ICS In The Media

Shyam Saran

Don’t lose sight of the Neighborhood

‘Neighbourhood First” has been a cardinal component of India’s foreign policy. Unless India manages its periphery well in the subcontinent, its pursuit of a more significant role‘

Hindustan Times
23 Apr 2022

Hemant Adlakha

BRI and the ‘Indo-Pacific Strategy: Geopolitical vs. Geostrategic

‘It is widely known across the US “think tank-land” and in the strategic affairs community that the US initiative to tighten the noose around China was first initiated under the Bush administration just months before‘

Moderndiplomacy
21 Apr 2022

Shyam Saran

Violence against Muslims rampant but can India manage the fallout is the question we must ask

‘The events of the past few weeks fill one with a sense of foreboding. The diversity of our country has been its defining characteristic through the ages. It is threatened with a stifling uniformity.‘

ThePrint
20 Apr 2022

Zorawar Daulet Singh

Ukraine Crisis vindicates core tenets of India’s foreign policy

‘‘Will Asia’s future be like Europe’s past?’ was the question asked for decades, as a metaphor to warn Asian statesmen to learn the lessons from European catastrophes a century ago.‘

The Times of India
17 Apr 2022

Srikanth Kondapalli

Wang Yi hurt India-China ties

‘China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s unheralded visit to India on March 25, amidst the continuing stalemate in Russia’s war on Ukraine and the continuing India-China stand-off in Ladakh‘

Deccan Herald
12 Apr 2022

Anurag Viswanath

Can China really get off the zero-Covid tiger? Xi’s government remains wary of a U-turn despite great public anger against the Shanghai lockdown

‘Early signs of relaxation are now being seen but Shanghai, a city of 25 million, has been under a long lockdown – where those outside don’t want to get in and those inside want to get out.‘

The Times of India
11 Apr 2022

Anand P Krishnan

Clear or blurred? Viewing China through CPI(M)’s lens?

‘The 23rd congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) commenced in Kannur, in northern Kerala, from 6 April 2022. It is after ten years that Kerala is playing host‘

The New Indian Express
7 Apr 2022

Sandip Mishra

A New South Korean President: What Challenges Await Yoon Suk-Yeol?

‘In an exceptionally close South Korean presidential election, Yoon Suk-yeol of the opposition People Power Party (PPP) defeated Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party‘

Eurasiareview
5 Apr 2022

Hemant Adlakha

Japan-US-Korea Alliance: Beijing fears New Security Architecture in East Asia

‘South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol shares three common things with Japan’s recently elected PM Fumio Kishida – conservative leaning, hostility towards North Korea, and hate-China outlook.‘

Moderndiplomacy
2 Apr 2022

Prabir De

Time has come to realize the BIMSTEC dream

‘The 5th BIMSTEC Summit ended on March 30 in Colombo. The Summit adopted the BIMSTEC Charter for the first time, since its inception in 1997 ‘

The Economic Times
2 Apr 2022