The 28th meeting of Conference of Parties (COP 28) of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) is being convened in Dubai from 30th Nov to 12 Dec 2023. The meeting is being held in the backdrop of IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (SAR), whi....
Tags : Article , India , China , CBDR , climate justice , COP28 , VIF Report
The government decided in November 2015 to observe 26th November as Constitution Day or Sambidhan Divas to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution on 26th November 1949 which came into effect from 26th January 1950. The basic objective b....
Tags : Commentary , Constitution , Fundamental Rights , Gandhi , Amedkar , Anhony Eden , Talisman
A study of history would reveal that nations and their leaders become victims of surprise as they either chose to remain ignorant of events or unwilling to accept new (or good) inputs in a timely manner. Some significant historical examples are liste....
Tags : Article , Israel , Hamas , HUMINT , Intelligence assessment , Mossad , SIGINT , 1973 Yom Kippur war
This is an era of confused geopolitics. There were on horizon a transformation of West Asia, with Abrahams Accord, I2U2, Saudi-Iran thaw, IMEC; and then suddenly the fiercest of wars between Israel-Hamas with its other fallouts. The geopolitics of We....
Tags : Article , Terrorism , sanctions , Warfare , CBMs , deterrence , no war no peace , Conventional war
China’s long awaited Central Financial Work Conference was held in Beijing on October 30-31, 2023, and was the first held since the establishment of the Central Financial Commission and the Central Financial Working Committee. With the decline in C....
Nepal is strategically located in the middle of two giants, India and China. Being Nepal’s northern neighbour, China has been keen on increasing its investments in Nepal. The interests are not just economic, but rather strategic. China seeks to inc....
Tags : Commentary , BRI , China-Nepal , BRI Forum
(On August 8-10, 2023, Malaysia’s Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) conducted a seminal international conference called the 36th Asia-Pacific Roundtable.[1]....
Tags : Article , India , US , China , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , South China Sea , Taiwan , Multilateralism , COC
From the two successive visits of Kamikawa and Kishida to the ASEAN region in quick time, it transpires that Japan now accords extra importance to the region as strategic environment has turned volatile. Japan’s economic engagement with the countri....
Tags : Article , South China Sea , Maritime Security , SDF , international politics and diplomacy , RAA , OSA , Japan’s pacifism , disaster management
Background On September 21, by a decree signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Russia banned the export of all types of diesel, including summer, winter and Arctic blends, as well as heavy distillates, including gasoline and diesel.....
Tags : Article , India , China , Russia , Africa , Putin , Energy Security , Ukraine , EU , energy , Export ban
On 23 and 24 October 2023, the 25th Round of Boundary Talks was held between China and Bhutan in Beijing. Tandi Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Bhutan visited China, and led the Bhutanese delegation for the talks, while Sun ....
Tags : Article , India , China , Bhutan , Doklam plateau , Border talks , Chumbi valley , 25thBoundary Talks