Japan’s Engagement with ASEAN: Economic Dimension - Part I
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Great Game in Reverse: Decoding Central Asia’s Geopolitical Rebalancing
Central Asia’s geostrategic location is critical, making this region a focal point of geopolitical struggle for centuries. In 1904, British geographer Halford Mackinder presented his ‘Heartland Theory,’ in which the Eurasia region is referred t
November 13, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, China, USA, USAID, Joe Biden, Great Game, Gas pipeline, C5+1, Macron, Uranium, Halford Mackinder
Hidden Contours of Israel Hamas Conflict
Hamas executed a well-planned multifaceted military operation, breaching the Gaza fence after neutralizing Israel’s sensors, automatic machine gun towers and communications nodes to execute civilians; take hostages and desecrate bodies of the dead.
November 09, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Israel, Social Media, Gaza, Hamas, Perception Warfare, Siege, tunnels, Urban Warfare
Japan’s Defence White Paper 2023: Plea for a Robust Defence Posture
The Japanese government released the 2023 Defense Paper[1] in July, at a time when Japan finds itself in the midst of an era of crisis, facing its most severe and complex securit
Iran’s Domestic Political Situation: Implication on Relations with India
The coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, facilitated by the United States (US), put Reza Shah Pahlavi into power, and the people in Iran lost hope of establishing democratic rule. Although progressive and westernised in some aspects, the S
November 07, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article
The Nagorno-Karabakh Seesaw – an Unstable Equilibrium
Setting the Stage
This little area of a mere 1700 square miles nestled in the South Caucasus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and forming the south eastern stretch of the Lesser Caucasus mountain range has seen war, destructionNovember 06, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Nagorno, Karabakh, Arsakh, Armenia Azerbaijan conflict
Turbulence in South China Sea: Need to Enforce UNCLOS
The expansive South China Sea, covering an area of more than 3.5 million square kilometres consisting of atolls, reefs is arguably the most contested waters of Asia. The reserve of hydro carbons and its strategic location in the vicinity of shipping
November 03, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, India, China, ASEAN, Code of Conduct, Nine Dash Line, PCA
The Israel-Palestine Crisis
History
It was 1916, and the World War I was not going too well for the imperial powers Britain and France. These powers then started thinking in two directions – one, by weakening the adversary - the Central Powers comprising of the G
African Union G20 Membership: Opportunities and Challenges
The Group of Twenty (G20) is a global platform for the world's largest economies to discuss and coordinate global economic and financial policies. The African Union (AU) offers the continent a legal and institutional framework to combat post-cold War
November 01, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, G20, Agenda 2063, AU, African agency, Pan Africanism
Resilience to Economic Authoritarianism, Treachery and Wars
Today’s security environment is utterly unpredictable, the world saw three black swan events in as many years –Covid19, Russia-Ukraine War and more recently Israel-Hamas War! In 2023 itself threats originated from state and non-state aggressors,
October 31, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, India, Pakistan, China, economic interdependence, resilience
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