India’s Look East Policy
Interactions between India’s state governments and other countries – especially in the economic domain – have witnessed an acceleration in the past two decades...
De-dollarization: Trump’s simplistic approach towards economic issues
If Republican Presidential Candidate, Donald Trump were to win the 2024 Presidential election (at this time he is trailing the Democratic Party’s candidate and...
How Indian states can benefit from growing linkages between India and UAE
The CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) between India and UAE, which came into force on May 1, 2022, has given a significant boost to...
Trump’s new immigration stance
In a podcast, former US President and Republican candidate -- for the US 2024 Presidential election -- Donald Trump said that if he were...
Saudi Arabia-Iran deal and the turmoil in the Middle East
On March 10 2023, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to resume diplomatic relations after a period of 6 years. Both countries committed to opening...
Blinken visit to Saudi Arabia did not have any tangible achievements
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s Saudi Arabia visit (June 6-8) was important not just in the context of US-Saudi ties, because there have...
ASEAN needs to walk a tightrope
The Quad leaders’ statement clearly reiterated the importance of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the context of the Indo-Pacific. Said...
Imran Khan’s softening vis-à -vis U.S.
Days before US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s visit to India and Central Asia,
Donald Lu, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia,...
India-Pakistan trade
As Pakistan struggles to cope with a dire economic crisis, several Pakistani commentators, including formal policymakers, as well as large sections of the country’s...
Pakistan’s elite and the current economic crisis
Former Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail in a media interview made some very interesting points. While Ismail lashed out at his successor and current...