China – A Revisionist Power?
Introduction French poet & novelist Victor Hugo read the minds of millions when he said “Nothing can stop an idea whose time has come” These words of Hugo validated when China celebrated 70 years...
Category: Asia
The resurrection of SAARC — India leads the way
SAARC, termed as a dead horse, has shown green shoots of a revival thanks to the initiatives taken by India SAARC -a new lease of life Ever since the cancellation of the SAARC summit...
Social Distancing and COVID-19 Pandemic in India- A learning for India
Social distancing is a proven way of handling a pandemic, especially when the disease is transmissible from one carrier to the other. The first case of coronavirus pandemic 2019-2020 was reported in India on...
COVID-19: India’s Regional Diplomacy In The Neighbourhood: A Case For Engaging With Myanmar
The images of Indian cargo ships delivering vital food and medicine to its neighbours have started pouring in on Twitter. This assistance aligns with India’s promise of extending timely help to its neighbour countries,...
Wuhan COVID-19 Pandemic: Natural or Manmade?
Even as this paper is being written, the worldwide coronavirus cases crossed 1,000,000 and the deaths crossing 50,000. This pandemic is likely to have a far-reaching geo-economic impact that could have a major bearing...
G20 and its importance in today’s world
Introduction A common saying has it that when China sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. However, with China’s economic rise, this phrase has gained momentum. In the face of a new...
COVID-19: Failing BRI to Health Silk Route
Backdrop The beginning of 2020 brought a wild card entry into global strategic equations in the form of Coronavirus Pandemic, with Wuhan being the initial epicentre in December 2019. China will continue to be...
How COVID-19 is Changing Global Strategic Equations?
The credibility of UN Organizations? The pandemic has also exposed the Chinese influence in global bodies claiming to be neutral and serving for humanity. WHO knew about the outbreak of coronavirus in January 2020...
Cambodia must protect the population through COVID-19 testing, debt relief
…And then February 31 arrived, the clocks stopped and March was cancelled. Every day is dystopian in Cambodia. Prime Minister Hun Sen told the country that February 31 was the only date that COVID-19...
An Overview of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Need of Reforms
Today most of the countries in the world have declared an unprecedented war on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which was first identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. This pandemic is...
