South Asia

Indo-Israel Strategic Partnership and its impact on Pakistan’s Foreign policy and national security

India and Israel have a deep rooted strategic partnership ever since the 1990’s. Initially, India did not recognize Israel in 1950 because India did...

March 23, 1940 versus March 26, 1971: Is two-nation theory dead?

Sheikh Mujibur Rehman declared Bangladesh to be independent on March 26, 1971. There is a long trajectory of events that culminated in this cataclysmic...

India’s vaccine diplomacy: Is it the right time?

It was after 9 months since the pandemic wave started in India and India being the 2nd populous state put the toughest lockdown to...

Indian Ocean: Is India triangulating between the U.S. and China?

The Indian Ocean, a significant geopolitical region, is acting as a regional stage for great power competition between India, China, and the U.S. The...

Between Russia and USA – India Intends to Extract Benefit from Both Sides

It has become a challenge for India to maintain a balance between new and old friends between the changing international equations and priorities. The challenge...

Inclusion of Ethnicity in ID Card: A Bone of Contention in Afghanistan

The recent addition of 45 ethnic groups in the national database of identification card at the National Statistics and Information Authority in Afghanistan has...

Nine Years from Dominion to Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Thereafter

The parliament of UK passed the Indian Independence Act, 1947, on 18 July 1947 which stated that from 15th August 1947, British India would...

India’s Diplomacy and Strategic Policy: Between the Two Roofs

India's strategic policy and diplomacy, which has been defensive till now, is gradually becoming aggressive with the tenure of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi....

Bangladesh’s golden jubilee of independence and 1971 wounds

The writer is of the view that India should avoid marring BD’s independence celebrations by creating ill-will against Pakistan. Bangladesh is celebrating its golden jubilee...

Politics of Ethnicity: Sri Lankan Case Study

Aristotle, the Greek philosopher called man a “social animal” by nature. Human survival has been a key characteristic and this depended on man’s ability...

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