For India, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) presents an exceptional opportunity in forwarding its major foreign policy goals of ‘Neighbourhood first’ and ‘Act East. The geostrategi...
Officially formed in 2006, BRICS is the grouping of five emerging economies in the world comprising of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (joined later in 2010). Initially it started as a pressure group which met on the side-lin...
The rising tension in the South China Sea and China's assertiveness in the region have made the region an important theatre in International politics. China's expansionist policies have brought 'like-minded' countries in the region together...
Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, is an island country located between Oceania and Southeast Asia. It occupies the eastern part of the Timor Island which is the largest and the easternmost island in the Lesser Sunda Archipelago. The we...
On November 4th 2019, Thailand passed the baton of ASEAN leadership to Vietnam. Vietnam officially became part of the ASEAN community in 1995 and became its 7th member. It remained outside the grouping during the Cold War era, and the ASEAN...
On April 17th 2020, at the PLA website, China designated two of the occupied islands groups- Spratlys and Paracels as its two new districts under the Sansha city administration located in Hainan. The two groups of islands have been named as...
On May 07, 2025, the world witnessed the armed conflict between two nuclear-armed countries with a history of multiple wars. In response to the Pahalgam Attack, New Delhi launched Operation Sindoor destroying nine key terror camps and launc...
The first two weeks of February 2025 witnessed a disturbing escalation in terrorist activities in Pakistan, especially in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). From infiltration attempts along the Line of Control (LoC) to the open promotion of e...
Myanmar has historically witnessed perpetual battles with military junta, politico-civil upheaval, and weak governance for decades since gaining independence. The country’s stability was further fragmented by the military coup staged in Feb...
In contemporary warfare, tanks are an essential component for aggressive operations such as breaking through enemy lines and reclaiming occupied territory. Properly employed, they can offer mobile firepower, protection, and shock, thereby a...
When we hear the terms "detention camps" or "concentration camps," we unconsciously recall Adolf Hitler, the twentieth-century fascist leader. But now he's gone. However, the phrase is still in use. Because there is one country on our plane...
With the end of the Cold War and the disintegration of the Soviet Union and a wave of the coloured revolution taking over the region, states like Georgia and Ukraine establishing themselves as sovereign nations, it was hoped that the collec...
