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Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy
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Pragmatism set to define Sri Lanka’s foreign policy

Given the economic and geopolitical scenario, pragmatism is likely to take precedence — Sri Lanka will continue to balance between India and China

FILE PHOTO: Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addresses a gathering after taking his oath of office at the Presidential Secretariat, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 23, 2024. Sri Lanka President Media/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo (via REUTERS)
Published on Sep 26, 2024 09:02 PM IST

Delhi-Malé: Beginnings of a welcome recalibration

EAM S Jaishankar's visit to the Maldives marked a pivotal moment in India-Maldives relations, focusing on economic aid, developmental projects, and defense cooperation.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar calls on Maldives President Dr Mohamed Muizzu. (PTI Photo) (AP)
Updated on Aug 19, 2024 09:29 PM IST

Budget underscores India’s foreign policy aspirations

Structural issues like partial utilisation of allocated funds, slow implementation of projects, and short-staffing pose a major challenge to the successful implementation of the budget

Noida, India- July 23, 2024: People watching the live telecast of Union Budget 2024, at a shop in Sector 51. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)
Published on Jul 29, 2024 09:08 PM IST

What the upcoming polls hold for South Asia

Hasina’s victory will likely put Delhi-Dhaka relations under more scrutiny -with the West expecting India to be vocal about the state of democracy in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Elections 2024: Election campaign posters of Awami League hang on a road as traffic moves past ahead of the general election, in Dhaka.(Reuters)
Published on Jan 05, 2024 10:12 PM IST

India-China power play gets new life in Maldives

The victory of a pro-China government in the Maldives offers Beijing an opportunity to restore its influence in the Indian Ocean region

Maldives' President-elect of the Maldives' Mohamed Muizzu of the People's National Congress (PNC) party delivers a speech during a gathering with supporters following the country's presidential election, in Male on October 2, 2023. (AFP)
Published on Oct 07, 2023 01:48 AM IST

China is challenging India in the Indian Ocean Region

This has been a longstanding policy of China, but more recently, Beijing has been perturbed by New Delhi’s proactive push in China’s periphery along the wider Indo-Pacific. Beijing is attempting to portray itself as the new leader in the emerging multipolar world

n November 21, the Communist Party of China’s China International Development Cooperation Agency launched its first-ever Indian Ocean Region Forum. The latest development indicates Beijing’s keenness to institutionalise its influence in IOR and challenge India’s status quo in its backyard. (Shutterstock)
Updated on Dec 02, 2022 08:55 PM IST
ByHarsh V Pant and Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy

What do the young think of India’s foreign policy?

The young respondents of The ORF Foreign Policy Survey displayed a sophisticated understanding of India’s foreign policy and the evolving world order

Despite India’s rising stakes in the new world order, young people attached strategic importance to India’s neighbourhood. (Shutterstock)
Published on Nov 12, 2022 08:33 PM IST

Delhi-Dhaka: A model for the neighbourhood

The relationship has its roots in history, but both States have ensured continuous engagement, crucial for contemporary South Asian relations

Connectivity has been a vital aspect of the relations. Both States have perceived it as a means to promote mutual economic growth and counter China’s growing assertiveness (Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Dec 20, 2021 08:09 PM IST
ByHarsh V Pant and Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy
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