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 negligenc...
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 ...
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 September 2021, China applied to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement among 11 countries. It was the country's first attempt to join a major trade pact since the US exited the project four years earlier. Although Ch...
The rising debt levels in South Asian countries are concerning and can trigger a debt crisis in the region. The countries Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar are facing sovereign debt crises. Sri Lanka is a country that had faced d...
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit to Taiwan, on August 2, 2022, drew criticism from many parties, especially China. China considers this a war drum; China responds and in the form of military exercises around the jurisdi...
Violence and Islamic fanaticism are on the rise in Bangladesh. Protests against France, tense demonstrations during the arrival of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and sectarian bloodshed in Comilla are all examples of the power of Isla...
The suspicions of Hambantota port as a site of a potential threat from China were tested when a Chinese survey vessel was supposed to dock at the port. Yuan Wang 5, a research vessel with missile and satellite tracking capabilities, was due...
The G20 Foreign Minister’s Meeting (FMM) held on 7-8 July 2002 was marked by the theme “Building a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous world together”. The meeting was divided into two sessions. The first session held was regarding streng...
The second round of the French Presidential Elections will be held on 24 April 2022. The incumbent President, Emmanuel Macron from La République En Marche! (LREM), held a marginal lead over his opponent Marnie Le Pen, the head of Rassemblem...
One of the world’s most geographically separated nations, the Maldives, is becoming more important and playing an essential role in the current geopolitical developments. The Indian Ocean’s centrally placed island republic, which is made up...
The United States and a large portion of the rest of the world have regarded Asia too crudely for centuries—as a theatre of strategic rivalry. Allies and partners of the United States from all over the world have an interest in how the Indo...
