Scrapping of Labor Laws Won’t Solve India’s Unemployment Problem
With the ongoing lockdown since March 24th, amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, India’s economy is seeing a deep slump for the upcoming years. To tackle...
Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy in the Indo-Pacific
In 2020 under the leadership of Tsai Ing-wen, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) came into power for the second consecutive term in Taiwan. Tsai...
Chinese Economic Ascendance, US Entangled Fortune and Its Repercussion
"There are many things we could do. We could cut off the whole relationship. Now if you did, what would happen? You would save...
HADR: Finding Newer Dimensions of Smart Power
Smart power as a concept is gaining more ground within academics and foreign policy circles. Traditionally, hard power, which focuses on a more coercive...
From Birth to Death: The Life Cycle of Dictatorships
A Review on "How Dictatorships Work: Power, Personalization, and Collapse" by Barbara Geddes, Joseph Wright and Erica Frantz
On “how governments work”, there is a...
The US, Iran and Venezuela in the Caribbean: The Big Picture
The entry of Iranian oil tankers into Venezuelan territorial waters has caused a flurry of speculations that it might lead to increased tensions with...
Lack of COVID-19 Vaccination Means Immunity Passports Essential
Immunity passports or certificates are simple common sense and a precious tool to safely restart the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. This health document...
India’s Strategic Dilemma: Engagement or Disengagement with the Taliban
India's unwillingness to engage in peace talks with the Taliban when other regional and global actors are actively dealing with the insurgents in the...
Will COVID-19 Flip Geopolitics on its Head? All Roads Lead to Beijing
After months of the COVID crisis, China’s once-mighty and enviable position is feeling the strain of non-stop Western and non-Western attacks, international economic paralysis...