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3 weeks ago | 
pakistanpaigham.substack.com | Aishwaria Sonavane |Sudha Ramachandran
In the latest Paigham, I explore how Jirgas are shaping Pakistan-Afghanistan diplomacy. As political tensions persist and formal negotiations falter, can these indigenous governance systems offer a sustainable path forward? Image Courtesy: AFPThe Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, often seen as a barometer of their diplomatic tensions, reopened on March 19 after a 27-day closure.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
thediplomat.com | Sudha Ramachandran
Its top-most diplomatic official engaged with the Taliban’s acting foreign minister in Dubai recently. Even as Pakistan-Afghanistan relations deteriorated significantly in the last week of December, India’s engagement with the Taliban regime went up several notches. On January 8, India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met the Taliban’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai. This is New Delhi’s highest-ranking outreach to the Taliban regime.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
tribunecontentagency.com | Sudha Ramachandran
The fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria has evoked deep concern in India, prompting New Delhi to respond cautiously to the rapidly changing events in the region.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
thediplomat.com | Sudha Ramachandran
The fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria has evoked deep concern in India, prompting New Delhi to respond cautiously to the rapidly changing events in the region.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
thediplomat.com | Sudha Ramachandran
After talks with the Taliban held during Donald Trump’s first presidency, the United States signed a “peace agreement” with the insurgent group, which set in motion a series of developments that culminated in the Taliban’s capture of power in Afghanistan in August 2021. With Trump’s return for a second presidential term, the Taliban will have a familiar face in the White House.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
tribunecontentagency.com | Sudha Ramachandran
Relations between India and Bangladesh, which have been on a downturn since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5, seem to be caught now in a downward spiral. The impact is evident not just in increasingly accusatory official statements, but also in unrest that is impacting the lives and livelihoods of ordinary people.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
thediplomat.com | Sudha Ramachandran
Vandalism of a Bangladeshi diplomatic mission in India has ignited smoldering tensions over the treatment of minorities. Relations between India and Bangladesh, which have been on a downturn since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5, seem to be caught now in a downward spiral. The impact is evident not just in increasingly accusatory official statements, but also in unrest that is impacting the lives and livelihoods of ordinary people.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
thediplomat.com | Sudha Ramachandran
Sri Lankan voters have given an emphatic mandate to the leftist Janata Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)-led National People’s Power (NPP) coalition. Seven weeks after the coalition’s Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential election, it won a sweeping victory in parliamentary elections, snagging 159 out of 225 total seats. The result is historic; no party has won a two-thirds majority since the proportional representation system was introduced in 1978.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
thediplomat.com | Sudha Ramachandran
Nepali Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli is scheduled to visit China on December 2-6. New Delhi has traditionally been the first port of call for newly sworn-in Nepali prime ministers. However, with the invitation from India not materializing in the four months since Oli became prime minister, and with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepting Oli’s invitation to visit Nepal but not showing up in Kathmandu yet, the Nepali prime minister decided to accept China’s invitation.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
thediplomat.com | Grant Wyeth |Saqlain Rizve |Shannon Tiezzi |Sudha Ramachandran
For 13 Asia-Pacific countries, we ask: Would the government prefer Kamala Harris or Donald Trump as the next U.S. president? U.S. voters will pick their next president on November 5. The choice between current Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate, and former President Donald Trump of the Republican Party will reverberate around the world, as the two present stark differences in their domestic and foreign policy outlooks.
