India’s Rise as a Global Nuclear Power in post COVID-19 Era
If the “neighbourhood first” policy is worked upon with long term strategic goals in mind, the support will work in India’s favour ...
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
Mapping Human Security in Bangladesh - An Overview of Climate Change Induced Risks and its Consequences
Bangladesh has done fairly well in disaster management and preparedness but climate change is not to be dealt with in solitary, especially when their contribution to global emission is negligible while its vulnerabilities are at a maximum ...
Pakistan and the Repatriation of Workers Amidst COVID-19
All concerned ministries should ensure minimum job loss of overseas Pakistanis by engaging and cooperating with foreign governments so that those who have already cleared the application process can still be provided for in the future ...
Disengaging with a Face: Learning from History on the Galwan Faceoff
A good start towards the solution could also be to propose or moot an Inner Tibet and Outer Tibet Solution as in the case of Mongolia reflecting from the May 1914 objections of the Chinese to ratify the Simla Convention, in which case, the Chinese will be forced to think again and give some concessions to India ...
Indian Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Operations: Indirectly Influencing Strategy?
India needs to invest in capacity building with specialised branches like incorporating a rescue corps which may emerge as the first line of defence. HADR operations merge the security and development requirements and hence India is likely to develop that route to appear as a powerful yet benevolent actor ...
A Strategic Caution to India-Iran Relations
India should uphold the principle of strategic autonomy by not siding with any unilateral sanctions or motive-driven actions, as the Chabahar projects are not only economically but also strategically important for India ...
Electricity Trade in South Asia: Going Beyond the Bilateral Interconnections
South Asia should look beyond bilateral tensions, and promote energy cooperation in pursuit of mutual gains for sustained economic growth and sustainable development, which is also likely to promote peace and stability in the region ...
China-Maldives Relations under President Solih
Solih administration seems to have adopted a practical approach towards China and India compared to the Yameen administration and it is likely to benefit from it ...
Chinese Aggression and Indian Dilemma
As the Galwan Valley tensions escalate, it is unclear what triggered the situation snowball into what threatens to get prolonged until at least the dangerously high Himalayan terrain actually looks all covered in snow again in a few months ...
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India and ASEAN: Trends and Opportunities
The extraordinary interest in ensuring a better and stronger place for India in the geopolitics of Indo-Pacific will be achieved if India can overcome the challenges in its relations with ASEAN and move forward ...