The Onset of Quad’s Space Odyssey
The Quad provides an opportunity to demonstrate a new pattern for space diplomacy and if it continues to wield individual expertise and high technologies, as it has done in the Indo-Pacific, the…
The MCC Debate and the Heat of Indo-Pacific Geopolitics
As China and the US continue to compete in the Indo-Pacific region, many aspects including economic development of small states is likely to be shaped by the trajectory of this competition. It…
An Age of Uncertainty in Myanmar
All speculations had to bite dust when the military coup took effect on February 1, 2021. Many nations blamed the incident including India, appealing to restore back the democracy in Myanmar. The…
The Struggle for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan under Taliban Rule
The various reports that have emerged from the women of Afghanistan, they all indicated a similar sentiment of being abandoned by their nation and by the world. Though the situation is still…
Taliban and China: The Shape of Things to Come
While the world wrangles with the prospects and challenges coming across from Afghanistan, the constructive role the major powers and neighbouring states of Afghanistan hold to play in bringing about a well-defined…
What Does Sri Lanka’s Hedging Behaviour Mean for India?
Sri Lanka’s hedging has resulted in a delicate balancing act between India and China. India’s engagement with it in the near future is bound to bring new changes to this equation and…
SAARC’s Afghanistan Crisis
Attempts at resuscitation of SAARC is taking place and when the common enemy of COVID-19 enabled unprecedented virtual unions of all member states in the recent past, that the crisis in Afghanistan…
Peacebuilding in Afghanistan: a Human Security Lens
The deficit of the Human Security Paradigm in the Afghan state-building endeavour, paved the way to a detached institution- one with which the local Afghan population could just not resonate. This tendency…
Blinken’s Visit to India Indicates Stronger India-U.S. Ties
The U.S. views India as a credible player in the Indo-Pacific region and it reflects a new momentum in the bilateral relationship. The fact that India and the United States are the…
