International Relations in India & Beyond
The European Union is an economic and political union between 27 European countries. The EU was created in the aftermath of the Second World War with the aim of fostering peace among its members...
Hypocrisy is the one word that captures the EU’s policy towards India, whereas delusion aptly describes its China policy. Instead of harping on soft-power, India must re-visit its EU policy in accordance with Realpolitik. ...
“It is not possible to explain to French, Polish, Hungarian and European citizens that we can have financial solidarity in Europe without worrying about respecting the basic rules of democracy, freedom of the media...
European Union leaders host a summit with six Balkan counterparts on Wednesday. Here are some facts about the six Balkan aspirants: Albania The European Union agreed in March that Albania, already a member of...
In a thinly veiled warning to right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the European Union’s executive said on March 31 that emergency measures adopted by member states to fight the coronavirus crisis cannot undercut...
With the narrative that floats around, one is tempted to think that the Ukraine crisis is all about Crimea; that it started and ended there. So what about the internal oblasts like Odessa, Kharkiv,...
It was indeed cynical and out-of-touch for the EU (Parliament) to suddenly blame, after 80 years, the Soviet Union for triggering WWII. It is unwise (to say least) to resurrect the arguments surrounding the...
Former Croatian Prime Minister and Social Democratic Candidate Zoran Milanovic has won Sunday’s presidential runoff, defeating the incumbent conservative leader Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic who tried to unite the fragmented right-wing votes. Milanovic secured 52.7 percent...
The approval of the make-up of the European Commission is stalling – quite unexpectedly for most politicians and experts in Europe. In October, members of the European Parliament (EP) rejected three candidates for the...
The European Union is going through a serious internal crisis over the prospects of its further expansion, with the mainline of confrontation running between Paris and Berlin. On October 15, France, backed by Denmark...
