SHYAM SARAN

Shyam Saran on rising Indonesia

Few people in India are aware that India and Indonesia are geographically contiguous, sharing a settled maritime boundary. The last island in the Andaman and Nicobar chain is only 80 kilometres from the first island of the Indonesian archipelago.

View: India can't sit out great issues of our time

India has to leverage its "swing" status, engage with all and align with none, observes Shyam Saran

India and China: Partners not rivals

There is no doubt both India and China share the view that the management of their relations is of the highest priority for both countries. There is recognition that how India and China manage their relations as both countries emerge as major powers, would not only have an impact on their interests but also on Asia and the world as a whole.

Who's running nuke Wal-Mart, asks Saran