What Taliban’s rise in Afghanistan means for India’s Chabahar Port project in Iran

The infrastructure that was meant to allow New Delhi to sidestep Pakistan and take the land route to Central Asia seems like a dead investment now.

Sanjay Kapoor

· Aug 16, 2021 · 01:30 pm

‘Globalisation is failing. Is populism the answer? Liberal values are down. Will xenophobia win?’

An interview with academician and cartoonist Maha Hosain Aziz, the author of ‘Future World Order’.

Sanjay Kapoor

· Aug 03, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Why there is so much uncertainty around Karmapa Lama’s return to India for key Dharamsala conference

Murmurs of Chinese and US involvement have cast a cloud of intrigue.

Sanjay Kapoor

· Oct 27, 2018 · 07:30 pm

Ghost towns and battle scars: A journey to Pakistan's terror hub of Waziristan

The Pakistan Army recently concluded anti-terror operations in what was once called one of the most dangerous places in the world.

Sanjay Kapoor

· Jun 13, 2018 · 01:30 pm

‘It is like Alcatraz’: Rohingya refugees resist Bangladesh plan to shift them to nowhere island

The Sheikh Hasina government wants to shift refugees to an island in the Bay of Bengal.

Sanjay Kapoor

· May 23, 2018 · 01:30 pm

With Pakistan Army expressing willingness for talks, is a thaw with India finally happening?

What needs to be seen is how India responds to this evolving peace process.

Sanjay Kapoor

· May 19, 2018 · 08:30 pm

How the China-backed Hambantota port project is changing the politics of Sri Lanka

Colombo’s decision to give the port on a 99-year lease to a Chinese company has led to questions of sovereignty.

Sanjay Kapoor

· Sep 18, 2017 · 12:30 pm

China’s touchiness over the Dalai Lama is in line with its aim of usurping Tibetan Buddhism

Chinese are working relentlessly to undermine authority of the Dalai Lama. Their intransigent campaign could mean that Beijing appoints his spiritual successor.

Sanjay Kapoor

· May 21, 2017 · 06:30 pm

Will India and Bangladesh seal deals to ward off China during Sheikh Hasina’s visit?

As Bangladesh prime minister’s first bilateral visit to India in seven years draws closer, there is increased anxiety on both sides.

Sanjay Kapoor

· Apr 05, 2017 · 03:00 pm

Why India must move fast on the Chabahar Port project in Iran

The project will open up a route to Afghanistan and Central Asia while helping India side-step Pakistan.

Sanjay Kapoor

· Jan 16, 2017 · 08:30 pm

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will transform the region, predicts China expert

This is a serious effort on Beijing’s part to try to shift the terms of the game in South Asia.

Sanjay Kapoor

· Jul 09, 2015 · 05:30 pm