Russia / Ukraine - 1 year on ! 8 points. 1. February 24 marks the 1 yr anniversary of Ukraine/ Russia conflict 2. President Biden met with President Zelenskiy in Ukraine y'day,...

India's biggest foreign policy preoccupation is not Ukraine or Russia. It's China. Modi fears Putin is already looking eastward, toward Beijing. https://t.co/nThW37F9qx https://t.c...

It's been a busy week for ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ foreign policy - Cabinet approves major steps to combat ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ on border -Air India mega-purchase of 470 planes highlights ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ's rise -Report shows how ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ'...

Ukraine is not an ally of the US, or even a client anymore, but a satellite w/no sovereignty at all. Weโ€™ve scuttled peace agreements between Z & Putin, and now we can threaten to c...

It's been a busy week for ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ foreign policy - ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ rejects ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ proposal for sanctions on ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ for buying Russian oil - NSA Doval visits ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ - Can ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ's "disaster diplomacy" help reset ti...

It's been a busy week for ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ foreign policy - ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ-๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ take ties to the next level - ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ purchases of Russian oil breaking Western sanctions? - Top Ukrainian politicians wants sanctio...

It's been a busy week for ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ foreign policy - Major development in ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ's ties with ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ & the West - ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ pushes ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ to negotiate changes in Indus Water Treaty - Egypt's President come...

5 global stories of the week that shaped ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ foreign policy - Western alliance on ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ breaking apart? - Sunak's govt struggles as ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง hammered by crisis -๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ's charm offensive @ Dav...

It's been a busy week for ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ foreign policy - Big win for ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ on ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ terrorism - Dr. Jaishankar's crucial outreach to Sri Lanka & Maldives - ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ's ties w. a key European country in t...

Its been an exciting week for Indian foreign policy - Army Chief statements about ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ in his annual presser - Major developments in ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ-๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ties - Troubling news on the ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ trade fr...

Struck that Ukraine "maximalists" quote Churchill often, that "the price of greatness is responsibility." This assumes that foreign policy should be primarily about "greatness", th...

India's foreign policy needs upgrades, says Parliament Despite ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ's growing strength, it's held back acc. to Asia Power Index -5th in diplomatic network (behind S.KOR) -5th in...

1 \ BREAKING: New Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen signaled a policy shift on Ukraine in his 1st speech hinting the new government will take a more pro-Russian line. He said he w...

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far awayโ€ฆ US Presidents went to China and said, โ€œWe welcome the rise of China!โ€ Then a couple of years ago, they said, โ€œWe are not trying to conta...

I'm not as well-versed in IR theories as I should be, but couldn't the U.S. strategy in thwarting Russia in Europe be described as classic realpolitik "off-shore balancing"? What a...

One reason I publish poetry and share my thoughts about philosophy and spirituality on top of my political and foreign policy commentary is because as the information ecosystem get...

Privileged to deliver the 33rd Lecture of the Institute Lecture Series at @IIM_Calcutta on India and the World. ๐Ÿ“น: https://t.co/YqGC1yGFIc Made the following points: https://t.c...

Top EU foreign-policy official Josep Borrell admitted the Westโ€™s new cold war on China & Russia is NOT a battle of โ€œdemocracies vs authoritariansโ€ He conceded: โ€œOn our side, there...

Delivered the keynote address at a conference of Center for Contemporary China Studies (CCCS) on โ€œChinaโ€™s Foreign Policy and International Relations in the New Eraโ€. Made followin...

A new ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ National Security Strategy was released this week. My take? It's yet another instance of a US administration equating "International Order" with "American Leadership" [T...

I think Kremlin may view nuclear strike on Ukraine (with an American retaliatory strike) as a rational move. It may not make much sense in the context of foreign policy, but it doe...

The failure of the great fait accompli in Ukraine together with the apparent renewed vigor accredited to "integrated deterrence" at work there (despite failure to prevent the war)...

Here are a few quotes that you can use in the #UPSC Mains exam for #ForeignPolicy especially as introductions and conclusions. A thread ๐Ÿงต:

After Putin's mad invasion of Ukraine, the foundation of Western policy toward Russia must be that Russia will be unable to live in peace as long as the country is being ruled by P...