Russia-China Partnership: Implications for India
Former British Prime Minister Lord Palmerston once said: “There are no permanent enemies, and no permanent friends, only permanent interests”. Global politics and diplomacy...
Revitalizing Ties: The Implications of the Labor Party’s Win and the Indo-UK Relations
The recent victory of the Labor Party in the United Kingdom marks a significant political shift with far-reaching implications for international relations, particularly for...
Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones – the China-EU Agreement on Geographical Indications
The China-EU Agreement on Geographical Indications (the GI Agreement) is three years old this year. It was the first - and is so far...
Who is Keir Starmer?
So who is Sir Keir Starmer, today the most solidly implanted leader of the left in Europe?
Britain’s new Prime Minister has the same age...
Impacts of Foreign Assistance Cuts on Africa: USAID’s Role and Challenges Ahead
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee, led by Republicans, has proposed an 11% reduction in foreign assistance funding, which includes a substantial $485 million cut...
Ripple Effects: How US Elections Shape Pakistan’s Future
As the world focuses on the upcoming American presidential elections scheduled for November, following closely on the heels of India's elections, Pakistan grapples with...
India joins race to develop river basin project in Bangladesh
China's interest in a river basin management project in Bangladesh close to a strategically important Indian corridor seems to have raised security concerns in...
Palestinian Reform Redux
Mark Twain wrote that “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Anyone observing the current unraveling in the Israeli-Palestinian arena would grasp Twain’s...
The 2021 Myanmar Coup: Ethnic Conflict, Human Rights Violations, and International Response
The Myanmar Military Coup D’etat that happened on February 1, 2021, has since marked a significant change in the country’s stability and political landscape,...
The Return of the Taliban: Afghanistan After the Americans Left -Book Review
Hassan Abbas’s book, “The Return of Taliban: Afghanistan: After the Americans Left”, delivers an in-depth analysis of events leading to Taliban’s takeover following the...