Iran remains an important regional partner for India, particularly in the context of long-term energy security and connectivity ambitions. However, positioning Iran in direct strategic equivalence with the United States and Israel risks overstating the geopolitical significance of the relationship. ...
The twin chokepoint crisis at the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb illustrates the profound ways in which regional conflict can disrupt global trade and economic stability. ...
The UK-led talks on the Middle East situation are productive and optimistic as it brings diverse stakeholders to address the issues of common security of global energy supply, and offer a pragmatic solution. ...
Wars in West Asia have profound implications for both climate change and global energy systems. ...
While Mao’s foreign policy was often a struggle for the PRC's very existence, Xi’s strategy is a struggle for dominance, framed as the inevitable return to a historical norm. ...
Reinvigorating SAARC needs to underscore mutual interests, economic interaction, and social cooperation coupled with revamping the institutional capacities. ...
Prime Minister Balen Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) government inherits both railway proposals and the underlying geopolitical competition they represent. ...
Artificial Intelligence has been another integral domain on which the Government of Sri Lanka has put specific emphasis for an efficient Digital Economy. ...
In an era where non-state actors play an increasingly prominent role in international affairs, the Canada–Nepal case illustrates the power of people-centric diplomacy. ...
Politics of Renaming Features and the South China Sea
Renaming features in the South China Sea is not a new phenomenon. This has been there at the onset; disputed countries have been renamed before to rationalize claims and manufactured history. ...