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The writer is a former secretary in the external affairs ministry. He tweets at @ambkcsingh

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Book Review | Cosy memoir spells out why trust is the secret of...

Rajiv Gandhi had been wrestling with a defiant President Zail Singh, the Bofors controversy, and the Arun Nehru and V.P....

9 Jan 2023 9:46 AM IST

People protest against executions and detentions in Iran, in front of the Iranian Permanent Mission to the UN in New York City on December 17, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

K.C. Singh | After 2022â€™s big challenges, looking at 2023 with hope

The year that is about to end saw multiple global challenges. If 2001 was the year of terrorism, 2008 that of the global...

28 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

The faceoff, which was reported near Yangtse in the Tawang sector, had lasted for few hours before both sides disengaged. Representational Image. (Twitter)

KC Singh | To keep peace at LAC, be ready to confront China

Benjamin Franklin once wrote that nothing in the world was certain, except for death and taxes. The assertive...

14 Dec 2022 12:18 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a bilateral meeting in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (

KC Singh | Will G-20 presidency be Indiaâ€™s crown of thorns?

India assumes the chairmanship of G-20 on December 1 this year. But the celebrations began on November 16, as the gavel...

18 Nov 2022 1:34 AM IST

Chinas President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening session of the 20th Chinese Communist Partys Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 16, 2022. - The effect was achieved through varying the lens focal length. (Photo by Noel CELIS / AFP)

KC Singh | Xi Jinping era extended as China enters â€˜stormy seasâ€™

The 20th national congress of the Communist Party of China began at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday,...

18 Oct 2022 1:48 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his September 30 address, threatened Nato with, among other things, his nuclear arsenal. (Photo: AP)

K.C. Singh | Russia, Iran, China, Brazil: Realpolitik in global churn

Accountability takes a backseat when politics gets polarised

5 Oct 2022 12:01 AM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Photo: AP)

K.C. Singh | Mend Pak ties, keep China in check to raise India heft

The presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin dominated all attention at the 22nd...

20 Sept 2022 12:08 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. (PTI file photo)

KC Singh | Balancing Russia, China & US gets more challenging

The 22nd summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) that will be held later this week — on September 15...

13 Sept 2022 4:15 AM IST

Ayman al-Zawahiri (Photo: AFP)

K.C. Singh | After Zawahiri: Be alert for Afghan churn, J&K fallout

Ayman al-Zawahiri’s elimination in an American drone attack, while lounging on the balcony of his house in Kabul,...

5 Aug 2022 12:25 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the I2U2 virtual Summit, in New Delhi, Thursday, July 14, 2022. (PTI Photo)

K.C. Singh | As Biden & Putin jostle, where does India stand?

Five months after the Ukraine war started, its international ramifications are still unfolding. While Vladimir...

25 July 2022 11:55 PM IST

Anti government protesters swim in a swimmingpool of the Sri lankan presidents official residence after storming into it in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (AP)

K.C. Singh | Bad policies and ill luck cause Sri Lankan crisis

The installation of Ranil Wickremesinghe as PM also had temporary impact as a quick solution to a complex scenario was...

13 July 2022 6:59 AM IST

From left, Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Joe Biden arrive for a G7 leaders group photo during a NATO summit in Brussels, Thursday March 24, 2022. (AP/PTI)

K.C. Singh | A fine balance? Liberalism on lips; realpolitik at home

The G-7 faced especially acute challenges this year as the global effects of Covid-19 pandemic have been compounded by...

29 Jun 2022 11:55 PM IST