Learning from the Armenia- Azerbaijan conflict Scholar Warrior Autumn 2021 Introduction The 44 days Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, launched by Azerbaijan, concluded under a Russian brokered ceasefire on 10 Nov 2020. The end result was degrading for Armenia. It lost control over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. In addition, Armenia was forced to guarantee a safe corridor to Azerbaijan for its […]
Why India just can’t walk out of the S 400 deal First Post 12 Oct 2021 Every time there are Indo-US talks the topic which raises its ugly head is the Indian decision to procure the S 400 Triumf air defence missile systems from Russia and possible US sanctions. A standard question, raised to US representative, in every press […]
Why new international alignment will only complement QUAD power in Indo-Pacific First Post 03 Oct 2021 The Indo-Pacific is the next region of global competition. President Biden justified his withdrawal from Afghanistan by stating that US concentration shifts to the Indo-Pacific. The latest US strategy has no mention of Afghanistan and Pakistan, implying that the US centre of gravity […]
हर साल संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा का सितंबर का सत्र वैश्विक राजनीति का केंद्र बिंदु बन जाता है। सत्र के अंतराल में विभिन्न वैश्विक मंच मिलकर प्रस्ताव पारित करते हैं, जिनमें से ज्यादातर अर्थहीन होते हैं। राष्ट्रीय नेतागण संबोधन के अधिकार के तहत नकली और काल्पनिक झड़पों को आधार बनाकर अपने पड़ोसी देशों पर आरोप लगाते हैं और महासभा के मंच […]
QUAD and BRICS (China frets as QUAD reinforces its relevance and importance in the region) India News Network 21 Sept 2021 Zhao Lijian, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson stated post the announcement of the next QUAD leaders’ summit in Washington on 24th Sept, ‘China believes that any regional cooperation framework should go with the trend of the times and […]
AUKUS will complement and not side-line QUAD The Statesman 21 Sep 2021 The creation of an Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) trilateral was announced by President Biden in a virtual joint televised event with PM’s Boris Johnson and Scott Morrison, last week. The statement mentioned that AUKUS will ‘involve a new architecture of meetings and engagements between the three countries, as well […]
Why India faced so much flak The Statesman 01 Jun 2021 During his visit to the US last week, Foreign Minister, S Jaishankar, participated in a virtual discussion with General McMaster, conducted by the Hoover institution. He was questioned on India’s handling of the pandemic. He stated, ‘We are giving free food to as many as 800 million people. […]
An era of alliances The Excelsior 18 May 2021 President Joe Biden, while making his first address to the joint session of the US Congress, stated, ‘No one nation can deal with all the crisis of our time alone- from terrorism to nuclear proliferation, mass migration, cybersecurity and what we are experiencing now with pandemics.’ The US has shifted […]
Global impact of Israel-Palestine clashes CLAWS 18 May 2021 Israel and Palestinians, in Gaza, are currently engaged in a conflict, which has every chance of escalation. The Hamas, which controls Gaza, backed by Iran, Qatar and Turkey, while considered a terrorist organization by most western nations including the US and EU, is launching rockets into Israel.[i] In retaliation, Gaza […]
Nations look inwards as panic spread The Statesman 27 Apr 2021 The US has lifted restrictions on export of raw material for vaccine production in India. In addition, it is providing other essential medical stores. Restrictions were imposed by Biden recently. Their spokesperson defended them by stating, ‘We have a special responsibility to the American people.’ A few days […]