Rajesh Soami

Rajesh Soami is a Research Scholar from Jawaharlal Nehru University currently pursuing PhD in International Relations.

Contributions

EU’s Operation Irini Promotes a Poor Image of the EU

July 24, 2020 Rajesh Soami

The European Union launched operation IRINI in the Mediterranean on 1st of April, 2020. The operation is officially called EUNAVFOR MED Irini where EUNAVFOR stands for European Union Naval Force and MED stands for the Mediterranean Sea. Irini succeed...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Europe, Commentary, Libya, NATO, EU, GNA, Berlin Conference, Haftar, Op Irini, LNA, Mediterranean Sea

Turkey using refugees as a leverage

March 09, 2020 Rajesh Soami

Turkey has aided all shades of Syrian rebels (except the Kurds) with arms and other kinds of support in the Syrian civil war since it began in 2011. The Turkish army has also launched incursions across the border and now controls swathes of territory...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Commentary, Erdogan, Syrian civil war, Moscow, Assad regime, Islamic radicals, EU policy, Migrants, refugees, Greece

Constitutional Changes in Russia! What is Cooking?

January 21, 2020 Rajesh Soami

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his entire government resigned on January 15th after a televised speech by President Putin to the federal assembly wherein he proposed sweeping changes to the constitution. These changes will modify the equation of ...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Commentary, democracy, Putin, Medvedev, Yeltsin

Way Forward in India-China Relations after the Amendment of Article 370

September 24, 2019 Rajesh Soami

News has emerged that the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will not be visiting India on the 22nd of this month as had previously been scheduled. The request for the change of dates has ostensibly been made by the Indian side. Wang Yi is the Chinese ...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Sino-India relations, China’s India-averse policies, China’s meddling on Kashmir issue

What the US-Led Naval Buildup in the Persian Gulf Tells Us!

September 13, 2019 Rajesh Soami

Australia has joined the United States of America (US) led maritime security mission in the Persian Gulf. It is one of the three countries to have become part of the mission, the other two being the United Kingdom (UK) and Bahrain. All three countrie...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Commentary, Persian Gulf security mission, European’s role in Gulf, American unilateralism