Year: 2020

Iran-US Tensions in the Gulf: The need for Smart Tactics

The developing bellicosity in the Gulf needs a pragmatic de-escalation approach and a smart power strategy, weaving pressure with diplomacy, on the part of the US…

Evolving Partnership of India and Central Asian Republics

Engaging with Central Asia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan offer India a bid for a permanent seat at the UN Security Council (UNSC). Faster development collaboration…

China as a World Leader: Assessing Implications of COVID-19, BRI and a “Global Common Destiny”

China watchers had been sceptical of whether China will be a responsible global power as and when it replaces the United States in the pursuit of…

China’s Strategic Engagement with Sri Lanka: Concern for India

The role China has been playing in the region has changed the dynamics of the region. IOR has now become a battleground for numerous opportunities of…

COVID-19: Implications on the India-Africa Partnership

Energy security, diaspora, bilateral trade and investment are some of the key drivers of India-Africa relationship. China will continue to be a major player in the…

Bangladesh-Nepal Trade Relations: Influences of Economic Diplomacy

Nepal and Bangladesh need to work to bring India fully on board in helping to develop new trade and transit routes. Bangladesh has emerged as a…

Exploring China’s Economic and Political Footprints in Nepal

China is trying to bring about a new form of communism with Chinese characteristics in Nepal, orchestrated and dictated by it. Preserving a balance of power…

Peace Trajectory in Afghanistan: Analysing the Role of Stakeholder Nations

India has not built itself as important enough in order to be taken seriously in the Political affairs of the country, and hence, was not considered…

Energy Security of the European Union: Current Challenges and the Road Ahead

Book Review: France and the Politics of European Economic and Monetary Union