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Rushali Saha
Rushali Saha is a New Delhi based independent researcher and foreign affairs columnist. She is currently working as a security risk analyst with Horizon Intelligence, a Belgium-based threat intelligence firm.
She was a visiting fellow at the Stimson Center in 2021-22 and a NASP fellow at The Takshashila Institution in 2023. She was previously a Research Analyst at the Diplomat Risk Intelligence. Rushali’s work explores the evolving geopolitics of South Asia and the Indo-Pacific region with a specific focus on India-U.S. relations and Indian foreign policy.
December 16, 2024
US Needs to Accept the Reality of India-Russia Relations
By Rushali Saha
Constraining India’s foreign policy choices will be seen as disregard for its sovereignty and provoke ire.
November 25, 2024
Will Adani’s Indictment in the US Dent Modi-Trump Ties?
By Rushali Saha
It may not derail relations with the U.S., but if New Delhi fails to launch a domestic investigation, it will damage India's credibility as a reliable partner.
November 15, 2024
Why India and Australia Should Expand Their Partnership to the Pacific
By Rushali Saha
Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region requires New Delhi and Canberra to take a truly holistic approach toward the region.
October 29, 2024
Will the West Isolate New Delhi Amid the India-Canada Row?
By Rushali Saha
Given deep linkages in multifaceted directions, the derailment of India’s ties with Western countries would require geopolitical realignment, which seems unlikely at this stage.
October 25, 2024
Modi-Xi Meeting in Russia: Tactical Thaw or Prolonged Peace?
By Rushali Saha
The handshake on the sidelines of the BRICS summit happened days after India announced that the two countries had reached a border patrolling agreement
October 16, 2024
India Turns to Maritime Neighbors to Navigate Troubled Neighborhood
By Rushali Saha
India’s traditional focus on its continental borders resulted in neglect of the maritime domain. That is changing.
September 27, 2024
Tempering Expectations of an India-China ‘Reset’
By Rushali Saha
Despite pressure from industry groups to explore openings for trade and investment with China, the Indian security establishment is unlikely to alter the status quo soon.
September 16, 2024
Adani Airport Controversy in Kenya Discredits India’s Reputation in Africa
By Rushali Saha
As India leans more toward the private sector to fulfill its overseas economic goals, it must take measures to ensure its credibility remains unaffected.
April 08, 2024
How the Katchatheevu Island Controversy Impacts India’s ‘Neighborhood First’ Diplomacy
By Rushali Saha
Modi’s decision to revisit a sovereignty dispute resolved in the 1970s risks tearing a rift in ties with Sri Lanka.
February 24, 2024
Greece Charts a Course in the Indo-Pacific
By Rushali Saha
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was the chief guest at the Raisina Dialogue, a clear indication of Athens’ growing interest in the region.
January 22, 2024
Making Sense of India’s Muted Response to the Red Sea Crisis
By Rushali Saha
India’s supposedly passive response is characteristic of New Delhi’s tightrope balance between Iran and the United States.
April 12, 2023
Tempering Expectations From Bangladesh’s ‘Embrace’ of the Indo-Pacific
By Rushali Saha
It may be tempting to read foreign policy choices as “embracing” the Indo-Pacific, but a closer look reveals Dhaka’s continued sense of hesitancy.
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