Politics
Trump, Kim and Diplomacy
On Sunday, 29th June, while attending the G-20 summit in Osaka, President Donald Trump tweeted: “If Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand […]
Politics
Economy
Afghan Peace Process: Regional Stakeholders Eyeing a Piece of the Afghan Pie
The last seventeen years of Afghan history have only witnessed inconsequential and trivial progress towards peace in Afghanistan. Hollow promises and ill-conceived rigid positions have often made progress in the peace process slow, if not […]
Analysis
Is America receding into self-isolation or is the balance of power shifting?
Since the end of Cold War and the obsolescence of the bipolar world order, global politics took a new and unprecedented turn. Realists in international relations thought surmised that because maintaining balance in a multi-polar […]
Politics
Political waves in South China Sea
Located in the Pacific Ocean, south of China, east of Vietnam, west of Philippines and home to presumably large oil reserves and natural resources., South China Sea holds the prominence in international politics, which is […]
Politics
Pakistan, Britain & the Brexit Challenge
South Asians know for a fact that Britain takes a lot of time to leave – in our case couple of decades before it exited the sub-continent. The EU must prepare itself for a very […]
Analysis
SCO and Its Prospects for Steering Peace and Stability
In a speech on 11th September 1990, President George H.W. Bush coined a new phrase which he termed as a New World Order. The concept was in regards to terminating the Cold War alliances and […]
Military
Escalation of the Crisis in the Persian Gulf
As an oil producing nation, the dominant western nations have done their best to keep Iran under their influence since the last century. The Anglo Persian oil company (founded in 1908) was created much on […]
Military
US-INDIA Strategic Trade Authorization (STA-1) and COMCASA: A Strategic Assessment
In the global order, political and economic trends are highlighting strategic realignments, shifts in alliances and cooperation among states at multiple levels. States adopt measures to preserve their strategic and national security interests. The major […]
Missiles
India’s Balanced Missile Defence Cooperation with the US and Russia
Over the last few years, India has embarked on an extensive and all-encompassing military modernization program that has carried serious repercussions for both its diplomatic and strategic ties. It has done this by expanding both […]
Politics
Indo-U.S. Quest to Contain China: Implications for Regional Order in South Asia
India and the US have a convergence of vital national interest to manage favourable regional order in South Asia. The main challenge to their dominance in the region emerges from Pakistan and China nexus, especially […]