India’s assumption of the BRICS 2026 chairmanship comes at a critical geopolitical moment marked by intensifying U.S.–China rivalry, expanding BRICS+ membership, and growing demands for a more multipolar international order. While the platf...
Prime Minister Modi signed the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with Vietnam in September 2016 and it showcased the trust and confidence that the countries have with each other. At the political level, the two countries have de...
The new likely US president Joe Biden when he assumes charge would have to address the question of US forces withdrawal from Afghanistan. With increasing attacks by Taliban in Afghanistan and inroads by Islamic state it would be a hard deci...
Taiwan, the tiny island nation of 23 million people under the leadership of President Tsai Ing-wen, has defied the might of the colossus mainland China to maintain its identity as a sovereign state, despite the latter’s threat of use of for...
The SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting 2023 under the chairmanship of India was held on April 28, 2023, in New Delhi. Alongside the member states, two observer countries, Belarus, and Iran, also participated in the meeting. During the meeting, ...
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's rotating chairmanship was handed over to India last year in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. India will be presiding over the SCO grouping till September 2023. From being an observer state in 2005 to full membe...
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...
India entered the month of June with a virtual meeting between the Foreign Ministers of the BRICS nations. Attended by the Brazilian Foreign Minister Carlos Alberto Franco, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, External Affairs Minister ...
The year 2020 presented itself in the most turbulent tones ever possible. We witnessed the global pandemic, the US-China rivalry, bearish economies and it was in the midst of these unprecedented changes that Vietnam handed over the Chairman...
by Dr. Vo Xuan Vinh Having a look at the timeline of ASEAN activities in 2020, there are a lot of events will be held. As the Chairman of ASEAN, Vietnam would be hosting more than 300 meetings this year. Some other events are scheduled to b...
In the past decade, China has faced numerous security challenges that have underscored the necessity for robust and comprehensive national security strategies. Both domestic and foreign sources have presented China with increasingly intrica...
On December 7, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a three-day visit after clinching a third term as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, chairman of the Central Military Commission, and effecti...
