Year: 2020

COVID-19 and the Indo-Pacific: Getting the Jigsaw Puzzle Right

The best option for countries is to avoid knee-jerk reactions or quick fix solutions because they will not be viable in the long run. It is…

Factors behind Youth Radicalization

Religious identity development, personal connections, belief and social marginalization play an important role in radicalizing the youth.

France in the Indo-Pacific: A Strategic Assessment

France, which always was an IOR country, can slowly and surely evolve into becoming an ‘Indo-Pacific country’, and given its affiliation to external regions, a leading…

Renewed Arms Race: Implications of US’s withdrawal from INF in South Asia

China is a common threat and its willingness or unwillingness to put in a stable arms control regime will determine the future of arms race and…

Closing the Borders of Humanity: COVID-19 Induced Reverse Migration

The Government must address the shortcomings to avoid any identical future crises and strive to extend due recognition and dignity to the artisans of the envisioned…

US-Iran Relations under the Biden Administration

The future of negotiation between Iran and US would greatly depend on the next Iranian administration which will assume power about seven months later.

Will China be a Main Factor in US Foreign Policy under Joe Biden?

US foreign policy under Joe Biden will not be much different from Trump’s policies and China will be a main factor.

India-Nepal Relations are as tall as the Himalayas, and as deep as the Indian Ocean

Edited version of the Keynote Address delivered by Gen Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defense Staff, India at Second CLAWS-NIICE Annual Dialogue.

Nepal’s China Conundrum

Is India’s Nuclear Behaviour Changing? – Past and Current Trends

Conventional and nuclear weapons can be expectedly used as tools of consolidating consensus around an ultra-nationalist discourse.