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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...

India-Sri Lanka Relations Amid Political Shifts: An Analysis

This analysis draws on ex-Foreign Secretary, Shyam Saran’s op-ed article captioned “Maldives Model in Lanka” published in The Indian Express...

The India-USA Semiconductor Pact: A Major Step in National Security and Technology

This analysis, based on Shubhajit Roy’s news story captioned “India, US Ink Pact to Set up Semiconductor Fab for National...

India’s Case for Reviewing the Indus Waters Treaty: A Call for Change in a Changing World

India’s Case for Reviewing the Indus Waters Treaty: A Call for Change in a Changing World

India’s Case for Reviewing the Indus Waters Treaty: A Call for Change in a Changing World   This critical analysis,...

Navigating Power Asymmetries: India’s Geopolitical Strategy

Navigating Power Asymmetries: India’s Geopolitical Strategy

India’s evolving role on the global stage is shaped by complex relationships with key powers such as China, Russia, and...

Nations Without a Past: Role of History in Shaping Identity in South Asia

Nations Without a Past: Role of History in Shaping Identity in South Asia

  Nations are not just countries with borders. They are groups of people brought together by a shared history, culture,...

Strengthening Ties in Southeast Asia: PM Modi’s Strategic Diplomacy in Brunei and Singapore

Strengthening Ties in Southeast Asia: PM Modi’s Strategic Diplomacy in Brunei and Singapore

Introduction Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits to Brunei (September 3-4) and Singapore (September 4-5) mark key moments in India’s foreign...

India-Singapore Economic Collaboration

Context: Recently during the 2nd India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR), Union Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held discussions on bilateral...

Donor Agreement Signed Between Ministry of Ayush and World Health Organisation

Context: Ministry of Ayush (MoA) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) signed a Donor Agreement at the WHO Headquarters in...

India- Vietnam

Context: Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in New Delhi on a three-day visit aimed at deepening the strategic...

Advancing the UK and India Narrative

Context: The Labour Party has won the UK elections. Indian PM Narendra Modi swiftly moved to establish cordial relations with...

Prime Minister Modi Meeting with Japanese Speaker

Context: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi received the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan and his delegation including...

Türkiye–Israel Trade Conflict

Context : The escalating economic warfare and diplomatic rupture between Türkiye and Israel is reflective of the complex interplay between...

Resolve Tibet Act

Context:President Joe Biden has signed the Act which was passed by both houses of the US which enhances U.S. support...

Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) Annual Board Meeting in Sri Lanka

Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) Annual Board Meeting in Sri Lanka

Context: Dr. Chandra Shekhar Kumar, Additional Secretary, is representing India at the three-day CLGF Annual Board meeting in Colombo, Sri...

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

Context: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said that India’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) regime is achieving “good...

Indus Water Treaty

Why in the News? A five-member Pakistani delegation visited Jammu’s Kishtwar to inspect power projects under the Indus Water Treaty,...

India-China Relations in Modi 3.0: Prospects and Challenges

Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping will attend the SCO leaders’ summit in Astana early next month....

German Opportunity Card for Skilled Migrants

Context: On 1 June 2024, the German government released the third stage of its Skilled Immigration Act which  introduced the...