Important Editorials on Foreign Policy, National Security, Geopolitics & International Relationship
IR-China, Rare Earth and Geopolitical Backfire.
China is planning to ban exports of technology for refining rare earth minerals. Such a move, if taken, is likely [...]
FP & IR – From Panchsheel to Panch-Shield !!!
China’s propensity to nibble away at territories of its sovereign neighbours is too well-known by now to bear repetition. [...]
Geopolitics – Will India ever get an international pipeline?
What is the scope of an international gas pipeline to India? Is it bright or is it dim? [...]
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 too [...]
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 roots [...]
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 third [...]
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 picking [...]
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 significance [...]
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 ushering [...]
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 wrong. [...]
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 Doval’s [...]
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 areas [...]
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 formation [...]
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 exactly [...]
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. It [...]
Geopolitics-China-The Asian “Bully” !!!
Background:- You might have heard it before, how do you tackle a bully… STAND UP to it !!! Unfortunately, “bullying” [...]
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 down [...]
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, the [...]