Military
US-India Strategic Alliance
The most prominent shift in the regional dynamics of South Asia is the Indo-US strategic alliance which is gaining strength by the day. Even though the supposed aim behind this unholy alliance is to counter […]
China
Analysis
Troubled Path to NPT RevCon 2020
The NPT PrepCom 2019 concluded on May 10 after two weeks of deliberations on nonproliferation challenges, aiming to pave the way for the NPT Review Conference (RevCon) in 2020. The PrepCom ended without adopting consensus […]
Politics
A Clash of International Law and Chinese Historical Claims in the South China Sea
The provisions and regulations of sea and land are different under international law. For any state to conquer or occupy seas is very difficult; this is why, until a few decades ago, any state could […]
Analysis
Has America won in Afghanistan?
“We do not negotiate with terrorists” -George W. Bush Since the American invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, and the subsequent joining of European powerhouses in combating the faceless and stateless terrorism, “we do not negotiate […]
Military
The Encroaching Impact of Arms Trade on South Asia’s Geo-Politics
In his famous farewell address to the American Public in 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower had both defined and warned against the encroaching influence of what was then termed as the United States’ ‘Military-Industrial Complex.’ […]
Environment
Resurgence of Star Wars
Technology has become the enemy of peace itself. The case of ‘space weaponization’ presents an alarming situation that needs to be debated more frequently at the international level. Space weaponization is not a new term; […]
Featured Article
Addressing the Bane of Extremism
“Terrorism is a feverish expression of suffering, frustration and injustice.” French President Jacques Chirac Thanks to the international media, terrorism today has become synonymous, albeit incorrectly, with Islamic religious extremism which is projected to be […]
Nuclear
Nuclear Disarmament: No End in Sight
When the Non-Proliferation Treaty was negotiated in 1968, one of its principal aims was to achieve global nuclear disarmament. Article VI of the NPT draft obligates the NPT signatories to “pursue negotiations in good faith […]
Nuclear
Where Does Nuclear South Asia Stand?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to social media to congratulate India on the 21st anniversary of the nuclear weapons tests at the Pokhran test range. He tweeted, “Greetings on National Technology Day! We remember with […]
Economy
China between Western Dreams and Economic Rationales
For the third time this decade, western media reports are projecting China’s economic slowdown, predicting its economic stagnation and dreaming of its economic downfall. During the 2008 crisis, it was anticipated that financial stagnation would […]