Category: International affairs

India should strive for a greater leadership role The statesman 14 Apr 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2632705/Kolkata-The-Statesman/14TH-APRIL-2020#page/7/2 India should strive for a greater leadership role 14 Apr 2020           There is little doubt that Covid19 will change the way nations act. It may take a month or six, but ultimately the pandemic would be defeated. No nation or organization coordinated the global battle, it was every nation by itself. The US, which traditionally led battles against […]

Coronavirus will open doors for India CENJOWS 10 Apr 2020

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=259 Coronavirus will open doors for India CENJOWS 10 Apr 2020           Recently President Trump ordered China based US concern, 3M, which manufactures masks and ventilators, to stop shipments to other countries and divert its stocks to the US. This was post him signing the Defence Production Act in end March. This statute compels American companies to produce material that […]

China virus versus COVID 19 The Excelsior 04 Apr 2020

http://epaper.dailyexcelsior.com/?id=MTAzMzAw China virus versus COVID 19 04 Apr 2020           There is an argument on the naming of the Coronavirus between China and the global public. Nationals from countries, other than those living on Chinese largesse, seek to call the presently spreading Coronavirus by its original names ‘Wuhan Coronavirus’ or ‘Chinese Coronavirus’ as against the World Health Organization’s (WHO) designated […]

The blame game on Coronavirus The Statesman 24 Mar 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2606824/Kolkata-The-Statesman/24TH-MARCH-2020#page/7/2 The blame game on Coronavirus 24 Mar 2020           Trump has been terming COVID 19 or Coronavirus as the Chinese Virus based on its origin. He has been demanding that China be held responsible for failing to report accurately on the pandemic. His Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has also referred to it as the ‘Wuhan Virus’. These accusations […]

From globalization to isolationism CENJOWS 23 Mar 2020

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=248 From globalization to isolationism 23 Mar 2020           The fast spreading Coronavirus has impacted the global community in a manner never witnessed before. Nations are struggling to cope with the speed of spread of the virus and its impact on the population. Casualties are mounting daily, leaving governments perplexed on how to control the crisis. Simultaneously national economies are […]

CAA, Delhi riots and foreign relations The Excelsior 19 Mar 2020

http://epaper.dailyexcelsior.com/?id=MTAyODAy CAA, Delhi riots and foreign relations 19 Mar 2020           In response to a question on whether India was losing its allies over its Kashmir policy, Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the Delhi riots, S Jaishankar, the Indian foreign minister stated, ‘maybe we’re getting to know who our friends really are.’ While it may have been a means of […]

Takeaways from the Trump visit The Statesman 03 Mar 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2577787/Kolkata-The-Statesman/03RD-MARCH-2020#page/7/2 Takeaways from the Trump visit 03 Mar 2020 The visit the world was observing has concluded. Trump has come, visited and left. Much happened over two days that he was here. The crowds in Ahmedabad, his visit to the Taj, meetings in Delhi, his individual interaction with the media, signing of mega defence deals, all happened while parts of […]

World must stop nations employing proxies CENJOWS 06 Feb 2020

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=240 World must stop nations employing proxies CENJOWS 06 Feb 2020 The recent assassination of General Soleimani was the result of growing attacks on the US and its allies by proxies of Iran, coordinated and armed by Soleimani. Iran had launched proxy war’s in multiple regions of the Middle East. Its proxies include Lebanese Hezbollah, various Shiite militias in Iraq, […]

Will West Asian crises escalate The Statesman 14 Jan 20

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2509299/Kolkata-The-Statesman/14TH-JANUARY-2020#page/7/2 Will West Asian crises escalate 14 Jan 20 The drone strike which assassinated Soleimani led to widespread anger within Iran. The nation called for revenge, while Trump threatened them with war, if they retaliated. The world waited with bated breath for Iranian retaliation and US response. Major powers sought peace and backed Iran, aware that its response would destabilize […]

Impact of elimination of General Soleimani CENJOWS 06 Jan 19

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=233 Impact of elimination of General Soleimani CENJOWS 06 Jan 19 In a drone strike last Friday, the US eliminated General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds force, at Baghdad airport, just as he was deplaning. General Soleimani was the second most powerful figure in Iran, after Ayatollah Khamenei. He was the architect of Iran’s policy in Iraq, […]