International Relations in India & Beyond
The term “Third World” was originally used during the Cold War to distinguish countries that were not aligned with either the Western powers (the First World) or the Communist powers (the Second World). The...
India attained its independence in 1947, at the height of the Cold War. Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister, pursued nonalignment while fostering positive ties with the Soviet Union. “Strategic Sovereignty” developed due to...
Mutually assured destruction (MAD) is a doctrine of military strategy and national security policy in which a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by two or more opposing sides would effectively result in the destruction...
Isolationism in international relations refers to a country’s foreign policy of avoiding involvement in international conflicts and avoiding alliances with other countries. It is a policy of non-interference in the affairs of other countries...
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a political and military alliance of 30 countries in Europe and North America. It was founded in 1949 with the goal of providing collective defense against the...
Containment is a strategy used in international relations to prevent the spread of a particular ideology or political system. The term is most commonly associated with the United States’ efforts during the Cold War...
The concept of a “clash of civilizations” was first proposed by political scientist Samuel Huntington in a 1993 article and later developed in his book “The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World...
An arms race is a competition between two or more countries to develop and acquire the most advanced and powerful weapons systems. Arms races often involve the development and deployment of new technologies, such...
Since the occupation of Tiananmen Square (Gate of Heavenly Peace) by the Communist Party of China(CPC), post-Chinese Civil War, in 1949, the single political party-ruled country has adopted territorial expansionism -based on vaporous historical...
‘But you must believe me when I tell you that I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as king’, with these words king Edward...
Event / Peacekeeping / United Nations
USI Annual UN Forum 2024: Changing Characters of Conflicts
27th November 2024
