The Sri Lankan economic crisis is a long-running catastrophe in the island nation that began in 2019 and has become the country's worst economic predicament since its independence in 1948. It has resulted in record levels of inflation, near...
According to The New York Times, the European Union is contemplating "smart sanctions" against Russian oil imports, as per the statement by Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commission's executive vice president. [1] The EU, on the 25th of A...
The Indo-pacific region accounts for half of the world's population and grown as important in recent decades. The region is getting substantial attention from the United States in recent decades and actively taking part with number of count...
Japan in its press statement after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, strongly condemned the act of aggression. Along with G7, they reiterated that strong sanctions will be applied. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a turning point in Japa...
The sanctions on Russia would have an impact on its oil exports. Countries like India and even China has been asked to reduce their imports of Russian Oil. The sanctions regime would have an impact on Russian export income but the countries...
At the 2021 year-end Plenary Meeting, the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his desire to improve people's lives by focusing over nukes. The speech came against the backdrop of severe economic crises and food shortages faced by Nort...
India's first national maritime security coordinator has been named by the government: retired Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar. The Indian government has taken significant steps to ensure security and achieve its goal of enhancing coastal securi...
The geopolitical centre of gravity is gradually shifting from the Atlantic towards the Pacific Ocean. The recent development that Australia will deploy nuclear-powered submarines in the Pacific region with the help of the United Kingdom and...
Ukraine has been under attack and is looking for the US and NATO support which is not coming. In that context it is important to evaluate US-Ukraine defence ties. For 30 years of Ukrainian independence, Ukraine and the United States (US) ha...
The history of Indian civilization has been tightly connected to the high seas around its territory. However, many scholars have repeatedly argued that India has a continental bias in its security policy. This led to a neglect of the mariti...
‘Hanging up a sheep’s head but selling dog meat’ The aforementioned is an ancient Chinese saying which evidently highlights the strategic path followed by the Asian Dragon in contemporary world politics. More on the saying later but firstly...
The question of Kazakhstan remains crucial as the Biden Administration tries to strike a reasonable balance among many foreign policy challenges. The country that is recognised as a nuclear-free zone by the United States and Russia, but is ...
