International Relations

Sri Lanka-India Relations

Sri Lanka-India Relations

Renewed Bonds. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s state visit to India in December 2024 marked a turning point in the diplomatic...

Trump 2.0 Era: A Shift in Global Politics and India-U.S. Relations.

Trump 2.0 Era: A Shift in Global Politics and India-U.S. Relations.

Trump 2.0 Era. Donald Trump’s possible return to the presidency has sparked widespread interest and speculation about its implications for...

A Case Study of Nigeria

A Case Study of Nigeria

India’s Strategic Engagement with West Africa. India’s evolving foreign policy increasingly emphasises Africa, with Nigeria at the heart of its...

COP29 Divisive Climate Conference India at COP29

COP29 Divisive Climate Conference India at COP29

Five Key Takeaways from a Divisive Climate Conference. Introduction: India’s Call for Fair Climate Finance India’s role in climate finance...

Building a Fair Digital World: PM Narendra Modi at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro

Building a Fair Digital World: PM Narendra Modi at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro

Building a Fair Digital World In November 2024, world leaders from the G20 countries gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,...

Bridging Democracies: A Strategic Partnership Between India and Nigeria

Bridging Democracies: A Strategic Partnership Between India and Nigeria

Introduction-Bridging Democracies. India and Nigeria, despite being continents apart, have maintained a strong and evolving relationship over several decades. Both...

India’s Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar’s Visit to Australia: Strengthening Ties and Addressing Global Issues

India’s Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar’s Visit to Australia: Strengthening Ties and Addressing Global Issues

This essay, based on the coverage, in leading Indian newspapers, of India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar’s visit to...

India- Nepal Relations

Context: India has contributed to Nepal’s Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund to aid victims of recent floods and landslides.  ...

Strategic Ties and Territorial Shifts: The UK-Mauritius Treaty, Diego Garcia, and India’s Role in the Indian Ocean

This analysis, inspired by Rishika Singh’s article “UK-Mauritius Treaty on Chagos Archipelago, Diego Garcia: What It Means, Why it Matters...

Impact of Middle Eastern Conflicts on Global Oil Prices and Supply

This essay, based on S. Dinakar’s article “War and Price” in Business Standard (Oct. 04, 2024), examines how the ongoing...

The Invisible War: Cognitive Warfare and China’s Role

Inspired by Abhishek Kumar Darbey’s September 27, 2024, article titled “China and Cognitive Warfare: An Overview” on the MP-IDSA website,...

Ripple Effect of the Iran-Israel and Hezbollah-Israel Conflicts: Impact on the Middle East and Beyond

This analysis, based on reports from Mint (October 3, 2024), focuses on the conflicts between Iran and Israel and Hezbollah...

Redefining Global Governance at the Summit of the Future: Empowering the Global South

This analysis of Mukul Sanwal’s op-ed titled “Bridging the Chasm of Global Inequality” in The Hindu (September 30, 2024) highlights...

Russia’s Strategic Pivot to Asia: The Emerging India Partnership

This essay, inspired by Ivan Shchedrov’s article “Russia’s Geopolitical Pivot to Asia, a New India Chapter” (The Hindu, September 28,...

Escalating Tensions in the South China Sea and India’s Expanding Role

This analysis of Sankalp Gurjar’s article, “Storms Brewing in East, South China Seas” (The Hindu, September 27, 2024), highlights the...