As climate change takes place rapidly, there are going to be more intense natural events that can be calamitous and it is important to integrate urban planning and disaster management to deal with such extreme events.
The transmission of Kalingan Culture to distant parts of Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, and other places is a testimony to the great achievements of the people of Kalinga.
The Indo-Pacific desk is an important step towards realizing the true potential of India’s maritime policy in the Indo-Pacific, while still avoiding confrontation.
A thrust on people to people contacts of the borders of Northeast India and investment in Small and Medium Enterprises in Myanmar will fuel the activation of the Act East Policy.
Waking up to the impending threat from China to its technological competitiveness, the United States has adopted various measures to plug the leakage of critical technologies to China.
National and international boundaries are living organisms that change with the changing times. Will it be so in case of Shaksgam Valley and CPEC?
Many South East Asian analysts claim that Vietnam is capable of countering Chinese dominance in a practical sense.
The advent of multi polarity due to rise of India, Brazil and South Africa and replacement of Japan by China in the Asia-Pacific as a dominating and central force is not only bringing new geopolitical realities but is also changing the power matrix as well as socio-cultural and civilizational settings in the region.
Vietnam has all the credibility and qualifications to become an all-weather friend of India. More needs to be done than what meets the eyes today in bolstering the bilateral relationship between India and Vietnam.
While India seeks an open, free and inclusive Indo-Pacific region and tries to devise a new structured approach towards this region, the most crucial pillar of India’s policy will be it’s relationship with Japan.