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There is a growing need to analyse the Free Trade Agreements to understand their impact on the economy and the geopolitical repercussions that follow.
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad)—comprising Australia, India, Japan and the US—has outlined a collective vision that recognises each country’s peculiarities in their approach to the Indo-Pacific while building upon the areas of convergence. Maritime security will continue to be a key pillar in this vision, although there is a shift towards making the Quad’s objectives more broad-based and relevant to the emerging global geopolit
Geopolitical, economic, and technological considerations coupled with the requirements of politico-diplomatic expediency have shaped the African state
With strong convergences of strategic interests, military-security cooperation looks promising between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain.
LAWS are transforming into an arena of geopolitical and strategic competition while also reflecting the same inequalities that have characterised tech
The "India Out" campaign in Bangladesh following the recent general election seems to be an attempt by the Opposition to further their political prosp
With both China and the United States jockeying for position, nearly every geopolitical challenge facing Asia will be exacerbated by this new phase of
As new geopolitical and geo-economic realities emerge in the Indo-Pacific, India is now a critical node in the emerging network of variable geometries in the region. There are important opportunities in the evolving dynamic for New Delhi, as new alliances are crafted and new goals enunciated.
There is a need to acknowledge the REE sector as a ‘strategic sector’ with policy interventions to make it lucrative for entrepreneurs with adequa
This is a partnership that has been forged amid common challenges and shared strategic objectives
The biggest concern of India with RCEP at this juncture is not merely the economic reasons, but more geopolitical: the existence of China.
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 EAMF is fighting for space in an already crowded and complicated geopolitical context and geography
South Asian nations are using anti-American rhetoric to push back against the US’s demands for internal reforms and signal their agency and increasi
As India joins the SCO, it must keep in mind certain geopolitical realities.
Chinese development diplomacy not only offers alternative sources of finance, but also presents a model that seems to overcome the major criticisms of
The SIDs need to ensure that they are not viewed as pawns in the geopolitical competition but as important stakeholders in the region.
It would be strategically and geopolitically prudent for India to extend assistance to Sri Lanka during such trying times.
Six geopolitical lines will define the contours of the emerging global order
Despite the persistence and spread of the corona pandemic, China has managed to use cultural centres as a tool to maintain its influence and geopoliti
The ongoing tussle is germane to the geopolitical mapping of future Europe
Built-in biases are reflected in the findings of the World Happiness Report, which is heavily tilted in favour of the Global North
A great power scramble for the Red Sea region is witnessed as recent geopolitical events have boosted the strategic relevance of the region.
Stability in Russia-US ties will alleviate pressure on India at a time when the rise of China has changed the geopolitical calculus for the Indo-Pacific
Amidst economic and geopolitical uncertainties, the lack of movement on reviving and reforming the World Trade Organisation will only exacerbate divis
Before the rise of Xi Jinping—before the Beijing Olympics and the South China Sea tensions and the China-India border crisis—the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had already sensed that a rising China would pose daunting challenges to its neighbours and the regional order. This brief argues that without Abe, there would likely have been no ‘Quad’ grouping joining Australia, India, Japan, and the United States. His re
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.
Nepal Maoist leader Prachanda's proposal for trilateral cooperation between Nepal, India and China is his big idea. But his geopolitical epiphany could soon be a forgotten footnote if India and China can?t find ways to ensure peace and tranquility on their long and contested boundary.
Decades after the US pushed the Tibetan resistance movement under the bus, in its bid to befriend Beijing, Washington seems to have developed some rem
The impact of a US debt default could cascade across the globe, extending far beyond economic consequences
There is more at stake than geopolitical gamesmanship in the South China Sea
The move paves way for a Turkish ‘invasion’ of northern Syria, which has a smorgasbord of rebels, Islamists, foreign powers, Iran backed rebels, U
The upcoming Turkish elections could reconfigure Türkiye’s domestic policy and shape the long-term foreign policy course of this critical middle po
Japan-Thailand relations are understated, yet dynamic and continuing to evolve. The two have worked towards fortifying their ties across various sectors, including defence, investments, and energy, undergirded by a mutual commitment to regional stability and economic prosperity. A paramount interest is navigating the geopolitical complexities of the times, amid growing external threats that necessitate deeper security cooperation comprising bilat
The US possesses enormous geopolitical and technological power. But even a country as unique as the US will get no free pass to get to the future
Decoupling, like sanctions as a geopolitical tool, can be a substitute for outright conflict, and this has started a controversy that is likely to be
The South China Sea dispute is today at the centre of the emerging geopolitical game in the Asia Pacific region. The growing US-Vietnam friendship will have a strong bearing on the direction of the changing regional security dynamics.
Amidst the shifting geopolitical and geostrategic landscape, Russia renews its efforts to exert its influence over the Central Asian Region.
For steady growth in the face of fragile geopolitical contestations, New Delhi needs access to different platforms to pursue interests in multiple geographies
While the new Indo-Pacific construct continues to grab headlines, India's recent diplomatic orientation points to a renewed appreciation of what American strategist Zbigniew Brzezinski called the world’s “decisive geopolitical chessboard”: Eurasia. In order to grasp the significance of this strategic space, it is useful to compare it with the dynamics of the Indo-Pacific.
From New Delhi’s perspective, these minilaterals in the Middle East offer wider geopolitical and geoeconomic connections with critical partners
Whether China succeeds or fails, there will be geopolitical consequences which will be difficult to ignore.
Policy makers in both the OECD and developing countries should use this opportunity to improve the current framework for debt restructuring and crisis
The escalating geopolitical competition has placed the US and China at odds. Both sides need to stabilise their relationship given the role they play
The strengthening of relations in the geopolitical sphere has also given a push to the India-Asean economic ties, with Asean now India's fourth-largest trading partner engaging in bilateral trade in 2019-20 worth $86.9 billion.
Baghdad can figure in India’s energy calculations more significantly given the geopolitical developments in recent times.
Strong Republican support for India in the US Congress, the new tensions in America's ties with China and Russia, and the unfolding geopolitical flux in Middle East and Asia, make it possible for Modi and Obama to boldly reimagine the bilateral partnership.
