Pranay Sharma

With the Chinese soldiers having clearly intruded a few kilometres into India-held positions, how can the stand-off be resolved without either side having to eat the humble pie?

The build-up at the border—triggered by aggressive posturing and ‘transgressions’ by soldiers of the PLA into the Indian side of the LAC—coincides with a marked rise in anti-China feelings in India in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.

How politics in Nepal might pan out in the coming days may not be in India’s control. But Delhi must reclaim the primacy of place it enjoyed for decades among the Nepali political leaders, as well as the people of the country.

The American President has been showing signs of growing nervousness in the face of widespread criticism on the COVID-19 issue in an election year.

Sanders’ radical list of demands, like writing off trillion dollars’ worth of student and medical loans, had set off alarm bells through much of the Democratic party establishment.

The decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to share the drug with other countries in a crisis-situation like this, wherein a large number of people are dying every day, is commendable, writes Pranay Sharma.

The US is the worst hit country with nearly 300,000 cases and 8000 deaths, over 3,500 of them in New York alone.

Experts feel Delhi should not bring back the minority Sikh community as it would only demoralise the Afghan government and further polarise the fractious society.

The move to blame China for the current mess the world finds itself in began in the United States with President Donald Trump’s critical public utterances.

This is not a panic reaction to any particular development in the country or a comment on the government’s handling of the situation. It is a global exercise on the instruction of the US State department.

The possibility of a substantial loss in remittance in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic is real. In 2018-19, India received the highest remittance in the world -- $ 79 billion!

Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries. With healthcare structure in shambles, peace talks involving the Taliban and the United States are unlikely in the near future

The G20 Summit, held for the first time over video conferencing, admitted the globe faced the biggest challenge it has since World War-II over 70 years ago

Modi engages SAARC leaders on anti-coronavirus strategy

Containing the coronavirus and restarting its factories soon will be a big task for China whose economy has slowed to a 6 per cent GDP growth

Pakistan is certain to extract its pound of flesh for bringing Taliban to the talks table with US. Anti-India terrorist activities could also get a boost

World economy is now interconnected and the impact of coronavirus is expected to be more pronounced compared to SARS outbreak in 2003

But, as dust from the pomp and circumstance settles down, it may be a legitimate question to ask: What the visit was all about?

Despite differences in some key areas like Indo-Pak relations or the situation in Afghanistan, having US on its side helps India in dealing with other players at the global stage, while also ­expanding its geo-strategic space.