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Pakistan’s desperation to expand terrorism to Punjab, as was evident in the recent blast in Amritsar, indicates that they are beginning to realise t
India’s intangible heritage representation list is poor. It is time we actively work towards creating crucial databases.
With the US and EU, who together are responsible for the makeup of 46% of the world economy, preparing to enter into the largest trade deal in history, the TTIP, the question of how the BRICS adapt and consolidate their position globally is one that holds considerable relevance. The options available to the BRICS are limited.
It has an opportunity, with the expansion of G7, to be a part of both the global south and global west
India and China have to shoulder greater responsibility to ensure that they adopt more inclusive and cooperative approach in addressing each other's concerns. And no amount of multilateral level cooperation (BRICS, G-20, WTO) can diminish some of these vexed issues.
India will be in no hurry to do business with its new management. Onus of rapprochement lies with Pakistan.
The emergence of this new grouping is clearly an outcome of the Abraham Accords of Aug 2020 and the possibilities that they have created for Israel and the UAE to be on the same platform with India and the US. As President Biden moves to Saudi Arabia for the second leg of his visit to West Asia, we are likely to see a push towards integrating Israel through trade, technology, direct flights and people-to-people contact even with countries where f
As the US provokes Iran, the onus is on Europe to somehow stand by its end of the nuclear deal
The Teesta is a major source of sustenance for India and Bangladesh as agriculture has evolved in the catchment areas of the river in both the countries.
The five-country group faces challenges arising from bilateral differences and diverse political systems
The First R K Mishra Memorial Lecture was delivered by Major General Mahmud Ali Durrani. He was Pakistan's National Security Adviser till January 2009. A former Ambassador to the United States, General Durrani has been closely associated with Mr RK Mishra, and Observer Research Foundation, in promoting peace and dialogue between India and Pakistan
India has asked scholars and experts from BRICS nations, attendng the Academic Forum meeting, to offer solutions and new ideas to meet global challenges.
As a nation impacted heavily by terrorism, India has done well to continue to bring the world back to focus on the issue that was receding from global headlines.
No country is as well-positioned as India in mediating between Russia and US, and bringing the Ukraine conflict to an end
With its G20 Presidency halfway through, India must push for increased engagement in the Indo-Pacific region to address the SDG financing gap
India, through its foreign policy choices and its multi-alignment strategy, has built its reputational security in significant ways in the last decade
Behind the Navy's success is project management. The managing directors of all the key shipyard are retired navy officers. Some, but not all, of these officers are engineers. Indeed, it is not their engineering skills that matter in the job they are doing, but their managerial abilities.Having served the Navy for a long time, they have considerable knowledge of the user's requirements, as well as the ability to manage large work teams.
Despite the worldwide call for a change in water management paradigm in favour of demand management and ecosystem restoration (also known as Integrated Water Resource Management), India still adheres to its archaic notions of water resource development.
The recently concluded India-Central Asia dialogue saw an upswing in areas of mutual cooperation
The very institutions that have facilitated China’s prominence can be potentially used to constrain its behaviour and shape its choices
India's upcoming presidency could be an opportunity to make global health governance more democratic and evidence-based.
For India’s G20 presidency to be successful, it would have to both prioritise the causes of the Global South and bridge the North-South divide
Although financing infrastructure in the developing economies of the Indo-Pacific region has become an increasing international priority, quality educ
Inducting BIMSTEC into BRICS talks was a good idea because it meant a wider awareness and participation with India’s neighbouring countries minus Pa
The UPA government's economic policy is insensitive to the woes of the common man whose share of heady GDP growth is only high prices and misery. The fires of rage now sweeping India was only to be expected.
China has been aggressively promoting its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) through massive investments in participating countries, as a means to further its strategic, economic and political goals. Such a strategy bears striking similarities to its policies in the Xinjiang province. This paper attempts a comparative study between Xinjiang and BRI countries in South and Central Asia to highlight the issues these states will likely face in the coming
Opening up to Iran would give the US some leverage over Tehran, while also ensuring that its current allies in West Asia do not take it for granted. Meanwhile, once Iranian oil flows into the market, oil and gas will get cheaper, and US companies will get more opportunities to invest in Iran.
The recent missile attacks by Iran on Israel present a bleak outlook for security in the Middle East in the coming days
Iran views its BRICS membership as a foreign policy success, however, whether this move will translate into long-term benefits remains to be seen
The ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis adds to the wider Israel-Iran rivalry, with Tehran’s vocal promotion of an “Axis of Resistance” that is draw
The wide ramparts of Delhi’s historic Red Fort have set the stage for prime ministers to grandstand every year since 1947.
Not only do there exist practical difficulties in pursuing a common BRICS currency, but the other constituents of the bloc may consequently end up inc
Japanese and Indian foreign ministers, Mr Fumio Kishida and Ms. Sushma Swaraj, have now agreed to hold a meeting at an earlier date this year that would allow the foreign ministers of India, Japan and the US to conduct talks. This positive move will contribute significantly to creating stability in the Indo-Pacific.
