Pranay Sharma

Developments along the LAC, where a face-off continues between Indian and Chinese soldiers, has somewhat affected the Modi government’s success at the diplomatic front.

India, whose views are sought by others on the key challenges facing the world, can now hardly be expected to fall back on another country to resolve an issue that it sees essentially as a bilateral one.

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.

A shadow of uncertainty always hangs because neither India nor China knows where the Line of Actual Control is in these sensitive areas

Barring 1962, when the neighbours went to war, not a single bullet has been fired across the Sino-Indian border since 1975

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?