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[FP & IR] Matera Declaration, India’s G20 presidency and food security
Global and regional food security have been deliberated upon as...
Read More[FP & IR] Israel-Palestine Conflict
The Issue: – 1) Britain took control of the area...
Read More[FP & IR] Mikhail Gorbachev: Things You Must Know
Background : Former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev passed away...
Read More[FP & IR]The “porcupine doctrine” of Taiwan
Context– Recently Taiwan has invoked the ‘porcupine strategy’ to protect...
Read More[FP& IR] The middle path for India in the new world disorder.
Since the end of the Second World War, the global...
Read MoreIs this India’s moment of reckoning ?
The Russia-Ukraine conflict portends a reshaping of the world order....
Read More75 years of the UN: its triumphs and disasters
The United Nations has shaped so much of global co-operation...
Read MoreThe 5-4-3-2 of USA’s Geopolitiking.
News: China has accused the U.S. of “stoking geopolitical rivalry”...
Read MoreGreat Game in Central Asia.
Backgound:- The third India-Central Asia Dialogue convened by External Affairs...
Read More[IR] OPEC vs USA, India, UK, China, Japan & South Korea
The United States may have just started another war that...
Read MoreUnderstanding the Taliban for what it is
A realistic assessment of the circumstances in which it has...
Read MoreFall of Kabul: On Afghanistan crisis
Key Points:- History came full circle on August 15 when...
Read More[IR] Afghanistan, Taliban and USA’s Stealth Mid-night Exit
Syllabus Connect :- GS III (Security challenges and their management in...
Read More[Geopolitics] India and China Border Dispute
The British organised a conference in Shimla in 1914, which...
Read More[IR] G-7’s counter to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
G-7 leaders finally came around with the proposed Build Back...
Read MoreIndia-China relations, a year after Galwan
In June 2020, PLA troops “surprised” India in the Ladakh...
Read More[IR] Indian diaspora pushed US to help India’s Covid efforts
On April 30, Super Galaxy, a huge US military plane,...
Read More[IR] Fallout of America’s exit from Afghanistan
President Joe Biden has announced that the United States will...
Read More[IR] Explained-USA exit from Afghanistan.
As the United States prepares to end its longest...
Read More[IR] IRAN deal and the IAEA
Even as the chicken-and-egg game is being played between the...
Read More[IR] Indo-China LAC disengagement @Pangong Lake.
India’s negotiators ought to be commended for their efforts in...
Read More[IR] Brahmos and Manila Deal
Earlier this month, India and the Philippines signed the “Implementing...
Read MoreIR-India’s options in the Myanmar muddle.
NEW DELHI : In October last year, India’s foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan...
Read MoreIR – How And Why India Is Resisting RCEP ?
Indian Prime Ministerand Chinese Presidentmight have had a successful Sino-Indian...
Read MoreIR-China, Rare Earth and Geopolitical Backfire.
China is planning to ban exports of technology for refining...
Read MoreFP & IR – From Panchsheel to Panch-Shield !!!
China’s propensity to nibble away at territories of its sovereign...
Read MoreGeopolitics – Will India ever get an international pipeline?
What is the scope of an international gas pipeline to...
Read MoreGeopolitics-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...
Read MoreGeopolitics-100 year history of The Israel-Palestine conflict !!!
A timeline of the conflict which has its roots in...
Read MoreGeopolitics-How India sees the world ?
Broadly speaking, there are four types of countries. One is...
Read MoreGeopolitics-What’s The Truth About The Rohingya Crisis?
Why on earth has the Myanmar army led by Nobel...
Read MoreGeopolitics-From Chanakya To Modi – How India Thinks About The World Through Ideas And Reality ?
This is an excerpt from the book – Aparna Pande. From...
Read MoreGeopolitics-BRICS & Xiamen Declaration !!!
Background- The Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa grouping...
Read MoreGeopolitics – India, Japan and a Bullet Train !!!
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is likely to significantly impact...
Read MoreGeopolitics-North Korea-China and USA !!!
If you think that the conflict in Guam is only...
Read MoreGeopolitics-The logic of India’s response to China !!!
Amid the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in Doklam...
Read MoreGeopolitics-UNCLOS or Law of Sea for Sustainable Oceans !!!
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea...
Read MoreGeopolitics-Malabar Naval Exercise: Powerplay In The Indo-Pacific region !!!
The “Malabar” naval exercises in the Bay of Bengal came...
