The diversity and multi-layered identities of the minority groups in the Middle East makes it one of the most interesting yet sensitive one. The diverse nature of political systems, historical experiences, geography, and demography are some...
Russia's far east is a region in Northeast Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia and is administered as part of the Far Eastern Federal District, which lies between Lake Baikal and the Pacific Ocean and shares land borders with Mongoli...
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...
The fourth industrial revolution which marks the evolution of the manufacturing capabilities includes digital transformation through integration of smart technologies such as internet of things, cognitive computing. It involves enhancement ...
India’s defence cooperation with France is nothing novel, as it can be traced back to the cold war era when defence ties were domineered by armament sale. During that time, even though India heavily relied on the Soviet Union for its defenc...
The Wakhan Corridor, that has acted as a confluence point of the Silk Route, is a protruding strip of narrow land of eastern Afghanistan adjoined by Tajikistan in the north and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir(PoK) in the south stretching till Chi...
In December 2019, the Russian Ambassador to India stated that Moscow hopes that the New Delhi and Eurasian Economic Union would sign a free trade agreement in 2020. In January 2020, ahead of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to India, ...
The Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance signed by USSR & China in 1950 bound two states to assist each other militarily in case of an attack by Japan or any other state aiding Japan in aggression (Nandan and Uma, 2015). The...
The recent debate started among the Indian policy makers and academicians what would be impact of the government decision regarding the entry of private players in the space sector. Most of them are in favour of the government initiative fo...
The term ‘bank’ originates from the Italian word ‘banco’ meaning bench. During the renaissance, moneylenders carried out most of their transactions over these benches, and since then they have become symbolic of banks, and other financial f...
Japan, in the present times, has been facing a complex security environment because of the constant change in the balance of power within the international community. Japan realises that in the current international scenario, no country can...
China has made it clear in its defence white papers and in many public statements by leaders that Tibet, Taiwan, Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands and South China Sea are inalienable parts of China and comprise its core areas which means these are non...
