Understanding the 1st Mekong-Japan SDGs Forum: Cooperation and Challenges
The First Mekong-Japan SDGs Forum meeting was held on 20 December 2021 and this was attended by countries like Japan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
The First Mekong-Japan SDGs Forum meeting was held on 20 December 2021 and this was attended by countries like Japan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
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 world today is all about a ‘network of networks’ whether through land, sea or air and most countries are looking for better ways of communication and interconnectedness. The Indo-Pacific is one such way of interconnectedness and here, t...
On December 9th and 10th, the U.S President Biden administration hosted a club of hundred plus countries at the Summit of Democracy, to celebrate and reinforce the principles of democratic order. The three main themes of the summit include ...
China is an economic marvel in the Asian region. The economic boom experienced over the past years is remarkable. It is not only the world's fastest-growing economy but also the biggest exporter. Its economy is dependent on resource-intensi...
Prime Minister Modi signed the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with Vietnam in September 2016 and it showcased the trust and confidence that the countries have with each other. At the political level, the two countries have de...
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 article discusses the main mechanisms of “soft power” implemented by the Japanese government, business elites and society. For this, firstly, it is important to identify the basic levers of influence within the framework of the concept ...
As the pandemic was wreaking havoc all over the world pharmaceutical companies were racing towards the invention of coronavirus vaccine. The first vaccine that came to the market after completion of the third phase trial was Pfizer/BioNTech...
The G-20 summit meeting last week between the leaders of the twenty most important economies of the world has reignited the talks of international cooperation between like-minded countries and groups. With no dearth of multilateral organisa...
The Haqqani network has emerged as one of the powerful groups in the Taliban with four its members being nominated as cabinet members. The future of India's security interests in Taliban led Afghanistan government greatly depends on how Haq...
The continuing territorial dispute between India and China in Galwan Valley has had an effect on Indian subcontinent geopolitics. Even if Indian and Chinese soldiers leave Ladakh, the whole subcontinent remains a hot iron, ready to preheat ...