The cycle of the baton being passed from one Western power to another has been broken. This is the big change in world history. The non-Western powers do not derive their identities, cultures, worldviews and ideals from a set of common historical experiences that defined the West.
Why are US-China ties so stable?
Dai Bingguo’s recent remarks suggest this basic Chinese position remains consistent after three decades
Does the contemporary environment give India the opportunity to position itself as an area of agreement between US and Russia?
The Modi government’s ambition to transform Indo-US relations could be constrained by the geopolitical realities of a changing world order
The govt is drifting into a military alliance with US without a proper national debate or a sensible assessment of its interests
In 1963 and 1970, China seemed open to a course correction with India but policymakers in Delhi did not take these signals seriously
Some shift the focus on Pakistan's ability to manipulate a "misguided" Washington. Such views are common but betray a naiveté.
What makes West Asia unpredictable, in contrast to other regions is the rules of the game are murky, and, the external great powers exude ambiguity about the extent of their strategic commitments.
India’s view about Pakistan may be built on fragile assumptions…
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