Indian interests post-Cold War for Sri Lanka made a shift from a balance of power to more pragmatic security considerations. In the 1980s and 1990s, India was avoiding being engulfed in the Cold War power struggle which led to the negligenc...
In the past decade, China has lost growth in double-digits. In comparison to previous months, the GDP went down from April to June although it barely topped in the same quarter too. In this regard, economists are of the view that factories ...
The war in Ukraine has raised concerns about the outlook for global financial conditions. The tightening has been most apparent in the Middle East and eastern Europe, where countries with close ties to Russia have seen their equity valuatio...
In May 2022, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi culminated his fifth visit to one of the closest neighboring countries, Nepal, since he took office in 2014. His visit to Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, marked the celebration of...
In the two months since the conflict in Ukraine began, Russia has taken various steps to counter the West's economic interests. While it can claim victories, the full impact of the sanctions is starting to be felt. The West imposed various ...
In February, the IPCC Working Group-II released the second part of the sixth assessment report, ‘Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaption, and Vulnerability’. The key findings concerning groundwater scarcity are over-extraction of water for d...
In Feb 2019 Ukraine's constitution was amended to commit to joining European Union (EU), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). An official application for Ukraine to join the EU was signed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 28 Feb 2022. But the...
While the entire world is watching the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine where the war is being fought between people on the ground with guns, tanks, fighter jets missiles, there is another war going on, which goes mostly unnotice...
The purpose of this paper is to re-visit the Russia- Japan territorial conflict on the Kuril Islands. Kuril Islands dispute has been a contentious issue for both parties since the start of the Cold War. Disputed on the grounds of ownership ...
In the next few days, India would be hosting the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida from 19 March 2022 to 20 March 2022. It has to be understood that India and Japan already share a long-lasting friendship and since 2000s, both the count...
In the past few months, the frequency of Chinese warplanes entering the island’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) has increased dramatically, fuelling speculations about a major confrontation. The month of February alone has seen 43 i...
The current year is going to be highly significant for the diplomatic relations between Russia and Pakistan. The top leadership of both the countries were present at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics began on the evening of Februa...
