Violence against immigrants, refugees and especially Muslims is not a new phenomenon but alarming is the rate at which such kind of extremism is growing in hitherto peaceful Western democratic societies.
Sex Tourism has a vicious cycle that impacts health and has negative social and cultural consequences. Doesnt stating that sex tourism and prostitution is part of Thai’s modern day culture downplays the other beautiful aspects of Thai Tourism industry ?
amidst the celebration of US-Taiwan relations at ‘forty’ and the fear of China’s assertive claim to take control of the island, the fundamental question that arises is: how relevant, and vital the US-Taiwan partnership is in the Indo-Pacific?
Is South Asia the most dangerous place in the world with the presence of nuclear weapons? Do the possibilities of escalation dynamics spiraling into a nuclear exchange exists more in the India-Pakistan dyad than any other?
The power of cinema has been at the heart of China’s new propaganda schemes. The success of Chinese propaganda has occurred dually- with government’s generous financial investments in such ventures and domestic audience’s willful approval of such patriotic stories, signaled by big collections.
Bay of Bengal is gradually becoming important because of the strategic initiatives of the major powers and its crucial geo-political centrality. These two factors have the potential to centre the Bay of Bengal at the fulcrum of the Indo-Pacific.
Oceans and seas form a continuous chain separating landmasses and therefore demands attention from the geopolitical angle. The significance of oceans and conceptualization of the Sea power and how gaining control over strategic waters determines the overall power of a particular nation.
It is common understanding that national interest is given the utmost priority in international relations, and both cooperation and competition are the integral part of it. But terrorism is altogether a different issue, and non-Western countries, especially China, should not refrain from using it as a political tool or international leverage.
In recent times, India has emerged as one of the major target countries of cyberattacks with detrimental effects for the Indian economy.
In recent years, infrastructure development has been given too much attention in the geo-economic strategies of various countries in Indo-Pacific. In line with this objective, many countries have created Development Finance Institutions (DFI) to provide risk capital for economic development projects.