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Why structural realists are wrong to predict that Russia will help the US against China
Russia will indeed seek to “balance” China in the future and arguably already is
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Why the Indian Foreign Secretary will seek to bring Russia into the Indo-Pacific
Russia is becoming a relevant Indo-Pacific power contrary to the US’ recently expressed expectations
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Why did the Russian ambassador to Pakistan describe his country as a “developing” one?
Nobody should mistake Russia’s renewed prominence as an aspiration to restore its lost superpower status
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Why Moscow’s upcoming anti-terrorist conference is a timely move
There should be serious consideration about the wisdom of proposing another round of Afghan-related talks
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Did tweets by Greta Thunberg and Rihanna help or harm the Indian farmers’ protest movement?
The resultant international scandal this caused brought the dark aspect of Indian online life to the forefront
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Did Iran really carry out an anti-Israeli terrorist attack in India?
It is too premature to grant credibility to India’s innuendo that Iran was involved in this attempted terrorist attack
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What’s at stake for India’s protesting farmers?
These protests are significant because they expose tensions within the Indian economy
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Biden should not scapegoat Russia if he reverses Trump’s Afghan drawdown
It would be best if the Administration stays the course on Afghanistan, but that scenario can’t be taken for granted
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Pompeo is right, India’s ties with China and Russia have worsened
All of these observations confirm that BRICS isn’t what it used to be before Trump entered office
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The future of US-Indian relations depends on New Delhi’s S-400 decision
India has long wanted to turn Russia and China against each other in order to divide and rule them both









