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Folly of an Indian Nuclear Shift
Whatever the headlines over Pakistan’s nuclear build-up, India should stick to its no-first-use policy on nuclear weapons.
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India’s Foreign Policy Tightrope
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is in India for a high-profile visit. But the real clues to regional relations came last month.
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India Eyed for US Great Wall Plan?
Neoconservatives have urged Barack Obama to boost US defence ties with India to counter China. But the last thing the US needs is a polarized Asia, writes Robert Dreyfuss.
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The History of Sino-India Tensions
Watchers of Asia's two big rising powers are getting it wrong, says The Diplomat's Madhav Nalapat. In focusing on economics and a border dispute, they are overlooking the biggest irritant to ties: a soft-spoken monk who was granted asylum in India 50 years ago.
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An Interview With Lawrence Prabhakar
The Diplomat speaks with Lawrence Prabhakar, Professor of Political Science at India's Madras Christian College, about Manmohan Singh's recent trip to Washington, Indo-US ties and China's growing maritime presence in the Indian Ocean.
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Sri Lanka – The New Great Game
The defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in May brought an end to Sri Lanka's civil war. But the conflict also shed light on a bitter geopolitical struggle taking place against the backdrop of the declining influence of the West and the emerging influence of India and China. Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe explores the implications of Sri Lanka's evolving foreign policy.
