Samir Saran

Reclaiming the storied legacy of the Arabian Sea

PM Modi and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed are putting in place the building blocks for a prosperous Arabian Sea community.

The just transition framework is unjust

The current Just Energy Transition Partnerships framework does not work for India because it prioritises G7’s agenda and overlooks our specific energy transition needs and challenges

Why India is key to 21st century multilateralism

The G20 — with its mix of developing and developed countries — offers the perfect platform for India to infuse partner nations with foundational ideas

India will prioritise data for development at G20

To share and benefit from development data, it must be accessible, of high-quality, and offered in real time. India at the helm of G20 has much to offer and will build on principles governing PM Modi’s Digital India initiative

India takes charge on the world stage

As India takes over the reins at G20, inclusivity and cooperation are at the core of its mission, as indicated clearly by the symbolism behind its new logo. 2023 will be a watershed year for India in global policymaking

Creating a bridge between SCO, G20

India is assuming the leadership of SCO and G20. While the two groupings have divergent goals, Delhi will need to ensure that the concerns of developing nations are not ignored. An assertive foreign policy that seeks to shape and steer conversations will help

What will India’s G20 presidency focus on?

India takes over the presidency of the group in December. To live up to the potential of this opportunity, it must choose a policy direction to focus on continuity, incorporate green and digital transitions, and recognise the realities of a post-pandemic world

The world is in flux. Self-reliance is vital

Trusted connectivity, diversified sources of materials, and resilient financial and trading arrangements have become strategic imperatives for India

The shaky ground that digital democracies walk on

Regulation has to be rethought. Big Tech boardrooms must be held to the standards of responsible behaviour that match their power to influence and persuade

The unravelling of Pax Americana

Afghanistan has eroded US power and credibility. A transactional America will now encounter transactional friends

In a new world, why old Europe matters

EU and UK are waking up to the Chinese threat, even as the convergence with India is growing

Resisting Chinese encroachment | Opinion

India must not contribute to the digital and economic rise of the same power that harms it

How India has actually done a great job in dealing with the Dragon

Despite the power differential, India successfully raised the cost of China’s land grab activities at Doklam, a feat that even the U.S. has struggled to accomplish in East Asia. While China was relentless in the pursuit of its goals, and had the resources to spend, India managed to call its bluff, and simultaneously allayed Bhutan’s concerns.

After Doklam, India and China must begin anew at the Xiamen BRICS meet

India will have to learn the fine art of staring down the dragon to preserve its political space, while embracing China for some important economic opportunities. At Doklam, it did the former; will a different India turn up at BRICS?

Trump’s stand on the Paris climate deal may help India

Trump’s belligerence towards the Paris accords may ironically become its undoing: By highlighting coal and gas, the US president has turned attention on the need for traditional sources.

What lies ahead for India and the world in the 2020s?

With tectonic and technological challenges causing disruptions, the neat correlation of a big economy with big power that bears big responsibilities is under scrutiny

China’s rise could be the biggest challenge to an ideas-based global order

Narendra Modi, Stephen Harper, Boris Johnson were most noticeable thinking heads at the recently concluded Raisina Dialogue

This is the time to face up to cyber threats

With the focus on demonetisation, India cannot afford a false separation between access and security in digital spaces.

The BRICS ship sails steady

BRICS remains on course for bigger, more effective projects in the years to come

The BRICS summit in Goa reinforces India’s position as a “bridge” between the liberal institutional order and the potential disruptive impulses of major powers that have opened up the possibility for contestation

Crippled by lazy politics

Kashmir crippled by lazy politics, needs greater outreach

After 70 years of blood and treasure, sacrifice and investment, surely India needed to show more options and a greater outreach than just the Abdullahs and Sayeeds? As prime minister, it is incumbent upon Narendra Modi to expand those options and enhance that outreach