Why Holbrooke is a model for diplomats of an aspiring power.
What, I am occasionally asked, is so great about Richard Holbrooke? Read more

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Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Filed under World · Tagged afghanistan, AfPak agenda, Asia, barack obama, climate change, diplomat, Europe, hamid karzai, Kabul, kashmir, Muslim, New Delhi, pakistan, political consensus, Richard Holbrooke, Serbia's war, Washington, Wikileaks
There has been some mild excitement, in a nice academic sort of way, about the recent declassification of two letters Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru wrote to US President John F. Kennedy asking that squadrons of the US Air Force be committed to defending India against the Chinese military in 1962. Read more

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Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Filed under World · Tagged arunachal pradesh, Brahmaputra Valley, Chinese military, Cold War, economic development, Harriman Mission, India, Jawaharlal Nehru, John F. Kennedy, military assistance, Northeast Frontier Agency, pakistan, Sino-Indian war, Soviet Union, US, US Air Force, Washington
For much of the first year of the Obama administration, Washington sought a broad accommodation with Beijing. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told US diplomats and officials to keep China happy. Read more

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Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Friday, November 5, 2010 at 1:06 am
Filed under World · Tagged barack obama, Beijing, China, Copenhagen, India, Obama administration, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, US talk, Washington
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton just gave a speech on US foreign policy and the world at large at the Council for Foreign Relations. Read more

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Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Friday, September 10, 2010 at 1:35 am
Filed under World · Tagged Arabian Sea, Calcutta, China, economies, Foreign Relations, GDP, global player, Indian Ocean, Iran, New Delhi, sea lanes, Somali pirate, South Africa, United Progressive Alliance, US, US foreign policy, US navy, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, warships, Washington