QUAD Plus to save Indo-Pacific from autocracy
The 21st-century world has got more democracies than its predecessor. Numbers of autocratic regimes are down to 80 in 2018 from 130 in 1950 and democracies are up and about 99 in 2018 from...
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Impact of FDI amendments on Indian Economy – A brief analysis
Foreign Direct Investment refers to the flow of capital among countries, acting as a bridge to fill in the gap between savings and investments. The foreign investment ensures technical stability, economic growth, better production...
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...
The invisible hand of Russia
Introduction In recent years, Russia has taken the practice of using private military companies to a new level, demonstrating that they can carry out offensive missions and actually form the occupying army’s backbone. Russia...
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...
Malabar 2020: Australia joins the narrative of free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific
On 6th October, amid the coronavirus pandemic and a tense border situation with the People’s Republic of China, India announced that it is inviting Australia for the 24th edition of the Malabar Exercise. This...
Agriculture and SDG 2030
The agriculture sector is key for achieving targets set under Sustainable Development Goals. Indian Agriculture with almost 50 percent of the population directly dependent on it for livelihoods, is bound to play important role...
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...
Remembering Balfour Declaration And Its Modern Day Implications
On 2nd November, Israel marked 103 years of the historic 67-word document undersigned by Arthur Balfour that left behind a legacy for the Zionist movement. The Balfour Declaration called for a “national home” for...
