The Haqqani network has emerged as one of the powerful groups in the Taliban with four its members being nominated as cabinet members. The future of India's security interests in Taliban led Afghanistan government greatly depends on how Haq...
The months of September and October mark the historic protest in Egyptian capital Cairo’s Tahrir Square against the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) who assumed power in the backdrop of the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak during...
The diversity and multi-layered identities of the minority groups in the Middle East makes it one of the most interesting yet sensitive one. The diverse nature of political systems, historical experiences, geography, and demography are some...
India's engagement with Central Asia has increased in the last decade. India has emerged as one of the leading countries in the world - both economically and strategically. As a part of its strategic cooperation, the five Central Asian coun...
In the wake of Iraq’s fifth parliamentary elections which are scheduled for the coming week on October 10th, the political dynamics of the country have come a long way since the U.S. invasion of 2003. Since the toppling of Saddam Hussein an...
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...
European Union, the only supranational organization is a post-cold war creation. It is a political and economic union comprising of 27 member states-Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ge...
The US-South Korea relations go back a long way. In 1882, both countries (America and Joseon Korea) signed the Treaty of Peace, Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, continuing until 1905. At the end of World War II, the Korean peninsula was div...
It is noon in Kabul, and smoke is coming out of the US Embassy as documents and equipment are being destroyed while a Chinook helicopter is hovering above the embassy to evacuate the diplomats and other staff. History is being repeated. The...
As the U.S.- China relationship finds itself locked into the irreversible trajectory of strategic competition, the Cold War 2.0 seems plausible. While some scholars argues that New Cold War is already hovering over the Unites States and Chi...
When one looks at China-Iran relations, one can easily conclude that their relations very well fits the famous proverb 'my enemy's enemy is my friend'. China-Iran relation is a classical case of balancing. Despite the lack of commonalities ...
President Biden’s announcement to withdraw the US troops comes at a time when an imminent threat of a military takeover has made Kabul helpless and vulnerable. The US foreign policy in the war-torn state had comprised of security as well as...
