Every decade tests India’s ability to balance between power blocs. From Nehru’s Bandung Conference to Indira’s Brezhnev axis, from Vajpayee’s Washington–Moscow manoeuvres to today’s Modi–Putin–Xi engagements, the story is one of continuity: India refusing to be dictated, preferring to script its own terms of engagement.
Read MoreIn Tianjin, as Modi, Putin, and Xi share a rare triangular stage, the encounter transcends summit optics. It echoes Bandung’s diplomacy, Indira–Brezhnev’s axis, and Vajpayee’s balancing act, marking another historical turn in India’s search for strategic autonomy amid shifting global currents.
Read MoreIndia’s energy diplomacy with Russia has shifted from Cold War solidarity to refinery-led opportunism. As discounted oil keeps the economy afloat, questions loom—are we building resilience or courting overdependence? A deeper look at history, strategy, and future risks.
Read MoreAt the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, the warmth of Prime Minister Modi’s embrace with Vladimir Putin went beyond optics. It symbolised a recalibrated Eurasian diplomacy where India balances West–Russia tensions while deepening strategic stakes in the SCO and BRICS.
Read MorePrime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Xi Jinping in Tianjin underscored India’s evolving multipolar diplomacy—balancing rivalry and dialogue. New Delhi’s strategy is neither retreat nor alignment but a pragmatic pursuit of coexistence in a fractured, fast-shifting world order.
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