Shyam Balasubramanian
Shyam Balasubramanian
Failed at soft power, China's Confucius Institutes to now serve Beijing's diplomatic goals
China's pressing desire to project soft power
Stay and work to end shutdowns, or get arrested: US Senator's suggestion to politicians
The US government has shut down over an inability of the members of the country's Senate to find terms to agree on continuing the allocation of money to the government.
Gujarat elections 2017: Despite rural collapse, urban whitewash put BJP back in power
NEW DELHI: The BJP beat anti-incumbency to win the assembly election in Gujarat for the sixth consecutive time.
China wields CPEC: Pakistan buckles to trade in yuan, to treat it equal to US Dollar
China is not used to hearing the word 'no' from countries that rely on it. And it seems to have forced its way with Pakistan.
JP Nadda, Jai Ram Thakur frontrunners in BJP race for Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister
NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister JP Nadda and former state minister Jai Ram Thakur are the frontrunners for the BJP's Chief Ministerial pick for Himachal Pradesh, sources have said.
Gujarat elections 2017: BJP's vote share rise hides future threat from Congress
NEW DELHI: The BJP may have seen its final seat tally in Gujarat drop from its 2012 score, but the party managed to raise its vote share to its second highest ever in an assembly election in the st
Gujarat elections 2017: GST, demonetisation fail to fulfil Congress's hopes again
NEW DELHI: Anger over demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) failed yet again to deliver the votes of discontent to the Congress that the grand old party had hoped for.
China wants more control over CPEC, pushing Pakistan Army to take over: European think tank
NEW DELHI: China's decision to
CPEC turns into challenge for China; entire One Belt One Road project could be at stake
NEW DELHI: Pakistan's honeymoon bubble seems to have burst over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Chinese media's hissy fit against Australia shows Beijing's soft power problem
A newspaper run by the Chinese government on Friday ran an editorial that lashed out at Australia, in response to a foreign policy that characterised China as a threat.