World
Diplomatic Divergence: G7’s Self-Serving Agenda Versus Arab League’s Pursuit of Stability
Two time zones, two distinct summits. The distance between two cities is 8,119 km, yet they reside on the same continent—Asia. However, their contexts...
The Role of Mercenaries in Modern Warfare
The concept of mercenaries is not a new phenomenon, instead it dates back to the ancient history of warfare. However, with the Treaty of...
G7 Outreach Vis-à-Vis Developing Countries and the China Factor
Two of the non-member G7 countries invited to the G7 Summit held in Hiroshima were Indonesia and India. Indonesia – which is the current...
Norilsk Oil Spill: What Happens in the Arctic Doesn’t Stay in the Arctic
As if this year already hadn’t piled up enough torments on living beings on the planet, the world woke up to one of the...
Democracy and the Muslim World Revisited
According to Huntington, the obstacles to democratisation for Islamic countries have been mainly cultural, most famously associated with his well-known Clash of Civilisation thesis....
Expansion of G7: Obstacles and Opportunities
Britain recently proposed the idea of creating a group of 10 democracies or D10 – UK, U.S., Italy, Germany, France, Japan, Canada, Australia, South...
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...
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...
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...
Covid-19 and the Future of Global Supply Chains
There have been numerous debates with regard to whether or not manufacturing companies will shift from China, once the coronavirus pandemic has been controlled,...
Making Sense of Covid-19 and Its Spread
The U.S. President Donald Trump on Jan. 29, 2019, tweeted, “In the beautiful Midwest, windchill temperatures are reaching minus 60 degrees, the coldest ever...
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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...