Read MoreGeopolitics – The 30-year itch in India-China ties !!!
The biggest foreign policy crisis of the year is India’s...
Read MoreGeopolitics-Indo-China Stand Off-The Chinese Muscle Flexing is not Muscular enough !!!
Have you ever heard the adage – “Empty vessels make...
Read MoreGeopolitics-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...
Read MoreGeopolitics-China-The Asian “Bully” !!!
Background:- You might have heard it before, how do you...
Read MoreGeopolitics-The Indo-China Doklam Stand Off !!!
By standing firm with Bhutan and helping it militarily, India...
Read MoreGeopolitics-India and the International Refugees !!!
In view of the present quandary in the world due...
Read MoreGeopolitics- Red vs Blue ( China’s “Mongolian” OBOR and “Colonialism 3.0) !!!
Background – How to beat the “red ocean” (China) with...
Read MoreGeopolitics- Saddam Hussain, USA and the CIA chronicles!!!
The article is based on a book by John Nixon’s...
Read MoreGeopolitics-Can China afford its Belt and Road?
China’s just-completed conference touting its Belt and Road initiative certainly...
Read MoreGeopolitics- Bhutan’s exit from the ‘BBIN’ agreement !!!
Bhutan’s announcement that it is unable to proceed with the...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch-America in The Middle East!!!
This editorial is written from a book to give you an...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch – North Korea’s ‘Chemistry’ with WMDs !!!
Post the 2003 Iraq war, the debate regarding weapons of...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch – Egypt by the Ganga !!!
Egypt has always valued its friendship and strong bonds with...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch – Keeping The Army Out Of Politics !!!
The article below explores Why India Succeeded (And Pakistan Failed)...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch – Massacre in Sehwan !!!
The horrific suicide attack at a Sufi shrine in Sehwan...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch – South China Sea – Complete Coverage !!!
1)South China Sea – The geopolitics and it’s impact...
Read MoreGeopolitcs Watch- Syrian Civil War- All that needs to be understood !!!
Prelude :- The Middle east is in ruins, Civil war...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch – H1B Visa – the bread and butter !!
Legislation has now been introduced in the US House of...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch – India And China: Does The Elephant Read The Dragon Right?
At the heart of India’s China problem is an Indian...
Read MoreEditorial – Geopolitics Watch – India & China in an Asian Century !!!
There has been a tectonic shift in the global geopolitical...
Read MoreEditorial – National Security Watch – Ways to strengthen the National Security !!!
Security is always a work in progress and there is...
Read MoreEditorial – Diaspora Watch – Revisiting a passage from India !!!
January 9 commemorates the day Mahatma Gandhi returned from South...
Read MoreEditorial – Geopolitics Watch – Reclaiming India’s leverage on Tibet !!!
Note :- This is an editorial written by Brahma Chellaney for...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch- BRICS – Takeaway !!!
Disclaimer :-Please note down the important points and institutions such...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch-Redefining India’s foreign policy!!!
The BRICS-BIMSTEC meeting in Goa this month, that immediately followed...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch- CPEC – China-Pakistan Economic Corridor- What we Know and What we don’t !!!
When Alexander returned from India, he was misled into marching...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch – India And The GCC States – “Look West” Looks better !!!
“In a letter to India’s PM, Mohamed bin Zayed expresses...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch – India , Japan and The Nuclear Deal !!!
India has completed agreements for civil nuclear cooperation with 11...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch – Afghan Troubles !!!
The peace agreement reached between the Afghan government of President...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch – India’s ‘Look West’ policy
*Highlighted parts are important from exam perspective,especially analysis portion of...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch – India, China and NSG – No one stop an idea whose time has come !!!
Background :- The recent diplomatic engagements that played over a...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch – China, India and NSG – Why and Why not !!!
The geo-political ascendancy of India achieved a new milestone this...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch – China-Pak Economic Corridor: Why Gwadar Is An Overrated Port ?
Highlights:- The China-funded Gwadar port in Pakistan is unlikely to...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch – NSG and MTCR
Mexico, Italy back India’s NSG bid:- As the extraordinary two-day...
Read MoreGeopolitics Watch – Indo-Pak (Love, Hate and Uncle Sam)
1) Indo-Pak Relations:- “We can choose our friends, but not...
Read More11 NOV 2015 -Demystifying Myanmar- Complete Coverage (Roll-On-News-Day)
1)Demystifying the Mysterious MYANMAR – Its geography, Its History...
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