International Relations in India & Beyond
The anti-communist purge in Indonesia in the 1960s is retold in a compelling examination of US Cold War policy. Book review: Vincent Bevins, The Jakarta Method: Washington’s anti-communist crusade and the mass murder program that...
In the wake of the revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe, the scholars were eagerly putting forward their commentaries on the political developments and prospects for these former communist countries. Amidst that scholarship, Robert...
The Founding Fathers had high hopes that military adventurism could be prevented through constitutional checks. As Alexander Hamilton wrote: “The legislature…will be obliged…every two years, to deliberate upon the propriety of keeping a military force on...
Motto: “The light is on for those who see, not for the blind ones”.Mihai Eminescu – Romanian poet The Great Union of December 1st, 1919 was a ”stellar moment” for Romania, which was achieved...
Not all of the tears that flowed when the Berlin Wall came down 30 years ago on November 9, 1989, were tears of joy. On the dark, eastern side of the wall, there were...
Since Independence, contemporary India has achieved significantly through various forms of affirmative action and economic incentives. In the economic arena, it is emerging as a major player in the global market and can now...
With the end of the Cold War, the old framework of India’s foreign policy collapsed and further the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the following year, signified the cessation of existing world order....
By Amel Ouchenane* The collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of Berlin Wall in 1989 indicated the end of the Cold War. The surprising end of the Cold War shifted not only...
Following the latest events in and around the Black Sea, two old questions are reappearing. Both are inviting us for a repeated elaboration: If a Monroe doctrine (about the hemispheric security exclusivity) is recognised...
Question: Why did US National Security Adviser John Bolton come to Moscow? Sergey Lavrov: To talk. There are many matters we need to discuss. We appreciate it that it is US National Security Adviser...
