The pandemic exposed the real situation of our health system and the efficiency of the state. In days to come, the government has to strongly focus on healthcare and education if it wants to fight against the pandemic and prepare itself for such disaster. ...
If the US does not show greater urgency and the ability to think out of the box with regard to the Iran nuclear deal, the Biden Administration could be steering at another foreign policy failure. ...
While China’s BRI might be a probable danger for the countries of the Global South, who are caught in a severe economic trap, the B3W is never going to befall them without crafting strong implications for them. ...
The invasion of Taiwan could have disastrous consequences for regional peace and democratic alliances, as well as economic development in the region as experts opine. Political Pundits believe that a direct confrontation between China and Taiwan may not be on the cards, but the future of Taiwan remains uncertain. ...
Inland navigation can add to the growth of the region if, issues such as infrastructure, environmental friendliness and public policy continue to endure despite political overlapping. ...
The Chinese government has spent millions of dollars to link its Buddhist heritage to its BRI in South and Southeast Asia. China expects that its BRI projects will be welcomed more wholeheartedly in countries with Buddhist leanings. ...
With the Indo-Pacific and the competition between China and QUAD, the South Pacific is gaining more geostrategic importance. The competition of larger powers will help small island states to diversify their ties, but it forces them to adapt to new and more complicated geostrategic realities. ...
The biggest liability the CCP has created for itself and China going into the post-COVID-19 world is that it has revived the China threat theory that had subsided post-9/11 and it is here to stay for some time. ...
This alarming situation demands deeper respect for international law and exploration of long-term solutions like integration, resettlement and repatriation of refugees, as and when conditions improve. ...
Paradiplomacy: Contrasting experience of China and India
Incentivizing the States for undertaking Para diplomacy has been the main ingredient of the Chinese success recipe. For a country like India, where regional features such as identity, religion, demographics hold considerable sway over the social formation, Encouraging States to get involved in Para diplomacy can also be successfully employed as a peace building strategy. ...