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China's new gas pipelines from Myanmar will provide an alternative route for Beijing to import energy supplies. This is important for China given US maritime supremacy in the region. But the strategic advantage that Beijing gains out of the pipelines in the long-term depends on developments inside Myanmar and China's relations with it.
As major economies attempt to de-risk from China, India can make the most of this opportunity by attracting global economic investments in varied sect
Russia’s aggression in Ukraine might have unintended consequences for the green mobility transition.
In the 1971 war against Pakistan, had Indian forces managed to push beyond Turtok and capture Thang, the subsequent Pakistani adventure in Kargil in 1999 or the threat to Siachen would have been infructuous.
The politicisation of the water issues of the Indus system has overshadowed the much-required integrated basin governance
The general impetus seems to be control of data flows by nation states and not protection of data and privacy
The gender disparity in politics indicates the need to promote education amongst women, thus, enabling greater political participation
Middle powers with multiple partnerships like India can play a big role in the emerging global order
The "India Out" campaign in Bangladesh following the recent general election seems to be an attempt by the Opposition to further their political prosp
The Afghans need to pick up the spade and start doing their own digging — they must come out of the war economy mindset that facilitates aid money p
Notwithstanding Pakistan’s best efforts to steer the Pulwama narrative to its advantage, what should worry us is the political orchestration that has not ceased yet.
With both China and the United States jockeying for position, nearly every geopolitical challenge facing Asia will be exacerbated by this new phase of
The hyped jingoistic ‘surgical’ action did nothing to deter Pakistani ‘misadventure’
An internationally accepted ‘redback’ and financial institutions under Beijing give China the requisite arsenal to project economic influence and
Direct criticism for scarce or expensive vaccines at the government, not the private sector
Transboundary water politics in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin areaffected not only by inter-government relations between India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh,but also by dynamics on different scales, including the hydropolitics between Indian stateswithin the basin. At the same time, the disputed issues, and the patterns of power dynamicsbetween actors, are similar in transboundary interactions in the basin as well as in inter-stateinteracti
The President of Pakistan had expected his handpicked Prime Minister, Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, to perform his bidding and strengthen his position. But President Musharraf was disappointed. He, therefore, felt that a change was essential in order to secure his own place and keep the other power players content.
It is not just the art on offer that can be categorised as “political” — but also the platforms.
The burial of another superpower in the graveyard of empires resets the regional security balance in South Asia with New Delhi being left to make some
This brief examines India’s relations with Pakistan and China using the lens of Kautilya, the ancient Indian strategic thinker—and argues for pragmatism: assessing the basis and severity of the threats, searching for possible strategic opportunities amidst the risks, and overall, avoiding the scenario of a two-front war. It begins by acknowledging that Pakistan and China view India through different prisms: for Pakistan, that of ideology; and
The elections of this motley crew, with their limited interest in liberalism, has been dubbed the ‘rise of the right’ across the world.
An attempt is being made to draw Damascus back into mainstream politics; however, the influence of foreign actors over the war-torn country will make
The Ukraine crisis coupled with US’ domestic challenges is weighing down on the Biden administration
A great power scramble for the Red Sea region is witnessed as recent geopolitical events have boosted the strategic relevance of the region.
On the surface, the two-day summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama seems to be yet another step signalling that the world is headed towards a bipolar polity dominated by the US and China. But a deeper analysis will show that it is part of a more subtle effort by the US to protect its global dominance, which from the Indian point of view may not be such a bad thing.
Much in the manner that the Sino-American dﾂtente transformed the Asian balance of power in the 1970s, the construction of a strong strategic partnership between India and America is bound to change the Asian geopolitical order and rejig the regional alignments.
The story of 2021 in the global economy will continue to be dominated by the pandemic — but examining these trends will help us understand the struc
The 2014 general elections are all about the economy, jobs, good governance and rising aspirations. Survey after survey conclusively agree that for most voters what matters is stable employment, steady income, corruption free governance and a decisive leadership.
Why is the Modi government not showing the same support for criminalising marital rape as it did with outlawing triple talaq. After all, gender violence is not religion, class or caste specific.
While the Republican Party is becoming more firmly entrenched in the rural, mainly white parts of the country, the suburban areas are going in the Democratic direction
Creating opportunities for women in different spheres to tackle gender inequality has invoked fear amongst young Korean men about losing opportunities
The tussle between the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the National Population Register (NPR) is not about turf. It's about bureaucracy's control over us.
Whatever be MA Jinnah's connection with Aligarh Muslim University, penniless refugees who came to India post-Partition deserve better than to once again be faced with religious zealots who are keen on putting Jinnah on a pedestal that he is most undeserving of
The upcoming elections in UP reinforces the centrality of identity politics as parties continue to employ community outreach strategies
