Kishan S Rana

The chapters are thematic, each examining the evolution of transformation and national unity, covering the presidency and the Constitution and social and economic challenges

Comprehensive diplomatic goals, broken down into action plans for embassies, needed

As a significant global player, India has to play a more nuanced, multilayered diplomatic game

The country's diplomatic machinery should have more resources for proactive external engagement

Diplomacy especially attracts presidential cronies, and those that buy their ambassadorships

M K Rasgotra has created an enduring portrait of Indian diplomacy in the first 50 years of Independence

Is the idea of cooperative governance, in which governing coalitions and opposing parties actually join in tackling real issues, truly beyond our ken?

China operates a huge, rigorous selection and training process, from the junior-most levels to minister and governor. We can learn much from the numbers processed and the objective procedures

Last week in Shanghai, Indian and Chinese firms signed joint work plans. That is the way to go - compete, but also cohabit if feasible

Four major political takeaways from Narendra Modi's much-anticipated trip to China

India cannot resent neighbours moving ahead with infrastructure projects that serve their interests, funded by Chinese munificence

Narendra Modi's visit could reset relations with the island states to India's south

Two former Indian diplomats provide two different viewpoints on how the president's recent official trip moved India-US relations forward

To galvanise foreign investment, the government has to think harder about how to create and maintain a national brand

The prime minister has emphasised economic diplomacy, and the MEA's priorities and structure must reflect that

China's president wants to connect India with Central Asia, but India should focus on looking East