The IPEF was launched on May 23, 2022 jointly by US and other countries of Indo Pacific region. It was initially composed of 14 founding member nations. Fiji was the first South Pacific Island nation to join the group. The invitation to other countries to join the framework has also been extended. I...
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Indian interests post-Cold War for Sri Lanka made a shift from a balance of power to more pragmatic security considerations. In the 1980s and 1990s, India was avoiding being engulfed in the Cold War power struggle which led to the negligence of support for Sri Lanka’s peace and stability. After th...
Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are dominating the battlefields in combat in the twenty-first century. The current confrontation between Russia and Ukraine, which involved the deployment of drones, has caused both nations to reconsider their drone arsenal. This recent use of drones on batt...
In the past decade, China has lost growth in double-digits. In comparison to previous months, the GDP went down from April to June although it barely topped in the same quarter too. In this regard, economists are of the view that factories and exports were affected due to the lockdown measures to co...
The gig economy is expected to have a huge impact on the future of employment. As more people and businesses start to shift their focus to independent work, it will eventually make full-time employment obsolete. In India, the shift in work culture is being observed. The rise of the gig economy is at...
After the withdrawal of the United States from the Iran nuclear deal or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), fresh indirect negotiations are taking place between the US and Iran with the mediation of the European Union. President Trump followed a maximum pressure policy with Iran after th...
The visit of Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, to Taiwan around the first week of August has negatively altered several aspects of the relationship between the United States and China. The visit was deemed to be a ‘very risky’ action by Beijing. It can be seen that re...
Under the banner of Yudh Abhyas, the Armed forces of India and the United States of America (USA) will conduct their joint military exercises from 14 to 31 October. The two-week exercise will focus on high-altitude warfare and will be held in Uttarakhand. The location of the exercise is Auli which i...