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Turkish Referendum: Merging With the Region?

On 16 April 2016, the people of Turkey voted on a referendum conducted to make amendments to the Constitution. Aimed to replace a Parliamentary system with a Presidential system, it sought to grant more powers to the President. Since the fail coup....

Russia’s Involvement in Libya and its Consequences

Post-Gaddafi Libya In the past six month, General Haftar, the leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA), supported by the Eastern Parliament in Tobruk, has visited Moscow twice. He also spoke with the Russian Defence Minister Serge....

Saudis’ Yemeni Quagmire

Introduction In the month of March 2015, a Saudi led coalition consisting of ten nations, decided to carry out an aerial bombing campaign against Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East in support of its deposed President Ha....

25 Years of Uzbekistan-China Relations: Enhanced Economic Engagements marked by Political Understanding

Introduction Uzbekistan and China recently celebrated 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. In recent years, the two countries have developed robust bilateral ties marked by high degree of economic engagements. Chin....

China’s Increasing Forays In South Asia: Prospect for more Integration?

Introduction Notwithstanding its unique advantages of impressive economic growth, young, dynamic and increasingly skilled workforce, large untapped market and strategic location, South Asia has not been able to take off effectively and cont....

International Conference on Security in the Indian Ocean Region, Vivekananda International Foundation, 07 Feb 2017

The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean of the world whose essential importance to global economic engagement, because of the hydrocarbon reservoir in the Gulf and dense sea lanes, has made it the locus of global geopolitics. It is possibly the m....

उत्तरी क्षेत्र और जापान-रूस मेलमिलाप के प्रयास

"石の上にも三年" हिंदी में अर्थ: “चट्टान पर तीन वर्ष” (“पहले धैर्य के साथ लंबे समय तक डटे रह�....

आसियान में बढ़ती अनिश्चिततताः चीन के खेमे में जाना या चीन के खतरे से बचाव?

इस वर्ष जुलाई में दक्षिण चीन सागर पर हेग अंतरराष्ट्रीय न्यायाधिकरण का फैसला आने के बाद हुए घट�....

A Score Card for India's Foreign Policy in 2016

India continued its vigorous diplomacy in 2016 under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership. Modi’s aspiration to make India a “leading power” by overcoming the challenges it faces and the opportunities it offers was pursued duri....

Northern Territories and a Search for Japanese-Russian Rapprochement

Lit. “Three Years on a Rock” (“One must be prepared to persevere at something for a long time before expecting to start seeing results.”) The above mentioned kotowaza truly signifies Shinzo A....

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