-alignment is exemplified by its role in INSTC and Quad. (ANI) India’s departure from non-alignment to multi-alignment is exemplified by its role in INSTC and Quad. (ANI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/22/148x111/96b7f6f8-04fb-11ed-ab02-e6bf6409323d_1659444359131_1719049286649.jpg)
Published on Jun 22, 2024 03:25 PM IST
Pakistan juggles an impossible budget
The article is authored by Tara Kartha, director (R&A), Centre for Land Warfare Studies.
Published on Jun 21, 2024 11:58 AM IST
Only global pressure can make the Taliban fall in line
This article is authored by Ayanangsha Maitra, foreign affairs scholar, New Delhi.
![A Taliban security personnel watches a tractor squash opium plantations at a field in Arghandab district of Kandahar province. on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Sanaullah SEIAM / AFP)(AFP) A Taliban security personnel watches a tractor squash opium plantations at a field in Arghandab district of Kandahar province. on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Sanaullah SEIAM / AFP)(AFP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/19/148x111/AFGHANISTAN-DRUGS-OPIUM-0_1707110404953_1718776745349.jpg)
Published on Jun 19, 2024 11:31 AM IST
Ongoing fight for press freedom in Afghanistan
This article is authored by Khushnood Nabizada, founder and owner, Khaama Press, Afghanistan.
![Protesting women from Afghanistan (REUTERS) Protesting women from Afghanistan (REUTERS)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/17/148x111/Afghan-women-chant-slogans-in-protest-against-the-_1671737860842_1718619962540.jpg)
Published on Jun 17, 2024 03:57 PM IST
Four years on, a look at Galwan and beyond
This article is authored by Sriparna Pathak.
![Galwan Valley. (Reuters) Galwan Valley. (Reuters)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/15/148x111/A-brutal-clash-at-Galwan-Valley--which-resulted-in_1682965440720_1718425297809.jpg)
Published on Jun 15, 2024 09:53 AM IST
US trade sanctions on China can affect multilateralism
This article is authored by Mehdi Hussain, former assistant professor, political science, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi.
![US President Joe Biden (AP) US President Joe Biden (AP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/08/148x111/Election-2024-Biden-Ohio-0_1717127247101_1717824367945.jpg)
Published on Jun 08, 2024 10:58 AM IST
Challenges before Mexico's first woman president
This article is authored by Anita Anand, communications and development specialist, New Delhi.
![President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum addresses supporters at the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square, after the National Electoral Institute announced she held an irreversible lead in the election, early Monday, June 3, 2024. (AP) President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum addresses supporters at the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square, after the National Electoral Institute announced she held an irreversible lead in the election, early Monday, June 3, 2024. (AP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/07/148x111/Mexico-Election-President-Woman-0_1717402496731_1717741751697.jpg)
Published on Jun 07, 2024 12:06 PM IST
Russia's strategic shift: Embracing the Taliban in Afghanistan
This article is authored by Soumya Awasthi, member, Centre on Armed Groups, New Delhi.
![Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/05/148x111/Russia-Border-Guards-Putin-0_1716905018089_1717573455800.jpg)
Published on Jun 05, 2024 01:15 PM IST
Incoming Labour looks to India
This article is authored by Padraig Belton, senior journalist and chair of the Westminster Strategic Studies Group, United Kingdom.
![British Parliament British Parliament](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/03/148x111/In-the-British-Parliament--the-77-year-old-Labour-_1716917478676_1717426471185.jpg)
Published on Jun 04, 2024 09:00 AM IST
CPEC: No free lunches for Pakistan
This article is authored by Tara Kartha, director, (R&A), Centre for Land Warfare Studies, New Delhi.
![Pakistan' Prime Minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party Shehbaz Sharif.(AFP / File) Pakistan' Prime Minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party Shehbaz Sharif.(AFP / File)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/03/148x111/Pakistan_pm_shehbaz_sharif_1714036417083_1717398075390.jpg)
Published on Jun 03, 2024 12:33 PM IST
Olympics: Interplay of sports, geopolitics and diplomacy
This article is authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti and Gunwant Singh, scholars of international relation, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
![FILE - The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, a day after the official announcement that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be in the French capital, in Paris.(AP) FILE - The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, a day after the official announcement that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be in the French capital, in Paris.(AP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/31/148x111/France-Paris-2024-Budget-0_1674705854471_1674705854471_1717135696165.jpg)
Published on May 31, 2024 11:52 AM IST
Balancing global free trade and nationalism
Authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti and Gunwant Singh, scholars of international relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
![Trade (Representational photo)(Pixabay) Trade (Representational photo)(Pixabay)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/30/148x111/Funding-real-estate_1714999130295_1717074377335.jpg)
Published on May 30, 2024 06:38 PM IST
Pakistan’s judiciary: Pause, reflect, reform
This article is authored by Soumya Awasthi, member, Centre on Armed Groups, New Delhi.
