Harsh V. Pant


Opinion | Jaishankar Makes It Clear: Pakistan Is Now Just A Sideshow For India

After generating days of excitement in the media, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit finally concluded w...

13 hours ago

Opinion | Israel Should Stop Fantasising About A 'Regime Change' In Iran

The world had been for months expecting the conflict in the Middle East to blow up. That escalation has happened finally...

1 week ago

Opinion | Modi's Ukraine Trip Is Why The World Shouldn't Compare India And China

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Poland and Ukraine this week. Both visits are historic in their own ways: for Po...

1 month ago

Opinion | Bangladesh's New Reality Doesn't Bode Well For India's Security

An interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has taken charge of a fractured Bangladesh after a meeting be...

2 months ago

Opinion | A Shot In The Arm: Trump's Rise Suddenly Seems Inevitable

Even before the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, American politics was churning. But after the dr...

2 months ago

Opinion | US, UK, France, Iran: Why Are People Done With Their Governments?

Politics around the world is evolving in ways that both leaders and analysts are finding difficult to assess and respond...

3 months ago

Opinion | Modi-Hasina Should Worry About China, But Not Too Much

​The inherent strength of India-Bangladesh relationship was once again in evidence as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh,...

3 months ago

Opinion | Modi 3.0: What China, Pakistan And Maldives Can Expect

As the third term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi commences, the world is watching keenly what changes and continuities...

4 months ago

Opinion | Rishi Sunak, UK's Accidental Prime Minister, Goes For Broke

Finally, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has decided to take a leap of faith as he last week called for an early general e...

4 months ago

Opinion | India Can't Wish Away The Growing Russia-China Bonhomie

As the world order continues to evolve, key players are reconfiguring their policies as a response. The West is being ch...

4 months ago

Opinion | Xi Jinping In Europe: Seeking To Win Friends And Influence People

Chinese President Xi Jinping is trying to win friends and influence people in Europe during his first trip to the contin...

5 months ago

Opinion | China Is Revamping Its Military, And India Must Not Take It Lightly

While India continues to be absorbed in its long-drawn elections, the rest of the world is moving ahead with its own pri...

5 months ago

Opinion | BrahMos For Philippines: A Symbolic Win In The Choppy Indo-Pacific

A new phase in India's defence ties with the Philippines commenced last week when the Indian Air Force handed the first...

5 months ago

Opinion | Indian Diplomacy Needs To Be In Top Gear Amid Iran-Israel Face-Off

The Middle East is on tenterhooks, again. A dangerous slide into an all-out war is being feared by most even as few seem...

6 months ago

Opinion | Ukraine's India Outreach, And The Search For New Friends

The Russia-Ukraine war shows no signs of ending any time soon. The death and destruction is all-pervasive, but both side...

6 months ago