Economic Community of West African States was formulated through a treaty signed in Lagos, Nigeria on 28th May 1975. It is a 15-member regional group comprising of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’ Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea B...
The likely agenda of the BRICS summit becomes a hot topic of the town since India will chair it. The foreign policy scholars initiated the prediction of the issues that would be a top priority in the 13th BRICS summit occurring under the au...
When one looks at China-Iran relations, one can easily conclude that their relations very well fits the famous proverb 'my enemy's enemy is my friend'. China-Iran relation is a classical case of balancing. Despite the lack of commonalities ...
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) or the rechristened Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) represents a regional situation of flux, with tariff wars and decoupling of technology taking place amidst mega...
The fourth industrial revolution which marks the evolution of the manufacturing capabilities includes digital transformation through integration of smart technologies such as internet of things, cognitive computing. It involves enhancement ...
Chinese inroads into African mining began in late twentieth century for instance in 1997 Sinosteel acquired Dilokong chromite mine located in Mpumalanga province of South Africa. African mining projects are of importance as the minerals une...
The adoption of a new cabinet always proves to be challenging task for any nation- state. The transition proves to be crucial, because whenever a new cabinet is met and established, it brings new ideological and developmental changes. Not o...
US President Joe Biden announced his decision to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by 11th September this year. The date would mark 20 years since 9/11, which was the deadliest attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor. The Islamic Emir...
The formation of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) was a response to the geopolitical rise of China with its increased aggressiveness and the resulting threat perception to maritime security and the rules-based liberal world order....
Why do we need QUAD? This question thematizes the main concern of this article. The role of QUAD in the international community is necessary to be understood. The objectives should be aligned in comparison to the need and requirements of th...
The year 2020 presented itself in the most turbulent tones ever possible. We witnessed the global pandemic, the US-China rivalry, bearish economies and it was in the midst of these unprecedented changes that Vietnam handed over the Chairman...
US – Indonesia relations underwent a major twist of change when United States under Obama administration recognized the critical importance of Asia Pacific region and Indonesia under President Joko Widodo strengthened its commitment to the ...
