Important Editorials on Foreign Policy, National Security, Geopolitics & International Relationship
Geopolitics-India’s policy choices in Afghanistan- “My Enemy’s Enemy: India In Afghanistan From The Soviet Invasion To The US Withdrawal”
In 1878, Robert Bulwer-Lytton, the viceroy of India, was convinced that the Afghan amir Sher Ali Khan was getting [...]
Geopolitics-100 year history of The Israel-Palestine conflict !!!
A timeline of the conflict which has its roots in the late 19th century. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has its [...]
Geopolitics-How India sees the world ?
Broadly speaking, there are four types of countries. One is large and rich; another is large and poor; a [...]
Geopolitics-What’s The Truth About The Rohingya Crisis?
Why on earth has the Myanmar army led by Nobel peace prize hero, Aung San Suu Kyi, suddenly begun [...]
Geopolitics-From Chanakya To Modi – How India Thinks About The World Through Ideas And Reality ?
This is an excerpt from the book – Aparna Pande. From Chanakya to Modi: The Evolution of India’s Foreign Policy. [...]
Geopolitics-BRICS & Xiamen Declaration !!!
Background- The Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa grouping (BRICS) has since long ceased to be of material [...]
Geopolitics – India, Japan and a Bullet Train !!!
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is likely to significantly impact several areas, from attracting more foreign investment to possibly [...]
Geopolitics-North Korea-China and USA !!!
If you think that the conflict in Guam is only between North Korea and America, here’s why you are [...]
Geopolitics-The logic of India’s response to China !!!
Amid the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in Doklam area in the Sikkim sector, national security adviser Ajit [...]
Geopolitics-UNCLOS or Law of Sea for Sustainable Oceans !!!
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is a comprehensive UN legal policy document demarcating [...]
Geopolitics-Malabar Naval Exercise: Powerplay In The Indo-Pacific region !!!
The “Malabar” naval exercises in the Bay of Bengal came to an end earlier this week with a close [...]
Geopolitics – The 30-year itch in India-China ties !!!
The biggest foreign policy crisis of the year is India’s chance to comprehensively revamp its China policy. [...]
Geopolitics-Indo-China Stand Off-The Chinese Muscle Flexing is not Muscular enough !!!
Have you ever heard the adage – “Empty vessels make the loudest noise”. You probably have and that is [...]
Geopolitics-The Six Day War that created Israel as we know it and the Lessons within !!!
Fifty years ago, on the morning of 5 June, the Middle East was about to witness a tectonic shift. [...]
Geopolitics-China-The Asian “Bully” !!!
Background:- You might have heard it before, how do you tackle a bully… STAND UP to it !!! Unfortunately, [...]
Geopolitics-The Indo-China Doklam Stand Off !!!
By standing firm with Bhutan and helping it militarily, India has displayed its resolve. Now it’s time to get [...]
Geopolitics-India and the International Refugees !!!
In view of the present quandary in the world due to the ongoing crises in South Sudan and Syria, [...]
Geopolitics- Red vs Blue ( China’s “Mongolian” OBOR and “Colonialism 3.0) !!!
Background – How to beat the “red ocean” (China) with “blue ocean diplomacy” has been a hotly debated topic [...]
Geopolitics- Saddam Hussain, USA and the CIA chronicles!!!
The article is based on a book by John Nixon’s – ‘Debriefing The President’ , it busts many myths around [...]
Geopolitics-Can China afford its Belt and Road?
China’s just-completed conference touting its Belt and Road initiative certainly looked like a triumph, with Russian President Vladimir Putin [...]
Geopolitics- Bhutan’s exit from the ‘BBIN’ agreement !!!
Bhutan’s announcement that it is unable to proceed with the Motor Vehicles Agreement with Bangladesh, India and Nepal is [...]
Geopolitics Watch-America in The Middle East!!!
This editorial is written from a book to give you an analysis of the geopolitics. The book being – Andrew Bacevich’s [...]
Geopolitics Watch – North Korea’s ‘Chemistry’ with WMDs !!!
Post the 2003 Iraq war, the debate regarding weapons of mass destruction (WMD) was confined mostly to the realm [...]
Geopolitics Watch – Egypt by the Ganga !!!
Egypt has always valued its friendship and strong bonds with India. For centuries, the peoples of these two ancient [...]
Geopolitics Watch – Keeping The Army Out Of Politics !!!
The article below explores Why India Succeeded (And Pakistan Failed) In Keeping The Army Out Of Politics !!! [...]