Colaba Conversation

With #SriLanka’s increasing #geopolitical significance, others like #Japan, the #US, and #Australia are interested in assisting the island nation, write Harsh V Pant & @gs_aditya or-f.org/130376

With the change in leadership in #Maldives, there will be some key realignments and the #China-#India  competitive dynamics in #SouthAsia will yet again be on full display, writes @raji143 or-f.org/130362

The #Netanyahu government’s plans to restrict the #power of the judiciary were being challenged on a national scale, leading to one of the most serious #political divisions in the nation’s history, says Harsh V Pant or-f.org/130412

Given #India’s growing stakes in the #MiddleEast, it too can’t remain immune to the reverberations from its extended #neighbourhood, argues Harsh V. Pant or-f.org/130438

It must be noted that #India has steadfastly opposed #CPEC over issues related to sovereignty and has raised concerns over issues of unsustainable debt, highlighted Harsh V. Pant & @kalpitm or-f.org/130478

#India’s balance between the #UnitedStates and #Bangladesh indicates that both states lack clarity in the nature and extent of their cooperation in the region, mentions @gs_aditya or-f.org/130489

In a consequence-based approach, interference and the disruption caused are looked at irrespective of the tools used. At the same time, this provides an avenue for adjudicating complaints about #electronic or #cyber attacks on #space assets, says @raji143 or-f.org/130492

An #Israeli ground attack to clear out #Gaza of #Hamas will in all likeliness have only short-term tactical gains which would erode quickly without any long-term strategic and #political blueprint, mentions @KabirTaneja or-f.org/130502

As challenges for the #BRI are mounting, #Xi’s words at the forum were an explicit acknowledgment that changes in #Chinese approach would be necessary if the second decade of #BRI is to see more accomplishments, mentions Harsh V. Pant or-f.org/130573

From a #geopolitical viewpoint, there is no better moment for countries such as #India, #Japan and #SouthKorea to collaborate closely on #maritime security in the #MiddleEast, writes @KabirTaneja or-f.org/130650

#China-#Russia ties are getting solidified as the #Ukraine war drags on and the fault lines between the #West and #China and #Russia become sharper, highlights Harsh V. Pant or-f.org/130665

The ferocity with which hard #power is making its presence felt is also a reflection of the complacency with which certain actors were engaging with #global affairs, highlights @KabirTaneja or-f.org/130927

The reasons behind the timing and severity of the punishment meted out by the #Qatari court are best known to #Doha, but its implications for #India’s ties with #Qatar can be far-reaching, mentions Harsh V Pant or-f.org/131009

Critical and emerging #technologies are gaining greater salience in the #India-US bilateral partnership, writes @raji143 or-f.org/129253

The #Biden administration has shown an unusual nimbleness in its strategic embrace of #Vietnam, and there has been a rapid expansion of ties in various fields. Harsh V Pant & @viveksans write or-f.org/129303

#NewDelhi, which is emerging as the critical anchor in shaping regional #connectivity, will have to do some heavy lifting, posits Harsh V Pant or-f.org/129330

#India has pointed out that “very specific evidence of criminal activities by individuals based on #Canadian soil has been shared with the Canadian authorities on a regular basis but not been acted upon”, notes Harsh V Pant or-f.org/129457

#Trudeau’s mishandling of an important relationship not only for #Ottawa but for the wider West has played right into the hands of #China, writes Harsh V Pant  or-f.org/129521