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China’s Growing Role in Revamping Middle Eastern Politics
Napoleon Bonaparte once said, "Let China sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world." This statement seems pertinent today. China has awakened...
Bangladesh’s Pragmatic Foreign Policy: Viewing the Indo-Pacific Outlook in a Broader Context
On April 24, 2023, Bangladesh formally unveiled its ‘Indo-Pacific Outlook’, a foreign policy document of great strategic significance. Taking into account the fact that...
What’s the Way Forward for the West in Ukraine?
The result of Moscow's horrific war in Ukraine will be determined not only by weaponry, tactics, and fighting spirit, but also by the passage...
Pakistan’s Legal Right to Fence the Pak-Afghan Border
Pakistan is often lectured on how to design its foreign policy, particularly towards Afghanistan. One prominent piece of advice is to not engage with...
The Deadliest Conflict of the 21st Century…So Far
Not even the long-running Syrian Civil War or the currently unfolding Russo-Ukraine War can top the list. The Tigray War has instead seen death...
Iran-Saudi Reconciliation: A Hope for the Region?
States with shared culture, beliefs and borders cannot stay apart from the each other for too long. They have to resolve their disputes to...
Saudis in a Rush? Making Sense of Yemen Peace Talks
There is an emerging glimmer of hope at the horizon of a nation dwelled in an eight-year-long bloody conflict. As the Saudis and the...
India in the Indo-Pacific
The Indian Ocean is quickly becoming the "center stage" for the twenty-first century, and it continues to serve as a venue for the attainment...
Changing Geopolitical Scenario and Opportunities for Trilateral Cooperation Between India, Iran and Gulf Countries
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Relations Mehdi Safari, who was in India to promote the ‘Iran Expo’ to be held in May 2023...
Saudi-Houthi Peace Talk: Will It End the Decade-long Civil War in Yemen?
Once an emblem of prosperity and cultural richness, Yemen now stands as a cautionary tale of a nation entangled in a decade-long civil war....
China’s Global Strategic Initiative on Security and CICA Military-Political Dimension
One of the most noticeable and significant international phenomena at the beginning of this year was the surge in China's political and diplomatic activity. The...
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Middle East and Africa
China’s Growing Role in Revamping Middle Eastern Politics
Napoleon Bonaparte once said, "Let China sleep, for when...
Indo-Pacific
Bangladesh’s Pragmatic Foreign Policy: Viewing the Indo-Pacific Outlook in a Broader Context
On April 24, 2023, Bangladesh formally unveiled its ‘Indo-Pacific...
South Asia
Role of Indian State Governments in Furthering India-UAE Ties?
In recent years, state governments have become key players...
Human Rights
The Irony of Becoming What You Once Hated
Resistance is a 2020 biographical drama film based on...
Economy
What Does EU’s Growing Engagement With India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan Mean for South Asia?
India and the EU are hosting the Global Gateway...
