Ved Shinde

Ved Shinde is a student of Political Science and Economics at St Stephens College, Delhi University, India.

The European Political Community: New Political Architecture or Old Repackaging?

The swiftness with which the European Political Community (EPC) organized its inaugural meeting in Prague on Oct. 6, 2022 should not come as a...

The Geopolitical Rush Behind Quantum Technologies

Technological innovation is geared to significantly change the economic balance of power and severely affect the international security order. Quantum revolution is one such...

It’s Balance of Power, Stark and Simple

The undercurrents of the global balance of power are going through a dynamic churn. India finds itself amid a situation reorientation and strategic manoeuvres...

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