Robert Mugabe: Rise & Fall of Strongman
Former Zimbabwean president died in Singapore at the age of 95. There were mixed reactions around the globe, for some he was a messiah, for some another corrupt politician who exploited Zimbabwe to the...
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Indonesia abandoning its Capital?
I have almost always lived in capital cities. I was born in New Delhi, resided in London, Prague (before Czechoslovakia split in 1993), Budapest, Rome, Bonn (long before the capital moved to Berlin in...
Dragon on the Doorstep: Growing Chinese Footprints in Israel
Days ago, Israel’s Ambassador to India in a discussion held in New Delhi said, “Tel Aviv’s ties with China is moreover, economic in nature, since, China is a big market where Israeli businesses could flex...
Bilateral and multi-lateral dimensions of cross-border terrorism
In the case of cross-border terrorism, Pakistan is pursuing its own brand of ‘two-track’ policy. While it wants a dialogue with India, it has kept up the level of violence. In its latter part...
Treaty of Portsmouth: How it shaped 20th-century Diplomacy in the East
September 5, 2019, marks the 114th anniversary of the infamous Treaty of Portsmouth. This treaty was formally signed between Imperial Japan and Imperial Russia to end the 1904–05 Russo-Japanese War. It was signed on...
The British obsession with Iran
Last week, when Netanyahu paid a surprise visit to the UK, Downing Street appeared to reject Netanyahu’s calls for Britain to take a harder line against Iran, despite Iranian warnings of violating 2015 nuclear...
Fresh UK Election will be a Referendum on Brexit
The UK Parliament in an attempt to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson from pulling the country out of the European Union without a plan in place has voted to block a no-deal Brexit. Members...
List of MoUs/ Agreements exchanged during the visit of PM Modi to Vladivostok
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day to Russia, Ahead of Eastern Economic Forum, Prime Minister met Russian President Vladimir Putin in the morning and took a tour of the Zvezda shipbuilding...
Tale of Secret Ties: Israel & China
The secret, circuitous journey began late one night in February 1979 when an unmarked Boeing 707 took off from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. Roughly 15 hours later, after a stop in...
India – US: Again a Bond of Unity
As the Indian Government decided for the abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 2019, the regional politics surrounding the issue got escalated to the International forums. Ahead of this,...
