The article aims to identify the inter-state differences in the performance of SMEs in India. It shows that their contribution to the manufacturing exports of the country is modest, with low technology products being the main export drivers...
On 12 March 2021, the Quad group conducted its first-ever virtual Quad leadership summit which became an important milestone in broadening its focus. The four nations 'quad' has issued a joint statement titled- 'The spirit of the quad' for ...
The recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has drawn attention back to the politics in Central Asia. An informal summit was conducted at the end of March this year that was attended by the leaders of member states in the Turkic Council. Two ma...
The adoption of a new cabinet always proves to be challenging task for any nation- state. The transition proves to be crucial, because whenever a new cabinet is met and established, it brings new ideological and developmental changes. Not o...
Rory Medcalf, in his essay “What’s in a name” noted that “Indo-Pacific minilateralism is the wave of the future that many countries will try to surf.”[1] The recent tide of trilateral and quadrilateral groups hints at the significance of th...
The Great Asian Highway, also known as the Asian Highway Network is a cooperative infrastructure project which has 32 Asian and European countries participatory countries along with ESCAP. The project aims at improving the highway connectiv...
There hasn't remained a region untouched by the ongoing US-China rivalry. One region that has emerged as the main theatres of Sino-US rivalry is the region of southeast Asia, with the relentless rise of China and its adventurism in the Sout...
The shipping industry has always been central to human civilization. It is a well-known fact now, that the maritime trade network was in operation between the ‘Harappan’ and ‘Mesopotamian’ civilization nearly around 3000 BCE. Shipping has b...
The recent unfolding of events in the region has compelled India to diversify its Act East Policy since its commencement has made north-eastern Asia an important aspect in India's strategic vision for the region. In recent times, India-Mong...
If one looks at the current status of the India-Taiwan relationship, democracy has been a binding element for the two nations. The relations and dynamics of India Taiwan relations have remained understudied for a long. Taking into account t...
Officially formed in 2006, BRICS is the grouping of five emerging economies in the world comprising of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (joined later in 2010). Initially it started as a pressure group which met on the side-lin...
India and Vietnam will be holding their virtual summit between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi with the Prime Minister of Vietnam H.E Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 21st and would take stock of the activities that they intend to do in n...
