China's Belt and Road Initiative(BRI/OBOR) was rolled out under Xi Jinping in establishing the country's "soft power' abroad. With more than 130 countries and international organizations signing cooperation agreements with China, the countr...
The theory of neorealism in International Relations deliberates and studies a state's behaviour through a systematic approach, influenced by six fundamental principles: anarchy, capability, distribution of power, polarity, national interest...
While the rest of the world teeters on the edge of freefall decline, China tells the world it is fine. Is it though? Just as the initial outbreak of the virus had been covered up, so also it would seem that China is now covering up the numb...
South Asia’s largest nation, India, a regional superpower gradually moving towards being a world power is already pushing for greater maritime security engagement, with its southern island neighbors Sri Lanka and the Maldives under its “Nei...
Xi Jinping, the President of China, has said his “Chinese dream” includes “a dream of strong armed-forces”, which involves modernising the Peoples Liberation Army by 2035, and making it “world-class” by 2049. It has become apparent that ...
As the deadly Corona virus(COVID 19) sweeps the world with breathtaking rapidity, and nations devising strategies suitable and appropriate to them to combat the disease, and death tolls keep on mounting by the day, questions are being asked...
India and Vietnam have a long-standing cooperation which originated through historical, cultural and religious exchanges. This relationship was developed extensively by their two great leaders- President Ho Chi Minh and Prime Minister Jawah...
Kritika Karmakar analyses the reasons for increase in Islamic state sympathisers in Indonesia, and why few major religious organisations are subscribing to the concept of Islamic caliphate. Islamic State sympathisers have been on the rise, ...
Rajaram Panda posits that Trump's transactional attitude with its allies might hamper security ties. Like other foreign policy changes after coming to power and with ‘America First’ at the fulcrum of his foreign policy doctrine, President D...
Pankaj Jha argues that India’s approach towards national and international security is different from what is being professed by the European countries. This article highlights how perspectives from the European Union and its affiliate inst...
by Professor Rajaram Panda As the world battles with the new Corona virus, Covid-19, that originated in Wuhan and has spread to more than 148 countries causing social disruption, economic damage, sickness and deaths with the figure increasi...
by Dr. Vo Xuan Vinh Having a look at the timeline of ASEAN activities in 2020, there are a lot of events will be held. As the Chairman of ASEAN, Vietnam would be hosting more than 300 meetings this year. Some other events are scheduled to b...
