India and Pakistan: Reimagining the Way Forward
Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in an interview to The New York Times in 1971, had said, “You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.” She made this comment with regard to the...
Category: Asia
Inherent contradictions of nationalism and communism in China
Chinese revolution marks one of the most important events in world history. Inspired by the Bolshevik revolution the Communist Party of China following the ideas of Marx and Lenin tried to implement communism in...
The Philippine Revolution and role of Filipinas
In 2012 when the Philippines celebrated 113 years of Independence, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines bestowed the historical marker, for the very first time, to the Women Revolutionaries/ Filipinas also called as...
India’s Afghan Challenge
Background Relations between India and Afghanistan dates back to the Indus Valley civilization. Following Alexander’s brief occupation, the successor state of the Seleucid Empire controlled the region today known as Afghanistan. In 305 BCE, much of...
Biden can lead multilateral response to China’s military expansion
At the top of the foreign policy agenda for US president-elect, Joe Biden will be dealing with Chinese military expansionism, which threatens stability in south-east Asia and beyond. The cross-party consensus in the US...
The Afghan Conundrum
In light of the stark warning by NATO Secretary-General Mr Jens Stoltenberg, warns of the high price if troops leave Afghanistan. “We now face a difficult decision. We have been in Afghanistan for close...
Compare to Chinese Dragon, Uncle Sam is best bait for India
Since May 2020 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) incursion into Ladakh, many in India have been arguing that India’s leadership should proactively mend relation with aggressor ignoring border dispute. As per them, the second most...
Twitter apologises to India parliament panel for China geo-tagging error
Social media giant Twitter Inc has apologised to an Indian parliamentary panel for showing a northern Himalayan region as part of China, promising to make corrections by month-end, the panel’s chief said on Wednesday....
What does Harris’ win stand for India?
“We did it, Joe. We did it”. These were the words of the Vice President-elect of the United States of America, Ms Kamala Harris. The world had its eyes on the Presidential elections of...
Trans-Caucasian Turmoil – From USSR to Russia
When one thinks of USSR, subconsciously it dwells on the question of their authoritative policies, their ‘Fatherland’ and even their infamous leaders like Stalin. What isn’t given much of the public eye is the...
