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The moment Chabahar opens, and Indian support becomes freely available, Afghanistan's dependency on Pakistan would reduce. This would provide Afghanis
Describing the US's 'Pivot to Asia' as "rhetoric without reassurance", Chatham House scholar on US foreign policy says it is a great strategy, but it has been badly implemented.
The Central Asian Republics (CARs) have, in recent years, implemented multifaceted foreign policies to achieve strategic autonomy and limit China’s influence and Russia's traditional sway. But domestic uprisings in the CARs, the Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan, and now the Russia-Ukraine conflict have given China new opportunities to strengthen its presence in Central Asia. This brief investigates China's increased engagement with the CARs
Human economic ambitions have led to such interventions over the natural ecosystem that it has impaired the ecosystem processes and the capacity of ec
China is luring the region and the world with its ambitions and the US is offering incoherence. This mismatch is at the heart of the present turmoil in the region
India could leverage evolving ties with West Asia to expand on muli-modal links from Mumbai to Europe, via the Arab world
After decades of being on the backburner, the 9-11 terrorist attacks forced America to take a fresh look at the South Asian region. The last time the US had focused on this region was immediately following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, which required US policymakers to structure their policies to fit the Cold War paradigm.
This deal temporarily shields US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, but has directly harmed Afghan civilians, security forces and allies in the region.
The birth of AQIS at the time when al Qaeda is loosening its grip over the jihadist movement in the Middle East, which has been taken over by the Islamic State (IS), raises questions about al Qaeda's possible resurgence in South Asia.
The 'Arab Spring' has given an opportunity to India to present itself as a model to other countries, feels Prof Gawdat Bhagat of the Near-East and South Asia Centre for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University, Washington DC.
The turn observed by global economics over the past decade has not only put developing economies in Asia at the centre of the global growth story but also reshaped how countries in West Asia approached India.
India has been at the forefront of helping its neighbors in times of crises
When it comes to Asean, the challenge for India is to scale up trade and investment. While ease of doing business is improving and projections by the IMF are all positive, there is long way to go to tackle corruption, energise the bureaucracy and cut through bureaucratic red tape that deters business and trade
Despite taking different stances, the South Asian states’ response to the Ukrainian crisis is primarily moulded by their national interests.
In this two-part series, this brief focuses on how the history and identity formation of India and its internal and external interests promotes anti-I
This two-part article series aims to reason the factors that have initiated and promoted anti-Indian sentiments in the neighbourhood. This part will e
Will the continued attacks on Abu Dhabi douse the glimmer of optimism raised by recent efforts to bring about peace in West Asia?
Australia will need to bridge the trust deficit that joining the AUKUS has created with its European allies
His Excellency's address to the ORF Faculty delivered on May 3, 2012.
With the changing dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region, both the island states have ample opportunities to balance between India and China.
A two-day seminar 'Understanding China' was aimed at making an in-depth study of China's overall South Asian policy
If history is to be consulted, re-packaging sells well within the White House and perhaps more importantly, the Pentagon.
North Korea's decision to abandon its long-term aim of reunification with South Korea presents a complex situation for the Korean Peninsula and also t
West Asia’s geostrategic shift can be witnessed as the Middle Eastern countries increasingly develop closer ties with China
Delhi's economic decision-makers, with their inward orientation, appear to have no capacity to think of a strategy for regional integration in partnership with China, or any other great power. The best it can come up with is to establish an official study group that can spin out the Chinese proposals for a few more years.
The public in South Asian countries have reacted variedly to the developments taking place in Pakistan
As India’s interests move beyond its borders, the fixation with South Asia-centric notion of neighbourhood can no longer serve as a useful analytica
Biden understands that this is the time when he must focus on domestic issues, to preserve the values he holds, and the vision of the country he leads
Biden will find that America remains a trusted and popular ally in the region.
As 2024 moves closer, the vague Middle East policy blueprint of the US is only fuelling the “power in recession” narrative
Biden aimed to reassure America’s allies in the Pacific of its continued focus through his maiden trip to Asia.
The growing power crisis in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka compels these nations to rethink their future energy landscape and policies
Blackouts in South Asia: बांग्लादेश, पाकिस्तान और श्रीलंका की ऊर्जा नीत�
