The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), along with Indian, Japanese, and Mongolian partners, hosted its third Samvad (which, in Hindi, means … Read More “Mongolia’s Buddhist Diplomacy and India’s Union of Religious and Foreign Policy”
In May’s Indian elections, PM Narendra Modi’s BJP fared considerably well, indirectly securing a mandate for its Buddhist diplomacy. This … Read More “A Circle of Buddhist Democracies: India’s Buddhist Strategy for Asia”
It’s the rawest of sensitive matters, the heaviest of historical burdens. I am referring to the shadow of past pain, … Read More “Bridging China and Japan, the Buddhist Way”
It was relatively recently in 2014 that Indian PM Narendra Modi went on an all-out charm offensive to Buddhists … Read More “Why Hindutva Ideology Will Obstruct Indian Buddhist Diplomacy”
The tragedy of Myanmar’s displacement of Rohingya Muslims, aside from its complex ethnic, historical, and religious backdrop, is exacerbated by … Read More “No Easy Answers: Bangladesh’s Buddhists and Rohingya Refugees”
In 2014 I began to cover the role of Buddhism in the diplomacy of Modi’s India. I have really just … Read More “Indian Buddhist Diplomacy: Some Musings”
