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 term 'radicalisation' is one of the most important concepts in understanding the nature of violence and conflicts around the world. The case of Sri Lanka is instructive in gaining a better knowledge of the various aspects of Islamic rad...
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...
Afghanistan has become a classic case of what all could grow wrong in a nation that becomes the playground for great power politics. Ever since the invasion of one great power and the other, from USSR to the USA, Afghanistan has not known w...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) recently held its 38th and 39th summit meetings from 26th October to 28th October 2021. Under the theme "We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper", Brunei Darussalam took over the ASEAN Chairmanship...
When the United Nations was established in 1945, it committed to maintain international peace and security by encouraging the development of friendly relations among nations. The General Assembly is one of the principal organs of the United...
Islamic militants and terror outbreaks have increased in the past decade. For instance, terrorist outbreaks began in north-east Nigeria in 2009, three years later in northern Mali. In addition, central Niger and Burkina Faso have also witne...
On 31st of July 2018 the media wing of ISIS, Amaq, issued a video. The video featured the killers of four foreign cyclists (two from the United States, one Dutch, and one a Swiss citizen killed in Southern Tajikistan) taking the responsibil...
Regarding the study of conflict in international relations, the case of the African continent stands out to be quite peculiar for our understanding. The African continent, since the end of World War 2, is yet to achieve the notion of real p...
India- Malaysia defence relations are crucial for both the nations’ security and strategic dynamics in East Asia and Southeast Asia. India’s interest in East Asia has been previously elaborated by its Look East Policy which was ratified in ...
The Mozambique Channel is about 100 nautical miles long and 250 nautical miles wide. To its east, lies the world’s fourth largest island Madagascar, and Mozambique to the west. Before the opening-up of Suez Canal on 17 November 1869, the Mo...
Maritime security and sovereign control depend on 2 major metrics. Firstly, the naval fleets of the nations concerned allow them to demarcate their military strength and presence in the maritime area. Naval fleets allow them a certain recog...
