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Shyam Saran

Shyam Saran

Shyam Saran is a Honorary Senior Faculty and Member of the Governing Board at Centre for Policy Research. He is a former Foreign Secretary of India and has served as Prime Minister’s Special Envoy For Nuclear Affairs and Climate Change. After leaving government service in 2010, he headed the Research and Information System for Developing Countries, a think tank focusing on economic issues (2011-2017) and was Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board under the National Security Council (2013-15). He is currently Life Trustee of India International Centre, Member of the Governing Board of the Institute of Chinese Studies, a Trustee at the World Wildlife Fund (India) and Member of the Executive Council of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2011 for his contributions to civil service.

Shyam Saran

The Galwan clash occurred six months after the Doklam disengagement and two high-profile meetings. India must not lower its guard

Updated On: 26 Oct 2024 | 12:50 AM IST

What is worth noting is that Saudi Arabia has gone all out to develop and leverage advanced science and technology to underpin its rapid economic and social transformation

Updated On: 15 Oct 2024 | 10:25 PM IST

India's growing global role clashes with its domestic challenges. Navigating foreign policy requires a balance between global responsibilities and the imperative of social and economic development

Updated On: 17 Sep 2024 | 10:46 PM IST

This is one of the most informative pieces of history writing on contemporary China and will remain a reference work for a long time to come

Updated On: 13 Sep 2024 | 10:53 PM IST

India at 77 stands as a country that has held its own, showing a remarkable capacity to manage an essentially adversarial external environment

Updated On: 29 Aug 2024 | 6:06 AM IST

In 'Muslim, Trader, Nomad, Spy', Sulmaan Wasif Khan writes about China's occupation of Tibet in 1950 and its attempts at assimilating an unfamiliar territory peopled by a strange mix of ethnicities

Updated On: 21 Aug 2024 | 10:37 PM IST

Over the years, India has enjoyed bipartisan support in the US and this asset must be kept intact and nurtured through across the board political and civil society engagement

Updated On: 20 Aug 2024 | 10:49 PM IST

The Damascus Events is a fascinating narrative of the interplay between geopolitical, social, economic, and technological transformations that culminated in two catastrophic wars of the 20th century

Updated On: 05 Aug 2024 | 10:28 PM IST

Geopolitical equations as seen by China do not, as yet, seem to justify a more accommodating posture towards India

Updated On: 16 Jul 2024 | 10:29 PM IST

The unusual charm of trekking to Mardi Himal in the rainy season

Updated On: 01 Jul 2024 | 10:39 PM IST

India needs to recalibrate its economic approach, focusing on trade, manufacturing, and the informal economy

Updated On: 27 Jun 2024 | 10:49 PM IST

Milan Vaishnav's book is a treatise on India's national security apparatus, highlighting the challenges and the positive role it plays against difficult odds

Updated On: 20 May 2024 | 9:27 PM IST

When our gaze shifts from the domestic to the external after the polls, the challenges would have multiplied

Updated On: 14 May 2024 | 10:49 PM IST

Despite its stakes in the region, its policy doesn't aim for long-term regional stability

Updated On: 29 Apr 2024 | 9:54 PM IST

The civil war in the country has spilled over into India and the time may have come to review our tacit support to the junta

Updated On: 16 Apr 2024 | 10:30 PM IST

In a thriving democracy, free and fair elections are vital, but so is strengthening constitutionally empowered institutions

Updated On: 19 Mar 2024 | 9:46 PM IST

Amid economic troubles, China's changing geopolitical outlook opens the door for renewed engagement with India

Updated On: 13 Feb 2024 | 10:15 PM IST

The diplomatic responses to Lai Ching-te's victory underscore the challenge and importance of maintaining the status quo in the region

Updated On: 16 Jan 2024 | 10:59 PM IST

Former diplomat Vijay Gokhale's latest work, delves into the complex geopolitical landscape of 1949-59, exploring the intricacies of India-China relations, and the lessons learned

Updated On: 15 Jan 2024 | 10:17 PM IST

In an era of AI and geopolitical transformation, we may find ourselves feeling nostalgic about 2023 as the new year unfolds

Updated On: 19 Dec 2023 | 9:15 PM IST