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As the political leadership cedes to the manoeuvres of the China-Russia combine, Italians are taking a stand.
It was New Delhi which first pointed out the drawbacks of the Chinese model.
Obama's warning to Putin that there would be costs for the invasion of Crimea was not only empty, but the real cost in all this was to American credibility, once again. One can, therefore, expect both the US and Russia to assert their rights regardless of international law.
Niger is quickly becoming a new flashpoint in great power competition as ECOWAS mulls military intervention in the wake of the coup in Niger
The challenge for agriculture is to meet rising demand for food while dealing with climate change and natural resource constraints. This paper takes the case of cereal production in the lower Indo-Gangetic plains in the state of West Bengal, India, and examines the implications of various crop-shifting scenarios on consumptive water demand and nutrient production. The analysis finds that by replacing summer crop (Boro rice) in each district with
Crude oil prices are likely to head under US$ 90 per barrel, rather than exceed US$ 100 per barrel, notwithstanding daily fluctuations
Blending CSR with ESG is a win-win proposition for businesses, their shareholders, other stakeholders, and the environment at large.
The nation-state will remain the fundamental unit of reckoning in the international system, but it will have to reckon, almost Brownian-motion-like, with other units and stakeholders in a fluid medium where disorder may have both permanence and legitimacy.
One of the questions that neither the Bush administration nor the Musharraf government has so far investigated is the involvement of Pakistan's military in the proliferation activities of nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan.
Bridging the digital divide in Africa will not be possible without adequate people-centred cybersecurity measures
Is being ‘anti-China’ a compelling enough driver to bring the ten disparate democracies together?
Military confrontation between India and China on Doklam is showing little sign of abating — China is not in any mood to moderate its words.
Although it would not be entirely false to suggest that Maoists have managed to capture the imagination of a large section of Nepalese society because of the widespread poverty and continued neglect by successive monarchs and political leadership, there are quite a few other, equally valid, reasons why Maoists have had a run of the Nepalese countryside.
A growing concern has been expressed at the heightened bellicosity projected by China towards Taiwan. Will China resort to a military takeover after a
To arrest the spread of brutal Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the US must go in with a limited military mission, thus aiding the process of bringing stability in Iraq and the region at large. However, it should not look at staying in Iraq for a long haul.
2023 could be a monumental year for facilitating DFFT as more and more countries are moving away from the concept of blanket data localisation
The US Treasury Department's decision to designate the gangster based in Pakistan, Dawood Ibrahim, as a terrorist on October 16, 2003, was undoubtedly belated but could still prove to be a milestone in the War on Terrorism if Washington could arm-twist President General Pervez Musharraf to hand over the criminal to the interrogators for questioning about his links with al Qaida and other terrorist groups.
The blasphemy law under Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code is a prime example of savagery a modern nation could impose on its citizenry with leg
Zakir Musa’s currency was his message, his ideology, his slogan and the widespread support he enjoyed amongst the youth in the valley.
In the 21st century, civilised countries do not sentence spies to death except in war time.
The complex and elaborate coal network that underpins energy provision and social support in India should be complemented with CCUS for decarbonisatio
Has all the carefully articulated outcome of Pompeo's Indian visit gone up in smoke after a Donald Trump tweet?
The reason why there has been a decline in marginal farmers is because of the overall low agricultural growth. It has been less than 2 per cent per annum in the decade of mid-1990s to mid-2000s.
While successfully balancing relations between Israel, Iran and Saudi Arabia power blocks, New Delhi’s affinity for this Gulf outreach is rooted in geopolitical and geo-economic realities
Was the cyber espionage an effort to access nuclear technology? Was it engineered by strategic rivals?
Since Vladimir Putin came to power, there has been a tacit social contract — non-engagement in political activity by citizens in return for economic
A Donald Trump presidency could change the status quo of American participation in the NATO if his campaign statements are to be believed.
The foremost mode of transport in cities of developing economies, bus services, are also the most economical.
The political health of the US is important not just for the country itself, but the world, given its outsize influence as the foremost economic and military power.
