The Quad vs AUKUS Debate: Implications for India

In recent years, there has been an upsurge of minilaterals in the Indo-Pacific to bolster a more diversified regional security architecture alongside the traditional US-led alliance system. The Indo-Pacific’s strategic significance lies in its vita

The Impact of Ukraine Conflict on Japan-Russia Relations

The Russia-Ukraine conflict has markedly altered the state of relations between Japan and Russia. Though many analysts see the start date of the conflict with annexation of Crimea in 2014, it was only with the Russian special military operation in Fe

Achievements and Potential of Economic Cooperation Between India and Russia

India today is the fastest-growing economy in the world, with a strong outlook of 7-8 per cent growth rates for the coming decade. Russia, despite having become the most sanctioned economy in the world, has shown uncommon resilience and returned to p

A Counterintuitive Assessment of China-Russia Energy Ties

Since the 04 Feb 2022 Xi-Putin summit, strategic analysts have accorded greater attention to the growing ties between China and Russia. The Russia-Ukraine war that would start twenty days later has brought forth new dynamics, as well as limitations o

Overview of Geopolitics in 2022 and Looking at 2023

The Year 2022 saw the organizing principles of the international system become more fragmented even with facade of multilateral summitry. Despite US unipolar moment receding, China’s ascendancy has yet to translate into US decline. With absence of

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A Tribute to Late Shinzo Abe

“I have experienced failure as a politician and for that very reason I am ready to give everything for Japan.” - Shinzo Abe (wrote in 2012) Shinzo Abe would go on to give his all to Japan a decade later. India awoke to horror on 08 July 2022 a

China is Edging over the US: Upcoming Ramifications

The US politically turning against China has been a defining interruption in China’s great power rise. It has led to a concerted effort to challenge China for its every misdemeanor, by leveraging on group dynamics. The friendly international ambian

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