Antony Vigilious Clement

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Antony Clement is a Senior Editor (Indo-Pacific), Modern Diplomacy, an online journal. He is a researcher in Indian Foreign Policy. He is currently working on two books - “The Best Teacher” and “Diplomacy in Tough Times”. His research centres on India’s diplomacy & foreign policy and extends to domestic politics, economic policy, security issues, and international security matters, including India’s relations with the US, the BRICS nations, the EU and Australia. His recent book is “Discover your talents.”

Exclusive articles:

Modi’s Foreign Policy: Serving U.S. Interests at the Cost of India’s Autonomy

India's diplomatic standing has weakened since President Donald Trump began his second term. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy has been clearly ineffective, especially...

New Delhi’s silence on the Iran war means Trump is dictating to Modi

The globe is in a mess again. In the last four-plus years, the Russian–Ukraine war did not find any way to find an exit....

India’s High-Stakes Gambit in Myanmar: A Risky Strategic Move

Ahead of flawed elections according to informed sources, New Delhi is engaged in high-level negotiations with the Myanmar military regime to establish new security...

India–U.S. Relations: Between Breakthroughs and Breakdowns

India and the U.S. are longstanding partners. Their relationship is forged by democracy, pluralism, and freedom of speech, diverging upon few policies. Originally, this...

India – U.S. Relations: Modi fails to respond to Trump’s display of unequal partnership

U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term began with unpredictable strategies and blackmailing, even towards long-term allies such as the EU and UK. Historically, Republican...

Post-‘Operation Sindoor’ all-party ‘special delegation’ – unnecessary and ineffective

Terror struck again in Kashmir on April 22, 2025, killing 26 innocent tourists at Pahalgam. Following this, India targeted key positions in Pakistan in...

The World in 2024

We leave 2024. January 2024 feels like yesterday. Many of our experiences have been wonderful, or sorrowful; some will be forgotten and some will...

Is a New Currency Possible for BRICS?

The first meeting of leaders of the 'BRIC' alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, and China was held in Russia in 2009. Then in 2011,...

The UN’s challenges in the Gaza War

Who possesses eternal, absolute sovereignty over the so-called Promised Land? Historians judge that Canaanite tribes inhabited it, before the gradual integration of Israelis from...

India’s blind support for Israel is not diplomatic. It is a violation of international humanitarian law

On October 7 2023, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel. It was said that about 4,300 missiles were used by Hamas. Unexpectedly, Israel...

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Egypt’s Role in China’s Military Silk Road: UAE Bases and Joint Strategy

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