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Aug 22, 2024

Lingshui 36-1: Unfolding geopolitics over the ‘use’ of the Indo-Pacific

The discovery of the Lingshui 36-1 gas field in the contested SCS is likely to escalate regional tensions, as China and other stakeholders vie for con

Sayantan Haldar

Rising instability in the region clouds the Middle East's future

International Affairs

Aug 07, 2024

Rising instability in the region clouds the Middle East's future

The ongoing Gaza conflict and the rising regional tensions will likely make the Middle East less stable for the next few years

Alvite Ningthoujam

President Lai Ching-te’s inaugural speech: Implications for Cross-Strait relations

International Affairs

Jun 12, 2024

President Lai Ching-te’s inaugural speech: Implications for Cross-Strait relations

Adopting a firmer stance than his predecessors, President Lai reaffirmed in his speech that the ROC is separate from the PRC, reflecting the will of T

Manoj Kumar Panigrahi

अमेरिका-जपान शिखर परिषद : इंडो- पॅसिफिकच्या भवितव्याची शाश्वती

International Affairs

Apr 26, 2024

अमेरिका-जपान शिखर परिषद : इंडो- पॅसिफिकच्या भवितव्याची शाश्वती

सध्या जपान चीनी आक्रमकतेचा सामना करत आहे. याच पार्श्वभुम

Pratnashree Basu | Vivek Mishra

US-Japan Summit: Future-proofing the Indo-Pacific

International Affairs

Apr 16, 2024

US-Japan Summit: Future-proofing the Indo-Pacific

For Japan, which is facing growing Chinese belligerence, combining capacities with the US with a new strategic intent may just be what it needs

Pratnashree Basu | Vivek Mishra

Cold War 2.0: The US-DragonBear standoff in a bifurcated global system

International Affairs

Feb 21, 2024

Cold War 2.0: The US-DragonBear standoff in a bifurcated global system

As the world navigates through Cold War 2.0, the interplay between the US and the DragonBear alliance will underpin much of the global and regional te

Velina Tchakarova

इस्रायल-सौदी अरेबिया यांच्यातील बदलते संबंध

International Affairs

Oct 17, 2023

इस्रायल-सौदी अरेबिया यांच्यातील बदलते संबंध

इस्त्राईल-सौदी यांच्यातील संबंध पुर्ववत होत असल्याने द�

Kabir Taneja

The contours of an Israel-Saudi Arabia rapprochement

International Affairs

Oct 03, 2023

The contours of an Israel-Saudi Arabia rapprochement

While Israel-Saudi normalisation will bring a long-standing divide to an end on paper, in practice, a full gambit of regional situations will need to

Kabir Taneja

The Abraham Accords: Powerlifting West Asia’s geopolitics

International Affairs

May 11, 2022

The Abraham Accords: Powerlifting West Asia’s geopolitics

Rather than pinning all hopes to mitigate regional tensions in West Asia on the Abraham accords, regional actors should establish new channels of comm

Kabir Taneja

International Affairs

Sep 19, 2024

Pager Attacks: What Next For Hezbollah?

Kabir Taneja

Why such a hue and cry over Yasukuni Shrine visits?

International Affairs

Dec 31, 2013

Why such a hue and cry over Yasukuni Shrine visits?

While the visits by political leaders to the Yasukuni Shrine potentially exacerbate regional tensions, it is the right of every country to honour those who have sacrificed their lives for their country. All countries have war memorials where they honour such sacrifices. The Yasukuni Shrine should not be seen as an exception.

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan