Dr. Santosh Kumar

Dr. Santosh Kumar is an Assistant professor at the Department of South and Central Asian Studies, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India.

Decoding India’s G-20 Presidency

This year, for the first time, India will host the leaders of G-20 countries as India assumed the presidency of the G-20 in Bali,...

The Role of Shinzo Abe in Shaping Indo-Japanese Ties

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead on the morning of July 8 during a political event. He was addressing a gathering...

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