All stories by Shyam Saran
The diminishing idea of India
Rediff.com7 Oct 2015If we value India, we must not only 'Make in India', but defend the idea of India, too.
Is Afghanistan's grand illusion of Pakistan over?
Rediff.com16 Aug 2015As Afghanistan gradually realises that there can be no long-term stability in the country as long as Pakistan is involved, the time has come for India to register its solidarity when it would be most appreciated, says former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.
Why follow China, India can prosper on its own
Rediff.com13 May 2015India must formulate a new growth path to become a top Asian economy.
The perils of China's slowing economy
Rediff.com11 Feb 2015Chinese leaders may well respond to challenges with heightened rhetoric.
Xi's India visit: Can Modi play his cards well?
Rediff.com10 Sep 2014President Xi Jinping's visit may put relations between India and China on a new trajectory
The morning-after principle
Rediff.com11 Jun 2014Humanitarian intervention has little meaning unless the international community is willing to engage in the aftermath, says Shyam Saran.
Why the new government must not act dumb by playing tough
Rediff.com14 May 2014The choice before the next government is not between being a soft State and a tough State; it is between being a smart State and a dumb State, says former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.
The shadow of Afghanistan
Rediff.com12 Feb 2014We should be prepared for a phase of increased tensions in India-Pakistan relationship thanks to the evolving situation in Afghanistan, says Shyam Saran.
Terrorism is now global and local
Rediff.com20 Jan 2014A disparate global network of violent fundamentalist Islamic groups threatens India's eastern flank as much as the north and west with a real possibility of these spilling over into our borders, says Shyam Saran.
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