![Pakistan Judiciary (AFP) Pakistan Judiciary (AFP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/30/148x111/pakistan-politics-justice_1b9264ea-95ab-11e8-a9be-0a3dd955ac48_1717064148607.jpg)
Published on May 30, 2024 03:48 PM IST
The EU AI Act: Implications and lessons for India
Authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti and Gunwant Singh, scholars of international relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
![Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/29/148x111/Screenshot_2024-01-14_173954_1705234246481_1716969069103.png)
Published on May 29, 2024 01:24 PM IST
Ebrahim Raisi’s death: Political shifts in Iran and beyond
This article is authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti and Gunwant Sing, scholars of international relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
![A woman holds up a poster of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the mam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran in a funeral ceremony for him and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest. (AP) A woman holds up a poster of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the mam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran in a funeral ceremony for him and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest. (AP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/28/148x111/Iran-1_1716354850021_1716884556754.jpg)
Published on May 28, 2024 01:57 PM IST
A look at the US Senate's TikTok legislation
Authored by - Ananya Raj Kakoti and Gunwant Singh, scholars of international relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
![The TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone screen in Tokyo, Japan. (AP) The TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone screen in Tokyo, Japan. (AP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/27/148x111/TikTok_1710386435654_1716784073129.jpg)
Published on May 27, 2024 09:59 AM IST
The next frontier of the defence industry
This article is authored by Tara Kartha, director (R&A), Centre for Land Warfare Studies, New Delhi.
![Indian Army Indian Army](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/21/148x111/The-decision-was-taken-at-the-biannual-Army-Comman_1712224170967_1716287563649.jpg)
Published on May 21, 2024 04:06 PM IST
Enhancing India’s soft power through the prism of Buddhism
This article is authored by Harsh Mahaseth Sadqua Khatoon.
![A sculpture of the head of Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, on display at the gallery. The gallery is curated by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Most of the objects retrieved are through the ministry of external affairs and other law enforcement agencies and are stored at the ASI’s central antiquity collection (CAC) or other authorities. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo) A sculpture of the head of Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, on display at the gallery. The gallery is curated by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Most of the objects retrieved are through the ministry of external affairs and other law enforcement agencies and are stored at the ASI’s central antiquity collection (CAC) or other authorities. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/11/148x111/purana-qila_eadf8828-cd62-11e9-8e3f-6f5f9fecffe4_1715428674018.jpg)
Published on May 12, 2024 09:00 AM IST
Moving beyond international aid intermediaries
This article is authored by Aude Darnal, ORF.
![US dollars,(HT PHOTO) US dollars,(HT PHOTO)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/11/148x111/_cea96d44-f41e-11e9-800c-f2f87dfa36aa_1715423569282.png)
Published on May 11, 2024 04:04 PM IST
Partnership and competition between India and China
This article is authored by Dr Sidhartha Tan and Dr Joe Thomas Karackattu.
![China India national flag cloth fabric waving on the sky with beautiful sun light - Image (Shutterstock) China India national flag cloth fabric waving on the sky with beautiful sun light - Image (Shutterstock)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/11/148x111/f483324a-34b1-11ec-a581-90b85644888b_1635070139119_1715423396146.jpg)
Published on May 11, 2024 04:01 PM IST
Myanmar: Humanitarian crisis will have regional fallout
This article is authored by Rahul Mishra.
![Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi(AP) Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi(AP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/04/148x111/Myanmar-Suu-Kyi-0_1713357421192_1714818481476.jpg)
Published on May 05, 2024 09:00 AM IST
Boomerang effect: Bangladesh's call for Indian product boycott
This article is authored by Ayanangsha Maitra, foreign affairs scholar and journalist.
![Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (AFP) Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (AFP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/01/148x111/Bangladesh-s-Prime-Minister-Sheikh-Hasina---AFP-_1704774666122_1714567792286.jpg)
Published on May 01, 2024 06:24 PM IST