International Relations in India & Beyond
Though the GCC charter does not explicitly spell out cooperation on security as an objective and the GCC states themselves highlighted the social, economic and cultural aspects of their relations, it was obvious that...
Though GCC as an organisation has hardly been involved in the Israel Palestine issue, the Gulf states have often offered political and economic support for pro-Palestine actors and occasionally tried their hand at mediation....
The Arab countries faced challenges on multiple fronts in 2014. Along with the deep plunge of oil prices that hugely impacted their economies, a wave of protests led by frustrated youngsters demanding accountability and...
China’s Belt and Road Initiative that seeks to recapture the position of China as a centre of major trade and transportation routes has been viewed with awe as well as a concern by other...
The Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 has been touted as the foundation of the concept of the state as we know it today on the basis of autonomy, sovereignty and territoriality. But the fact...
The six economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council are marked by an inordinate dependence on oil revenues with the boom and bust cycles of oil matching their vicissitudes. Often they are described as “rentier...
