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Asian Peace and Development: Prisoners of History

Can the centre of gravity stop shifting? Can the erosion of US influence in the world stop eroding? Can China’s march towards becoming a superpower halt? Can India’s economic growth slide back to its earlier pace?

Multifaceted Relations between South Korea and India

In the contemporary moment in global politics, where the United States foreign policy is capricious and unpredictable while China’s foreign policy is making purposeful moves towards global domination, it is important that the South Korea-India partnership grows and consolidates through advantages of collaboration which can and thus prove to be a big step in maintaining stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Modi 2.0, Multialignment and the Indo-Pacific

India’s choice of partners in the Indo-Pacific region would present both opportunities and challenges, and how India pursues its policy of multi-alignment amid rising US-China tensions will define the early days of Modi 2.0 in the Indo-Pacific.

“Global Confrontation” in Indo-Pacific?

Is it worth contemplating whether it would be useful to rope in France to the QUAD and make a Pentagon of interested powers that would be seeking preservation of rule of law and respect for international law in the region.

CASE OF FORCED MIGRATION IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Existing IR theories also attempt to explain the behavior of states towards the issue of forced migration. In this piece, neo-realism and liberal institutionalism are discussed to understand forced migration and its effect on international politics.

Can PM Modi do the so far undoable?

There are no instances to show where either Washington or Beijing has taken any significant steps to guide Pakistan towards becoming a peaceful and prosperous nation. Can Prime Minister Modi do this apparently undoable act?

Tensed Celebrations: Key Takeaways from Trump’s Visit to Tokyo

Trump’s opinions on trade, North Korea and defense burden sharing have kept Tokyo apprehensive. In a bid to please the mercurial US President with such lavish state supervised events, PM Abe has put all bets on “entertainment diplomacy”.