Articles by Gurjit Singh
India-Thailand leadership can reinvigorate Bimstec
Bimstec’s inaction is largely self-inflicted. In practical terms, Bimstec is only as active as India makes it
Published on Apr 02, 2025 07:39 PM IST
Far-right’s agenda gets mainstreamed in Berlin
Germany's elections saw a record 83.5% turnout, with CDU/CSU leading at 28.5% and AfD rising to 20.8%, while SPD suffered historic losses.
Updated on Feb 25, 2025 08:02 PM IST
A new opportunity for New Delhi and Jakarta
India invites Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto for Republic Day 2025, aiming to strengthen ties in defence, trade, energy, tourism, and education.
Updated on Jan 11, 2025 08:05 PM IST
Will Indonesia’s Prabowo revive Bandung spirit?
Prabowo has shown that he will be a hands-on foreign and strategic policy president, unlike Joko Widodo, who was more interested in domestic politics
Published on Nov 01, 2024 09:37 PM IST
Sri Lanka: New president’s primary challenge will be to set the economy right
Anura Kumar Dissanayake has ridden on the wave of public anger and is tasked to change the political system to make it more honest and responsive
Published on Sep 24, 2024 07:00 AM IST
In Africa, China eyes minerals and UN clout
China intends to challenge India’s narrative about being the voice of the Global South.
Published on Sep 08, 2024 12:35 AM IST
Why Bangladesh didn’t go the Sri Lanka way
Sri Lanka has shown democratic intent. In the case of Bangladesh, the democratic roots are weak, and the willingness of the army to step in repeatedly, despite elected governments being in power, is perhaps the major difference between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Published on Aug 12, 2024 09:26 PM IST
In EU polls, rise of far-Right has not eclipsed the centrists
In fact, the European People’s Party (EPP) has actually increased its seats. Its partners, the Socialists and Democrats, have had ups and downs in different countries but have not suffered a major loss
Updated on Jun 16, 2024 12:10 PM IST
Engaging with Africa calls for new thinking
The Union government has done a lot to bring Africa into focus. It is time for more autonomous participation by Indian businesses, institutions and hospitals.
Published on May 24, 2024 11:19 PM IST
ASEAN must coordinate better on the Indo-Pacific
ASEAN countries are aware that the declining trust among countries in the Indo-Pacific require AOIP to be developed into a more effective mechanism.
Published on Apr 16, 2024 10:05 PM IST
Learning from Jakarta on simultaneous polls
For India, Indonesia is a living laboratory to study the One-Nation, One-Election system, though their electorate is only about a quarter of India’s
Published on Mar 02, 2024 09:51 PM IST