India

The choice to visit Lumbini for Buddha's birthday was carefully crafted both religiously and geopolitically.

Will the Qutub Minar and the Taj Mahal too be destroyed by Hindutva vandals like the 500-old Babri Masjid and replaced with temples?

The demolition of properties owned by Muslims was electorally rewarded in Uttar Pradesh. The tactic is being adopted in other parts of India now too.

The confidence-building and conflict-management MoU continues to be held up as a positive example. Where does it stand today?

Hindutva groups are laying claim to a growing number of sites where Muslim monuments and mosques stand, arguing that temples once stood on the same land.

Will this be the fate too of roads and rails planned to link this landlocked region with South and Southeast Asia?

Uneasy with both Russia’s invasion and Western sanctions, India is even more convinced that it must diversify its technology partnerships and develop more homegrown capabilities.

China’s presence in the region is on another level from India’s, yet New Delhi remains an important partner for Latin America.

Even as war in Europe grinds on, Washington should not lose sight of the frightening implications of recent developments in South Asia.

A WHO attempt to estimate India’s excess deaths during the pandemic sparked major backlash.

India and France, amid intensifying geopolitical trends in the Indo-Pacific region, are likely to build an even closer partnership.