Outcomes at Samarkand The Statesman 20 Sep 2022 PM Modi attended the SCO summit in Samarkand last week. Till his arrival there was no announcement of his schedule of meetings. It was known that he would interact with the Uzbekistan President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, as is customary, as also President Putin of Russia, apart from addressing the summit, alongside Xi […]
Ukraine setback has dented Russian image, but West should not forget approaching winter First Post 15 Sep 2022 Inputs from the almost seven months long Russia-Ukraine conflict mention a successful counter-offensive launched by Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv region. Ukraine claims to have recaptured over 3000 kms from Russia, loss of which has been partially admitted by Russian sources. […]
The US will attempt to pressurize India The Excelsior 13 Sep 2022 In an announcement recently, the US approved the sale of F 16 aircraft sustainment and related equipment to Pakistan in a deal valued at USD 450 million. The sale does not include new capabilities, weapons or munitions. It was granted on the premise that it would enhance […]
A rising India The Excelsior 20 Aug 2022 Notwithstanding its intent to display a neutral and independent foreign policy, India is definitely pro-west. Historically it has close ties with Russia, as also is dependent on it for maintaining its origin military equipment, which forms 65% of the Indian military inventory. Both nations are together in multiple international forums. It […]
Sanctions as a Tool of War: Time for West to Look for Alternatives News18.com 11 Aug 2022 Since the dollar became an accepted global currency, the US began employing sanctions as a tool to subdue nations, though its success was always questioned. Sanctions imposed were either collective or selective, depending on the US’s foreign policy and national security goals. […]
Kabul and Taipei signal the American position The Statesman 09 Aug 2022 Two unrelated events in different parts of Asia, although near simultaneous, sent out multiple messages. The elimination of al Qaeda chief, Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul with a drone strike on 31st July signalled the re-entry of the US into the Af-Pak region. It conveyed that despite having […]
Pelosi’s Taiwan visit could raise tensions The Statesman 26 Jul 2022 The announcement of a visit to Taiwan by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has resulted in discomfort in both, the US and China. Lu Xiang, a US-China scholar commented, ‘All efforts to (maintain bilateral ties) will be in ruins if Pelosi goes ahead […]
Reverberations of the Ukraine war in Asia The Statesman 12 Jul 2022 The decision of Russia to grab Ukrainian territory, it believes belongs to it or to breakaway republics, has created concerns of similar Chinese actions in Asia. China has observed the Ukrainian crisis unfold, provided unstinted diplomatic support to Russia while studying global response. It has witnessed that […]
G 20: Diplomatic battle that India must win The Statesman 05 Jul 2020 India will, for the first time, assume the presidency of the G 20 from 01 Dec this year. The G 20 grouping brings together 19 of the world’s leading economies and the EU, all together catering for 80 per cent of the global GDP, 75 percent […]
India under the global scanner The Excelsior 27 Jun 2022 Post comments by Nupur Sharma and tweeting of the same by Navin Kumar Jindal, both of whom have since been disciplined, global pressure mounted on India. Qatar, Kuwait, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia were among those that criticized India. Some nations also summoned the Indian ambassador or his […]