Is American hegemony indispensable in the world?

Indian hegemony is destructive on the Indian subcontinent but American hegemony is desirable in the world? This statement smacks of Pakistan’s desperation and American connivance. It also reveals China’s instigation and Japan’s ambivalence! Does it mean an Indian victim hood? Not in the least! It shows Indian diffidence and lack of assertiveness. Similar diffidence could [...]

The evolution of India’s foreign policy – Part IX

The short lived H. D. Deve Gowda administration was not oblivious to the virtues and pitfalls of India’s foreign policy compulsions. Prime Minister Deve Gowda appointed Inder Kumar Gujral as the Minister of External Affairs during his 10 month tenure. Gujral had been the Minister of External Affairs in V P Singh’s cabinet. He propounded [...]

The evolution of India’s foreign policy – Part VI

Vishwanath Pratap Singh and his National Front formed a minority government on December 2, 1989 with outside support from Bharatiya Janata Party and the communists from the left. This was not a viable government to begin with. Just the opposition to Rajiv Gandhi was not enough reason to hold these disparate groups of over-ambitious politicians [...]

Is the ‘Washington Consensus’ really over?

Gordon Brown said at the end of the G20 summit in London: “The old Washington consensus is over. Today we have reached a new consensus that we take global action together to deal with the problems we face, that we will do what is necessary to restore growth and jobs that we will take essential [...]

Obama might return from G-20 summit empty handed!

The White House would go in an overdrive to project President Obama’s first ever international summit as a roaring success before there is a drip drip drip of a dud G-20 submit just concluded. This is so typical of a new administration that lacks a world-wide-vision. World’s 20 leading economies would meet in London on [...]

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