Economic dimension key to QUAD success The Statesman 23 Feb 2021 The virtual foreign ministers meeting of the QUAD, hosted by the new US administration, last week, signalled a strong message to China. India for the first time used the term QUAD. Apart from its standard comments on freedom of navigation, there was also a reference for supporting ASEAN […]
Growing India- GCC military ties Bharat Shakti 14 Feb 2021 Introduction The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was established by an agreement concluded on 25 May 1981 in Riyadh. The grouping includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE. Their special relations stem from geographical proximity, political systems based on monarchy, Islamic beliefs and common objectives. The GCC comprise […]
Subtle messages sent this Republic Day The Excelsior 04 Feb 2021 Republic Day celebrations have traditionally been occasions of displaying Indian military might, soft power and national culture. As a tradition, spanning over five decades, it has always had a foreign dignitary, generally a close ally, present on the occasion as the chief guest. This year, British PM, Boris […]
The changing global narrative and its impact on India Chanakya Forum 25 Jan 2021 Introduction The world is shaped by events and incidents. These change global narratives in the near and intermediate future. 2020 was dominated by few major events. These include the COVID 19 pandemic, worsening US-China relations, Chinese wolf warrior diplomacy and aggressiveness, a desire of European nations […]
Skirmishes on global vaccine battlefield 19 Jan 2021 As COVID 19 rampaged the globe, nationalism rose to the fore. Countries transited in reverse from globalization to isolationism. Nations closed their borders, blocked movement of people, equipment and medicines. Pharmaceutical industries were employed to first serve domestic sectors prior to being utilized to boost diplomatic and economic gains. The provision […]
Diplomatic pressure and coercion 17 Dec 2020 Every nation seeks to exert pressure on their competitors or adversaries with the intention of changing behaviour or attitude. Diplomatic pressure is effective if backed by military and/ or economic pressure. Impact of success on diplomatic coercion is also dependent on a nations soft power and adherence to global norms. China continuously […]
Changing Middle East dynamics Chanakya Forum 15 Dec 2020 The past The Middle East consists of a collection of oil producing states as also countries facing internal strife. The region, primarily Muslim, is marked with pockets of turmoil, high levels of distrust and diplomatic manoeuvres to dominate institutions. The internal wars in Libya and Yemen had proxies of nations, including […]
Its best to ignore Trudeau 08 Dec 2020 Justin Trudeau, the Canadian Prime Minister, walked into controversy by commenting on the farmer agitation in India. He stated during an online interaction with the local Sikh Community on Gurpurab, ‘I would be remiss if I didn’t start also by recognising the news coming out of India about the protest by […]
The emergence of drone warfare 02 Dec 2020 The Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict concluded under a Russian brokered ceasefire on 10 Nov. This was the first conflict which witnessed mass employment of drones as force multipliers. Drones are being touted as the sole reason for the capitulation of Armenia. True impact of drone strikes on Armenian forces has not been confirmed, […]
Will Biden’s policies be better for India 19 Nov 2020 The headlines in an Indian newspaper on Biden winning the US Presidential election stated, ‘Modi send congrats, relief in Delhi as known Indian ally is back.’ Biden has been a supporter of deepening Indo-US ties even before he became the Vice President under Obama in 2009. In 2006, Biden […]