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India's Struggle for Global Relevance Takes It Nowhere

Delhi, struggling for influence, spins its wheels

Jun 24, 2025
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By: Salman Rafi Sheikh

In the wake of India’s recent “limited” war with Pakistan, New Delhi is very much looking to revamp its international standing. Its inability to defeat – or even seriously damage –its much smaller, economically and militarily weaker rival, losing at least three of its first-line fighter jets, has wounded its self-made claims to be …

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