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Balasubramanian Chandrasekhar

The author is a Ph.D. scholar and a Senior Research Officer at the Chennai Centre for China Studies, a think tank researching on China offering peninsular perspective. His areas of interests include Russia–China Relations, China’s Foreign Policy, Security and Strategic Studies.
Security

Granules & Geopolitics: Conflicts over Sand

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Sand, the most abundant of all minerals, is present around us. After air and water, it is the most consumed natural resource on earth....
Politics

India’s Solar Spectrum: One Sun, One World, One Grid

Balasubramanian Chandrasekhar -
India has the advantage of receiving peak solar radiation for 300 days due to its geographic positioning of lying in the tropical belt. The...
Economy

The Black Swan Called the Coronavirus

Balasubramanian Chandrasekhar -
The novel Coronavirus has shown that it has the potential to affect the geopolitics of the world. It not only resulted in loss of...
Indo-Pacific

Power of Siberia: Russia–China Strategic Embrace

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The year 2019 marked the 70th anniversary of diplomatic bilateral relations between Russia and China. Cementing Sino–Russian bond, “Power of Siberia” gas pipeline — a...
Economy

India–China Frictions and Potentials: An Economic Dialogue

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In the recently held Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Summit in Thailand, India decided to pull out and not to go ahead in finalizing the trade deal....
Security

From Look East to Act East: Flowering of an Asian Renaissance

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The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on an official trip to Thailand met with Prime Minister of Thailand Gen. (retd.) Prayut Chan-o-cha on the sidelines of...
Indo-Pacific

Act Far East Policy: India’s Bear Hug

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The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid an official visit to Russia in September 2019. The 20th India–Russia Annual Summit was held in Vladivostok....
Economy

Noodle Bowl Trap: ‘Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership’

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While the Wuhan Meet was about ‘stability’, the Mamallapuram Meet was to enhance stability in action ‘promoting understanding’. Trade was prominently discussed between Prime...

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BRICS and De-Dollarization: Is the Global Financial Order Really Changing?

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BRICS may not end dollar dominance, but it is accelerating a shift toward a more multipolar financial order where currencies, influence, and economic power are becoming increasingly contested.
Geopolitics

Between Two Fronts: Why Japan-South Korea Security Cooperation Is No Longer Optional

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Japan and South Korea can no longer afford fragmented security policies. In a Taiwan-Korea dual contingency, coordination is no longer strategic preference, but the foundation of deterrence and regional stability.
Diplomacy

Islamabad as Intermediary: Pakistan’s Calculated Turn to Crisis Diplomacy

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As Gulf tensions rise, Pakistan has quietly become the channel neither Washington nor Tehran can afford to lose. Islamabad’s diplomacy is no longer reactive; it is positioning itself at the center of crisis management.
Americas

Epstein Case and the Crisis of Transparency in the West

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The Epstein case is no longer just about one predator. It’s about whether Western institutions can investigate power honestly — or whether wealth, influence, and secrecy will always outrun accountability.
Americas

The New Phase of U.S.-China Economic Competition

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The U.S.-China rivalry is no longer defined by tariffs alone. AI chips, export controls, rare earths, and strategic supply chains have become the real battlegrounds of global power in the emerging economic order.

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