International Relations in India & Beyond
Dozens of Iraqis have died in recent days in clashes between protesters and the security forces during street demonstrations that caught the authorities by surprise. They were the first major deadly protests for more...
Against fast-changing geopolitics, with the global centre of gravity shifting away from the Trans-Atlantic, the term ‘Indo Pacific’ has entered the policy dictionary as the term capturing the amalgamation of the Indian and Pacific...
Ties between India and Bangladesh has seen all the different phases. But as Former Indian Prime Minister Vajpeyi has said, “We can choose our friends and enemies, not the neighbours”. Sticking to the requirements...
The continuity of blame game, taming militants and terrorists, the prevalence of mistrust, diminishing economic dependency, armed clashes at the borders, interference in internal affairs and pursuit of stringent policies have not and would...
A “NATO-like” alliance in the Indo-Pacific? The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) between four prominent democracies of the Indo-Pacific region namely India, the United States of America (USA), Japan and Australia, on the sidelines of...
The year 2019 marked the 64th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Mongolia. [i] President Khaltmaagiin Battulga of Mongolia began his five-day State visit on 19th September, the first in...
In the space of just a few decades, China has risen to become a world and certainly an Asian regional power. And now China and the US have locked horns in a great power...
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar two weeks before his appointment remarked on India optimising its foreign relations by saying: “It means cultivating America, steadying Russia, managing China, enthusing Japan and attending to Europe’...
News clippings from Dhaka-based Benar News BenarNews (16/05/2019): “China No. 1 Foreign Investor in Bangladesh, New Official Figures Show.” [1] BenarNews (11/09/2019): “ A Chinese-built solar power plant started supplying electricity to Bangladesh’s...
Following the massive socio-economic success of the largest continent, corruption is the next battleground in the development of the Asia-Pacific. Lately, it has hampered inclusive and sustainable development and is a primary cause of...
Event / Peacekeeping / United Nations
USI Annual UN Forum 2024: Changing Characters of Conflicts
27th November 2024
