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After Germany’s geopolitical awakening to the threat posed by Russia, would it also reconsider its foreign policy on China?
The mantra in Washington is that no deal is better than a bad deal. Realisation will soon dawn that the current situation only permits North Korea’s stockpile to grow as there is zero likelihood for Chinese and Russian support for further tightening of sanctions.
US President Donald Trump’s ham-handed handling of global diplomacy has once again brought the world back to early 1990s when the threat of American unipolarity drove countries like Russia, China and India towards collective action.
The middle powers are taking the middle path to dealing with the US and China, which may lead to significant challenges if New Delhi chooses to build
Even as Russia explores new vistas of growth and opportunity via the OECD, she must not loose sight of her leadership and moral responsibility at BRICS, of which she is not just a founding member but the foremost proponent.
It's time economics replaced politics as the key driving force of the Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral. The Big 3 of Asia has a major opportunity to create and drive an Asian Trading Region.
While the world remains engrossed in the debates triggered by Western sanctions on Russia over Ukraine and the countersanctions, a serious humanitarian crisis is building up in Ukraine which needs international attention and help.
It is within the US’ interests to not sanction India for the acquiring of the Russian missile system, considering both India and the US would like t
It is not yet clear how the U.S. will respond to India’s receipt of Russia-made S-400 air defense systems.
The Russia-Ukraine war has raged for over 10 months now, and the expectation of an easy Russian walkover over Ukraine has been belied. The war is witnessing strong and determined resistance from the Ukrainian forces, with the support of Western countries through arms and other forms of aid, and sanctions against Russia. This report explores how sanctions are used in modern diplomacy and warfare, and their impact on the Ukraine war and the global
By bringing China and Russia into the region and by developing strategic partnerships with important players such as India, Riyadh is signalling its intent to reduce its dependence on the US. Mohammed bin Salman is looking at a policy of multi-alignment that affords greater strategic autonomy.
The SCO is critical for India to advance its priorities for peace and prosperity in its northern periphery and broader Eurasia.
SCO के सदस्य देशों को अपनी नाइत्तेफ़ाक़ियों और मतभेदों को �
The recent coup in Niger potentially places the United States in a security muddle
The year 2024 is poised to be a period of significant transformation, characterised by extensive changes on both domestic and international fronts
A performance audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General in 2010-2011 revealed that while shipyards in the US, France, South Korea and Russia took between 66-84 months from the award of contract to the construction of a ship, in India, it took 116 to 120 months.
This Paper analyses South Africa's position as a member of both BRICS and IBSA, especially the broader strategic implications arising out of its membership of the two organisations.
Both Russia and China have both proposed large railway infrastructure projects in Afghanistan and other weekly roundups from South Asia
President Mahinda Rajapaksa's choice of Russia for his maiden foreign visit after re-election has outlined the new set of priorities for post-war Sri Lanka
Aid from India, Japan, Russia and China seems to be more viable than aid from the West as it accompanies political conditionalities.
The priority of the international community should be to broker peace and end the Ukraine war before it takes a turn for the worse.
Time used to be when even in the post-Cold War era, where a new Russia — struggling both internally and externally to find its place in the new world without the Soviet Union — would be on Sri Lanka’s side, almost always. Not any more.
Strategic clarity is often a by-product of wars and as nations count their dead, they also recognise their true friends as well as the limits of their liberal illusions about managing relationships with adversaries who see violence as perfectly legitimate instrumentality in pursuit of power and ambition.
Purchase of F/A-18 Super Hornets can herald the beginning of a closer long-term relationship with the US, which shall be beneficial for India and espe
For a stable and fair international relations system, strong relations between Russia and India are important in maintaining a balance in the changing
Although facing initial obstacles from Türkiye and Hungary, Sweden has ultimately secured NATO membership, marking a significant milestone for the No
Sweden’s 2023 presidency comes at a critical juncture as Europe confronts several challenges
The issue of radical Islamism remains Russia's fundamental concern in Syria. Having fought two Chechen wars, it would not want another conflict to erupt on its territory. If either the ISIS or the rebels succeed in overthrowing Assad, there is a huge likelihood of expansion of jihadist activity to the Caucasus and southern Russia.
During Modi’s visit to Vladivostok, India should signal more willingness to invest in a less-developed part of Russia
Today, global geopolitical challenges are giving more space for terror and extremist groups. Thus adequate counterterrorism measures need to be adopte
The future course as far as the "quad" format is concerned is somewhat unclear.
Regional African blocs should try to find solutions through diplomacy before the coup in Niger causes regional instability and leads to a full-fledged
The Syrian conflict has now been raging for over half a decade, with hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced.
Russia’s move to reject production cuts is driven by its strategy of denying market share to U.S. shale producers
From the available facts of the jihadi terrorist carnage at the North Ossetian town of Beslan in Russia on September 3, 2004, the following reconstruction is possible:
The growing perception of Canada being a sanctuary for global offenders not only tarnishes its international reputation but also poses a threat to its
On June 22, 2004, over 200 well-armed persons simultaneously raided three towns in the Ingushetia Republic of Russia, adjoining Chechnya, and attacked police stations, government buildings and checkpoints with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades. The Russian and the local security forces were totally taken by surprise. Ninety-five persons were killed, the majority of them members of the security forces and other Government officials,
With the US no longer playing the role of security guarantor to Gulf states, they are diversifying their foreign relations through partnerships involving China and Russia, thereby acquiring greater autonomy.
Young people across the world today are facing multiple challenges: lost school years due to the pandemic-induced lockdowns, the looming climate crisis, increasingly dangerous virtual spaces, and food and energy security concerns triggered by the Ukraine-Russia conflict. This paper analyses the challenges facing the youths of the Commonwealth, where 60 percent of the combined population are under 30 years old, and explores the investments require
For reasons to do with history and strategy, India will not abandon Russia.
In every case a measure of balance is essential. However, while considering America, structural difference must be kept in mind. Russia, unlike the US
With elections due in 2024 in both the EU and the US, stabilising the relationship and easing lingering tensions before potential changes in leadershi
This week, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg once again underlined that Ukraine could expect more deliveries of heavy weapons from western nations.
India is trying to convey that any expansion of BRICS is futile without serious efforts to nurture trust and foster cooperation.
Is the use of constitutional means to secure ruling in perpetuity a new normal in west Africa?
The fall of Nagorno-Karabakh could lead to the rise of a new geopolitical order in the Caucasus and beyond
