Madhav Nalapat

Madhav Nalapat

Madhav Das Nalapat is a contributor to The Diplomat and holds the UNESCO Peace Chair and is Director of the Department of Geopolitics at Manipal University in southern India. Nalapat is a former Coordinating Editor of the Times of India and writes extensively on security, policy and international affairs.

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  1. Give Democracy a Chance in Syria

    Central AsiaSecurityIndia

    The groups circling for if the Assad regime falls are no solution to the country’s problems. The U.S. and EU should steer clear, Indian Decade contributor Madhav Nalapat writes from Syria.

  1. The Meaning of the Congress Thrashing

    PoliticsSouth AsiaIndia

    India's ruling Congress party has suffered a major setback in key assembly elections. Does the rise of regional powers spell the end of a Congress-led government?

  2. Why the US Fumbled Afghanistan

    Central AsiaSecurityAfghanistan

    A decade after the Afghan War began, it’s clear the US made a mistake in not working more with India. The missteps then have haunted it since.

  3. Al-Qaeda Goes Local in India

    SecuritySouth AsiaIndia

    India is becoming a hotbed of terrorist recruitment. Police corruption and shameful incidents like the Gujarat pogrom are making it even worse.

  4. EU Pushing Sri Lanka Toward China

    SecuritySouth AsiaSri Lanka

    Western pressure on Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa over the defeat of the Tamil Tigers risks creating another Burma.

  5. The Anglosphere Can Lead the World

    PoliticsSouth AsiaIndia

    …argues Madhav Nalapat. But only if Barack Obama takes a leaf out of George W. Bush’s book and treats India as a partner.

  6. How China Plays the Great Game

    East AsiaSecurityChina

    The prize for China is ejecting the US from Asia, says Madhav Nalapat. Its best chance to claim it? NATO’s defeat in Afghanistan.