The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has added Myanmar to its category of “high-risk jurisdictions subject to a call for action” popularly referred to as the “Blacklist”. The statement from FATF stated that Myanmar continuously showed a l...
There has been an increase in Chinese hostilities toward Taiwan throughout 2020 and 2021. These moves by the Chinese have suggested China’s readiness in invading Taiwan. Amidst such a scenario, Taiwan has made efforts to enhance its defense...
The Prime Ministers of India, Japan, and Australia, as well as the US President, launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) on May 24, a day before the Quad leaders' second in-person Summit in Tokyo, with Indonesia, South Korea, Ma...
Four weeks have passed since Russia began its military invasion of Ukraine. Over the last few months in 2021, Russia was building up its military presence along the border with Ukraine in an overt response to increasing NATO expansion eastw...
The dynamic nature of international politics has its toll on the decisions that leaders take. Before the unfolding of the Ukraine Russia Crisis, and the sanctions that followed suit, Russia’s take on Crypto Mining was staunchly different to...
Just a month away from now, it will be the first South Korean presidential election amid the pandemic. On 09 March 2022, the people of South Korea will choose a new President who will replace the incumbent President Moon Jae-in. The two maj...
On 17 January 2022, the Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi gave a foreign policy speech at the 208th Session of the National Diet and focused on the key factors of Japanese Diplomacy. The present article would be highlighting these key facto...
The delivery of the S-400 air defence system began in November last year with an Indian official confirming the same. “We will get the S-400 on schedule. The first squadron will arrive and it will be inducted this year,” Indian Air Force Ch...
Since 1984, talks between Bhutan and China have largely focused on two separate areas of dispute, including Doklam and other areas in Bhutan’s West.
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...
Hypersonic missiles are the new trending term on missile technology. Deemed to be five times faster than the speed of sound. They offer advantages in terms of speed to target, manoeuvrability and survivability to reach hard and well-defende...
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...
