Diplomacy and Failure: Indo-Lanka Maritime Issue
India and Sri Lanka have been two important strategic states when it comes to the Indian Ocean but have both failed to use the region effectively ...
NEIGHBOURHOOD STUDIES
Neighborhood Studies looks at the range of cross-cutting issues such as political developments, economic activities, cross-border activities and foreign affairs related issues and security surfacing in its immediate neighbors – India and China – in addition to its extended neighbors such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives. The study focuses to explore and identify emerging priorities in the neighborhood and generate evidence and analysis.
ARTICLES
Is QUAD the US “Latest Toy” to Thwart China’s Growth?
The Indian EAM Jaishankar’s remarks after the QUAD talks in Tokyo that “it’s a matter of satisfaction that Indo-Pacific concept has gained increasingly wider acceptance” might have only further strengthened what the Chinese scholars have maintained all these years ...
Avenues of Cooperation between India-Africa Post COVID-19
Indian navy has been actively helpful in providing humanitarian aid during natural disasters and security during AU Summits. The cooperation between India and Africa can be taken up further during these difficult times ...
‘Make in India’ Programme and India’s Defense sector: Opportunities and Challenges
The government must ensure the creation of a conducive policy environment with minimum red-tape, less intrusive monitoring and attractive incentives to promote domestic defense production ...
Hydropolitics and its Role in Shaping India-China Relations
Transboundary river basins are a prominent feature of the South Asian physical landscape, cutting across political boundaries and are therefore of paramount importance to the region’s geo-political stability ...
China-India-Bhutan Trilateral Relations
Sino-Bhutan border territorial dispute and Sino-India border issues are not related to its status quo, but are politically related. The only hope for Bhutan is to await the improvement in Indo-China relations in the region by pursuing the policy of balancing act ...
Contextualizing Rakhine Conflict in Myanmar: Democratization, History and Race
Lasting peace in an ethnically fragmented society depends on Myanmar leadership’s ability to weave together EAOs, adequate safeguards for minorities within ethnic states, and robust civil society engagement ...
India-China Conflict and its Consequences for South Asia
Modi got 55 percent of the popular vote in the last election and continues to be popular with Indian voters, despite its non-secular policy. The people of India will continue to support the current government and its policies against China and Pakistan ...
Iran’s Strategic Pragmatism in Afghanistan
Iran leverages with relevant parties to enhance its policy choices for multiple possible future scenarios, such as Taliban’s forceful takeover of the country, a power-sharing arrangement and collapse of the peace talks. ...
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Navigating Indo-Pacific: Cooperation between the US and India
As the two countries are direct stakeholders themselves with common interests, along with their expanding strategic partnership, the opportunities for them to cooperate in the Indo-Pacific are also expected to expand ...