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A Renewed Indo-Iranian Security Cooperation in the Offing

In what could be considered as a new fervour in the Indo-Iranian ties, both the countries are now likely to revive their military-security cooperation. This will add importance to the relationship which, for several years, has been based mostly on oi....

South China Sea imbroglio: Setting The Record Straight

China is a signatory to United Nations Convention of the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) but not the US. The South China Sea (SCS) covers an area of nearly four million square kilometers. It is estimated that US $5 trillion worth of sea borne trade and one-....

चीन-पाकिस्तान आर्थिक गलियारे के निहितार्थ

चीनी राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग के बहुचर्चित पाकिस्तान दौरे (20-21 अप्रैल, 2015) के दौरान चीन-पाकिस्तान आर�....

तुर्की : पर्दे के पीछे सच क्या है?

जब तुर्की का तख्ता पलट का प्रयास, या कहिये की असफल प्रयास हुआ तो मैं अहमदाबाद में था। मुझे एक व्य�....

चीन का यादगार दिवस

स्थाई मध्यस्थता न्यायाधिकरण (पीसीए) ने फिलीपींस और चीन के बीच मध्यस्थता के मामले में अपना फैसल�....

What’s the Real Story in Turkey?

I was in Ahmedabad when the attempted or rather failed ‘coup de tat’ took place in Turkey. I was to speak at a corporate function about India’s national security. However, my hosts requested me to first specifically speak for a few minu....

India and SCO: Tashkent Summit and Beyond

India came one step closer to becoming a full-fledged member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), at the summit held last month. Some of the required procedures were yet to be completed. For instance, there are about 28 documents which hav....

Implications of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), announced during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s well-publicised two-day (April 20-21, 2015) visit to Pakistan and with a value estimated by Pakistanis at US$ 46 billion, is a bold geo-economic initiative....

भारत का सियोल अभियान

परमाणु आपूर्तिकर्ता समूह (एनएसजी) में प्रवेश हासिल करने की भारत की कोशिश को चीन ने नाकाम कर दिया....

China’s Day of Reckoning

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) has issued its award in the arbitration case between the Philippines and China. The Philippines had initiated arbitration proceedings against China in January 2013 under Annex VII to the United Nations Convent....

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