With a freshly adopted federal system incorporated in its 2015 constitution, Nepal is now positioned for a peaceful future after decades of political upheaval. After a decade of Maoist insurrection, the toppling of the monarchy, and a subse...
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 ...
Terrorism using social media has become one of the world's most pressing concerns. There is a symbiotic relationship between domestic terrorist groups and international terrorist organisations, which is aggravating the issue. Terrorist grou...
The term 'radicalisation' is one of the most important concepts in understanding the nature of violence and conflicts around the world. The case of Sri Lanka is instructive in gaining a better knowledge of the various aspects of Islamic rad...
A large explosion was reported near Iran's main nuclear facilities in Natanz, which have been the subject of sabotage efforts in the past, but official media stated it was a controlled test. Israel has regularly threatened Iran with militar...
Beijing has dispatched over 150 military aircraft into Taiwan's air defence zone since the beginning of October 2021 in an attempt to frighten the Taiwanese administration. According to military analysts the People's Liberation Army is anti...
The recent visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Delhi for the Covid-interrupted 21st annual India-Russia Summit was made possible by some hard-nosed calculations based on realpolitik. The meeting's timing, right before the Biden-Put...
The unveiling of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in 2015 positioned Gwadar in Pakistan's mainstream media as the starting point for a new era of Chinese investments that will alter the course of Pakistan's and the region's fates...
Apart from the Indo-Pacific Quad, a new Quad was formed last month when India's, Israel's, the United Arab Emirates', and the United States' foreign ministers met to form a "International Forum for Economic Cooperation." Following last year...
The seeds of Vietnam's military modernisation programme were sown shortly after the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was established in 1976, when the country was attacked by its giant neighbour, the People's Republic of China. Following Hanoi...
Formed in 1971 after the withdrawal of British forces east of the Suez, the five Power defense Arrangements (FPDA), has a primary aim to protect former colonies Malaysia and Singapore in a region marred in conflict. The two South East Asian...
The AUKUS cooperation between the US, the UK, and Australia is already showering us with statecraft, strategy, and political lessons. The most difficult lessons learned by France, that strategic alliances are established on shared interests...
