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    Seema Guha
    About the AuthorSeema Guha
    Seema Guha is a senior journalist covering foreign affairs.
      Gadi Eisenkot
      World

      Choice for Israel’s Opposition: Work with Arab parties or let Netanyahu return

      30 Oct 2026 6:57 AM IST
      Lulas Brazil victory checks rightward shift as Flávio Bolsonaro seeks annulment
      Analysis

      Lula's Brazil victory checks rightward shift as Flávio Bolsonaro seeks annulment

      26 Oct 2026 2:01 PM IST
      Israel polls: Oct 7 becomes Netanyahu’s Achilles heel; can he cobble the numbers?
      Analysis

      Israel polls: Oct 7 becomes Netanyahu’s Achilles' heel; can he cobble the numbers?

      26 Oct 2026 11:44 AM IST
      ITBP, India-China border issue, Arunachal Pradesh
      Arunachal Pradesh

      ITBP Arunachal row: Face-offs on unmarked border not unusual, says China expert

      23 Oct 2026 3:47 PM IST
      Seemas review of Saeed Naqvis memoir The World Was Not Their Story
      Features

      The World Was Not Their Story review: A reporter’s journey beyond ‘navel-gazing’ beat

      22 Oct 2026 3:26 PM IST
      France Protest
      World

      ‘State silence is violence’: Filmmaker Vijay Singh on French student protests

      22 Oct 2026 2:31 PM IST
      Rubio says trade deal near finish line as India-US ties show signs of recovery
      India

      Rubio says trade deal near finish line as India-US ties show signs of recovery

      21 Oct 2026 8:06 AM IST
      Sergio Gor
      India

      US ambassador Gor’s ‘expect’ remark stirs up political storm over Jaishankar-Rubio meeting

      16 Oct 2026 7:55 PM IST
      CJP protest in New Delhi
      India

      Message from Lanka, Nepal to India’s Gen Z: Resist like Gandhi, organise well

      15 Oct 2026 6:00 PM IST
      Vance’s jibe and Rubio’s visit: A test for India-US strained ties
      Analysis

      Vance’s jibe and Rubio’s visit: A test for India-US strained ties

      10 Oct 2026 8:10 AM IST
      Israel-Palestine Gaza war
      Analysis

      Three years after October 7 Hamas attack, has Israel become any safer?

      7 Oct 2026 1:17 PM IST
      Modi, Swiss President sign 5 MoUs, bet big on innovation, infra, people-to-people ties
      India

      Modi, Swiss President sign 5 MoUs, bet big on innovation, infra, people-to-people ties

      5 Oct 2026 7:13 PM IST
      Palestine ambassador questions India’s ‘consistency’ on Gaza | Exclusive interview
      The Federal Special

      Palestine ambassador questions India’s ‘consistency’ on Gaza | Exclusive interview

      4 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
      US President Donald Trump and Iran
      World

      Another US-Iran escalation in the offing as Trump weighs next move?

      2 Oct 2026 8:23 PM IST
      United Nations Security Council and india
      Analysis

      India wants a permanent UNSC seat; is it worth the effort?

      2 Oct 2026 5:00 PM IST
      Xi Jinping, Peng Liyuan, Melania Trump, Donald Trump
      Analysis

      Trump-Xi summit leaves India caught between two undesirable possibilities

      28 Sept 2026 8:21 PM IST
      Xi-Trump meet: Plenty of optics, pleasantries, few breakthroughs
      Analysis

      Xi-Trump meet: Plenty of optics, pleasantries, few breakthroughs

      25 Sept 2026 11:06 AM IST
      U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House after the Supreme Court struck down his emergency tariffs.
      Analysis

      Arc of India’s foreign policy reveals a loss of moral voice under Modi

      24 Sept 2026 3:34 PM IST
      Donald Trump and Xi Jinping
      Analysis

      Xi-Trump summit: Why thawing of US-China ties puts India on high alert

      23 Sept 2026 6:00 PM IST
      US sanctions on Russian oil companies
      Analysis

      Russian oil sanctions sword hangs over already-fraught India-US ties

      17 Sept 2026 6:08 PM IST
      Mecca
      Analysis

      Saudi-Houthi clash opens new front in Gulf conflict, further imperils energy routes

      16 Sept 2026 11:15 PM IST
      Modi at BRICS: PTI
      Analysis

      Amid bonhomie with Xi, why Modi’s critical minerals caution is a reassurance to Trump

      14 Sept 2026 6:25 AM IST
      Modi-Xi BRICS meet excellent optics; real test will come when euphoria fades
      Analysis

      Modi-Xi BRICS meet excellent optics; real test will come when euphoria fades

      13 Sept 2026 1:28 PM IST
      The fragile consensus underpinning India’s high-stakes BRICS Summit win
      Analysis

      The fragile consensus underpinning India’s high-stakes BRICS Summit win

      12 Sept 2026 9:43 PM IST
      Vladimir Putin Narendra Modi
      Analysis

      Modi-Putin meet: Why India won't walk away from Russia, even under US pressure

      11 Sept 2026 8:19 PM IST
      BRICS summit
      India

      India's BRICS tightrope: Navigating China, Trump, and Middle East crises

      11 Sept 2026 6:20 AM IST
      Trump aide Peter Navarro claims Indias Brahmins profiteering from Russian oil trade
      The Federal Special

      SCO may be a pro-China club but India still needs to be there

      1 Sept 2026 6:41 PM IST
      Narendra Modi, Donald Trump
      Opinion

      Indo-US ties: The Trump turbulence may not be temporary

      18 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST
      Beyond uranium: Decoding growing trust in India-Australia relations
      Analysis

      How the India-Australia uranium deal presents a symbol of mutual trust

      10 July 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Funeral diplomacy: India’s actions raise questions on its West Asia policy
      Analysis

      Funeral diplomacy: India’s actions raise questions on its West Asia policy

      3 July 2026 4:51 PM IST
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