Raja Mohan

Indian journalist and academic

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India remains dependent on the West for capital, technology, markets and security, while deepening ties with Russia and China for strategic reasons,
Russia is no longer in a position to help India balance China,
I see it more as evidence of the Arab states' continuing inability to build a dependable regional security system and, importantly, as Saudi Arabia hedging against uncertainty over the reliability of the US security umbrella,
For India, this should be a warning that New Delhi cannot remain primarily a diplomatic and economic player in the Gulf. It needs greater military reach in the region and deeper, practical security and defense relationships with individual Middle Eastern countries,
Pakistan does not view its border problem with Afghanistan as merely cartographic but existential,
With Gaza still under fire and regional tensions heightened by Iran's diminished but still consequential role, Modi's Israel visit underscores India's effort to advance hard interests without being drawn into regional camps,

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