S Krishnan

India’s sedition law: Should it be revoked or revamped?

June 29, 2023

Section 124A…is perhaps the prince among the political sections of the Indian Penal Code designed to suppress the liberty of the citizen. Affection cannot be manufactured or regulated by law. If one has no affection for a person or system, one should be free to give the fullest expression to...

PM Modi’s State visit to deepen India-US bonds

June 21, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State visit to the US at the invitation of President Joe Biden is a powerful signal that the future of the two countries is together. President Biden is poised to continue the upward trajectory of relations between India and the US. This is evident from his...

After NATO membership, Sweden will move from isolationist neutrality to allied solidarity

June 14, 2023

While the likely outcome of Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine remains unclear, Russia’s aggression has already changed the European security order in important ways. The only modern European historical comparison is Hitler’s invasion of Poland in September 1939. Both cases involved large-scale unprovoked attacks on a neighbouring country with the...

Decoding ‘Freebie Culture’ in Indian Politics

June 12, 2023

It is said that nothing in this world is for free. However, human psychology is such that people tend to get lured towards free gifts, vouchers, etc. offered by marketing companies who are trapping and eventually converting the potential prospects into clients in a way which is legal, permitted and...

LAC standoff souring India-China bilateral ties

December 15, 2022

The crisis that began at the disputed China–India border in the Tawang area in December 2022 was not the first—and almost certainly will not be the last—standoff at the Line of Actual Control (LAC). But the crisis was unique and its implications for China-India relations are likely to be far-reaching....

India’s ‘neutrality’ in Ukraine crisis is a dilemma for the US

July 15, 2022

As the United States ramps up efforts to rally international support to isolate Russia following its Ukraine invasion, Washington’s close Indo-Pacific partner and fellow democracy India refused to join the diplomatic coalition against Russia. Making it clear that it has no intention to hurt Russia ties, New Delhi neither condemned Russian action...