Israel in Warsaw 2.0: An A+ in Netanyahu’s Report Card?
On 13-14 February, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a rather unusual meeting in Poland. It was a two-day long US-led Middle Eastern Conference which...
India’s Importance as a Consumer – Energy Security and Embargo
The world has been witnessing embargos on energy producing nations over the last year or so. Developing nations who are dependent on energy sources...
Italy Joins BRI: Is EU facing a Doppler’s Effect?
Introduction
On 23 March, in the event of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Rome, Italy signed a MoU with China to jointly advance...
Blacklisting Masood Azhar – Some Reflections
Introduction
In response to the repeated blocks by China with respect to listing of Masood Azhar under the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999)...
China’s Panda Diplomacy
In 2010, China expressed its discontent byrecalling one of its Panda Tai Shan from United States after US provided €4.6 billion weapons assistance package...
Weaving a Space Doctrine
The space technology is considered essential and an integral part of nation building. Satellites are being used in many fields: communication, earth observation, navigation, space...
Deep State Legacy: Pakistan
There is diversity of opinion with regard to the term Deep State. Broadly speaking it refers to organisations such as military, bureaucracy, police, intelligence...
India Joins Big League: ‘Shakti’ Pradarshan
On March 27, 2019 at around 1145 AM IST, India conducted Mission Shakti, an anti-satellite missile test, from Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam...
End of the Islamic State?
Introduction
The last of the terrorist fighters of the Islamic State (ISIS) are currently being driven out from their last holdout in the eastern Syrian...
Is China Caught in a Quandary with Terrorism?
China’s State Council Information Office recently issued a White Paper titled “The Fight Against Terrorism, Extremism and Human Rights Protection in Xinjiang”. This is the...