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Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Ground Force's Quds Base claimed that it has freed two of its border guards in a successful intelligence operation on February 2 night. The recent flare up at the border between Shiite Iran and Sunni...
Foreign policy scholars and analysts across the world are of the opinion that even though the majority of Japanese policies have not changed since Suga Yoshihide replaced Abe as Japanese Prime Minister, there may be a change in the Japanese...
Iran’s uranium intensification is undoubtedly linked to the covenant with the nuclear group. Not long ago, Tehran decided to enlarge atomic advancement after the Trump administration unilaterally decided to scrap the treaty and re-imposed s...
The recent unfolding of events in the region has compelled India to diversify its Act East Policy since its commencement has made north-eastern Asia an important aspect in India's strategic vision for the region. In recent times, India-Mong...
Hong Kong has been witnessing a political crisis from June 2019. Millions of people took to streets to protest against the controversial expatriation law passed by the government. The political unrest in Hong Kong is still going and there s...
Reforms in the defence acquisition procedure was announced by defence minister Rajnath Singh on 30 September 2020, all of which will be implemented 1st October onwards. The purpose behind the reforms was two-fold, first goal was ‘Atmanirbha...
Thailand has had a long history of political unrest and protest but a new wave began in February 2020 when the Thailand's Constitutional Court dissolved Future Forward Party, an opposition to the current government. This came as a knockout ...
Diego Garcia, a 30 square kilometer island, the largest in the Chagos Archipelago lies within the maritime boundary of Mauritius. It is a seen as a secretive military base which has been used by the US to send its aircrafts and warships acr...
When the Mauritian Prime Minister Jugnauth congratulated the U.S President elect Joe Biden, the political storm on the issue of the Diego Garcia became intense. A secret military island, Diego Garcia is an important territory for USA as it ...
In the last week of February 2020, Indonesia's government approved the defence agreements which were previously formed with United States of America. Many scholars across the world have hailed this development as a significant step in Indon...
President Jokowi hosted the Indian Ocean Rim Association's Leaders' Summit in March 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia entitled "Strengthening Maritime Cooperation for a Peaceful, Stable and Prosperous Indian Ocean". This event was significant in t...
As the global demand for smartphones increases, the sources of some rare components in them are becoming exhausted. The question arises, how will phones of the future be built? The smooth running of almost every piece of technology we use i...
