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India’s Hard Power through the Prism of Gandhi’s Soft Power of Non-violence

When the world will be observing Gandhi’s birthday as International Day of Non-violence as declared by the United Nations and at a time when India has emerged as one of the major powers in the world demonstrating its prowess, a natural question...

The Traction of India-Singapore Relations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is paying a two-day visit to Singapore on September 4th and 5th on the second leg of his visit after visiting the oil rich Brunei. His visit to these two important Southeast Asian countries is taking place close on the...

The choice — the repeat of 2014-24 or throwback to 1989-98?

Modi is the first and only Prime Minister to place before the people a long term vision for the nation and the world—that of a developed India by 2047. There are four main issues in the ensuing elections. One, a government which will be stable for...

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 52, 2023)

Commentary How the Global South is rediscovering centuries of shared history to challenge Western domination India’s engagement with Africa, backed by the common legacy of a colonial past, aims to create a true multipolar world. Click here to read...

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 51, 2023)

Commentary China’s de-dollarization message finds a receptive audience in North Africa Earlier this year, three of five countries in North Africa—Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt—applied to join BRICS, the loose affiliation of Brazil, Russia, India,...

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 50, 2023)

Commentary President Sisi’s third term will be his biggest challenge—not the upcoming Egyptian election Egyptians head to the polls from December 10-12 to cast their ballots in a presidential election that analysts say is certain to guarantee a...

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 49, 2023)

Commentary Global Insecurity and Evolving India-Africa Defence Cooperation This institution, over time, educated a generation of Ethiopian military officers from several other independent African nations. Click here to read… Biden’s unfulfilled vow...

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 48, 2023)

Commentary Africa: China's Past and Present Ties with African Ruling Parties Political analysts and opposition politicians in Africa accuse China of undermining the spread of democracy in the region by propping up entrenched ruling parties and...

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 47, 2023)

Commentary Can Africa Challenge China’s Stranglehold in Lithium? If Africa wants to reap the rewards from its lithium industry, it must step up its game and learn to tame the Dragon. The flow and pace of the global energy transition may well be...

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 46, 2023)

Commentary Africa wants to benefit from its lithium boom: it must find ways to tame the dragon For clean and sustainable energy in the future, energy storage systems are becoming increasingly important. And, Lithium-based batteries are anticipated...

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