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EDCA expansion: Implications for the US-Philippines-China triangle
International Affairs | Defence and Security | Maritime Security Apr 05, 2023

EDCA expansion: Implications for the US-Philippines-China triangle

Under President Marcos, Manila is keen to strengthen the country’s maritime security capabilities and improve its defence network in the region ...

Oil geopolitics: Revisiting petrodollar recycling
Energy Apr 03, 2023

Oil geopolitics: Revisiting petrodollar recycling

The changes in geopolitical alignments between oil-producing and consuming nations are likely to have a significant impact on petrodollar recycling in the short term. ...

India, Europe, and the Bay of Bengal: Converging maritime security interests
International Affairs | Maritime Security Apr 03, 2023

India, Europe, and the Bay of Bengal: Converging maritime security interests

Maritime security in the Bay of Bengal can provide ground for convergence among European players and India, especially in the Indo-Pacific context ...

India’s SCO presidency: Leading global action against drug trafficking
International Affairs Apr 03, 2023

India’s SCO presidency: Leading global action against drug trafficking

New Delhi must leverage its SCO presidency to ensure greater cooperation amongst the member countries against drug trafficking ...

Aid and assistance in Afghanistan: Challenges and look ahead
Neighbourhood Apr 01, 2023

Aid and assistance in Afghanistan: Challenges and look ahead

Figuring out how to support the Afghan people without strengthening the Taliban has been the challenge that is confronting the global community ...

In West Asia, don’t confuse tactical de-escalation with strategic alignment
International Affairs Mar 31, 2023

In West Asia, don’t confuse tactical de-escalation with strategic alignment

The structural pretext that drove West Asia’s cycle of competition and proxy conflict is still in place without a clear solution in sight ...

South Asia’s ambivalence on Ukraine: National interest and the burden of history
International Affairs Mar 30, 2023

South Asia’s ambivalence on Ukraine: National interest and the burden of history

History has coloured the current responses of South Asian countries to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine ...

Pakistan: Civil war of another kind
Neighbourhood | Domestic Politics and Governance Mar 30, 2023

Pakistan: Civil war of another kind

Every action of key political actors in Pakistan is only pushing the country deeper into the quagmire  ...

Who blinks first: Can a framework for countering maritime grey-zone operations be devised?
International Affairs | China Foreign Policy | Maritime Security Mar 29, 2023

Who blinks first: Can a framework for countering maritime grey-zone operations be devised?

Regional cooperation mechanisms should join hands and devise a framework to counter China’s grey-zone tactics in the Indo-Pacific region ...

Xi- Putin meeting amidst China’s Ukraine dilemma
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics Mar 29, 2023

Xi- Putin meeting amidst China’s Ukraine dilemma

On the Ukraine conflict, China is delicately balancing the two, where it seeks to be an ally of Russia while not incurring the wrath of the West ...

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