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Vishnu Prakash

Vishnu Prakash

- Opinion
- December 5, 2024, 8:21 PM IST
Opinion | How India-Japan Ties Are Set To Become More Robust And Dynamic
The rapidly evolving multifaceted partnership between a resurgent Japan and a rising India, the world’s fourth- and fifth-largest economies, respectively, holds immense promise for mutual growth and regional stability
- Opinion
- June 20, 2024, 4:41 PM IST
Opinion | Axis of Defiance: North Korean Belligerence Gets a Putin Boost
Moscow suddenly rediscovered the utility of its highly militarised tiny neighbour. Kim Jong Un, treated as a pariah by most world leaders, has become an indispensable ally for Putin, who needs to be kept in good humour
- Opinion
- January 29, 2024, 1:54 PM IST
Opinion | Young, Independent American Voters Will Be Kingmakers This Time
A growing number of people, predominantly young, are refusing affiliation with either of the two major parties to maintain their independence
- Opinion
- January 20, 2024, 2:17 PM IST
Opinion | US Presidential Election 2024: If Donald Trump Wins
The return of Trump to the White House would have serious ramifications both domestic and global. Immigration and trade barriers could go up. US' stance on NATO, the Ukraine conflict and the Middle East could see a reversal
- Opinion
- January 18, 2024, 7:01 PM IST
Opinion | American Medical System: Caring And Despairing
US, the world’s most powerful nation, spends around 17 per cent of its GDP on healthcare. Even so, the quality is not at par with that in the developed world which on average expends under 10 per cent of GDP
- Opinion
- February 1, 2023, 9:36 AM IST
Opinion | With El-Sisi’s Republic Day Visit, India and Egypt Hit the Reset Button
There is a marked convergence of interests, aspirations and outlook which should propel the strategic partnership forward in political, security, defence, energy, economic and other spheres
- Opinion
- January 19, 2023, 3:01 PM IST
Opinion | Pakistan’s Vacuous and Meaningless Peace Overture
Whether or not Pakistan has learned any lesson, India has certainly learned an important one — that Pakistan is a dysfunctional state which will not mend its ways easily
- Opinion
- December 5, 2022, 1:52 PM IST
Opinion | Vexing Issue: Can the Korean Peninsula be De-nuclearised?
It is simply not possible to formally allow Pyongyang to retain its nuclear option, as it would destroy the very foundation of non-proliferation edifice painstakingly constructed over the decades
- Opinion
- November 18, 2022, 6:09 PM IST
G20 Presidency: How India Is Fast Emerging as The Voice of Developing Nations
The next summit in New Delhi is slated for September 9-10, 2023, and meticulous preparations are underway. This could be India’s coming out party but for the testy international environment and ongoing border standoff with China
- Opinion
- October 27, 2022, 1:02 PM IST
Opinion | Why Dalliance With Dictators and Extremists is a Trait Common to Many Western Nations
India has been at the receiving end of the West’s manipulative politics, before, during and after Independence
- Opinion
- September 13, 2022, 1:30 PM IST
Opinion | India, China and SCO: Why Narendra Modi’s Presence at the Summit Matters
While China flaunts its wallet and Russia its guns to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), India bestows it with respectability and transparency
- Opinion
- August 30, 2022, 4:32 PM IST
Dealing With the Taliban: Deft Move That is Risky But Necessary
An isolated and alienated Taliban, with nothing to lose, could become a bigger headache and let Afghanistan turn into a breeding ground of religious fanatics
- Opinion
- August 17, 2022, 9:59 AM IST
Will PM Modi and Shehbaz Sharif Meet on SCO Sidelines in Samarkand?
India has always been a votary of peaceful resolution of disputes through talks. Yet, the sad reality is that every time India has sought to reach out to Pakistan, its deep state has struck back with vengeance
- Opinion
- April 28, 2022, 3:26 PM IST
Modi-Macron Friendship Has Placed India-France Ties on Terra Firma
Though India and France have enjoyed a long-standing relationship, the turning point came in 1998 when France refused to join the high-decibel western chorus criticising India’s nuclear tests
- Opinion
- April 14, 2022, 4:14 PM IST
2+2 Talks: India-US Ties Have Come A Long Way, Can Navigate Occasional Speed Bumps
Our American friends, especially the Democrats, cannot resist the temptation of being preachy while overlooking their domestic blemishes. This proclivity may boomerang if countries like India were to pay back in the same coin

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