Sreekuttan Kolathur Madathil is a Post-Graduate in Geopolitics and International Relations. His areas of interests include China, Terrorism, West Asia, and India’s foreign policy. Introduction Amid the prolonging Russia-Ukraine conflict, the world is facing yet another conundrum in one of the most contested areas in the world- Israel and Palestine. On 7th October Israeli Prime …
Climate Justice is Critical to Global Climate Governance
Subrat Sarma is a Postgraduate Student at the Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University, India. The 2022 UN climate change conference or COP-27 (27th Conference of Parties) will be remembered for the agreement on the Loss and Damage fund. This is a huge triumph for developing nations that are highly vulnerable to climate …
The Lingering India-China Dispute over the Brahmaputra
Bonny Basumatary is a Master’s candidate at the Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University, India. India-China relations are marked by nearly 72 years of diplomatic ties. Today, they are among the fastest-growing major economies in the world, the most populous countries, and major regional powers in Asia. For long, the two countries have …
75 Years On, Time for an Accelerated Transformation
2023 should become a year of accelerated transformation towards a system where anomalies and injustices get uncovered and rectified seamlessly. Since taking over as the Prime Minister of India in 2014, Narendra Damodardas Modi managed to consign to the dustbin more than 30,000 laws and regulations that had not simply been preserved but added …
China’s Basing Efforts in Indo-China: The Rimland Theory Perspective
China has been extensively enhancing its influence in the Indo-China region, which has immense significance for the Indo-Pacific. The Indochina region comprises of three countries – Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, and is also called French Indochina as it was colonised and controlled by the French during the 19th and 20th centuries. It is important to …
The Rohingya Refugee Crisis and India’s Foreign Policy
India has been a recipient of refugees since its independence and the presence of refugees influence India’s relations with its neighbours. This article discusses how the issue of Rohingya refugees affects India’s neighbourhood policy. A displaced person who has left their home country and crossed international borders because they are unable or unwilling to …
Lithium Reserves in India: A Game-changer for India?
The discovery of lithium – inferred resources of 5.9 million tons – in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has come at a crucial time. Lithium is one of the critical raw minerals, which are essential in the manufacturing processes for economic growth and whose disruption of …
Reassessing India’s Strategic Ambivalence a Year into the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
On January 1st 2023, Dr. S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India, visited Austria on his two-nation tour to Cyprus and Austria. He made a public statement where he mentioned India’s “deep” concern about the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. He added that India continues to believe that dialogues are the only way …
Loss and Damage Triggers Rare Show of Solidarity by South Asian Nations at COP-27
The 27th Conference of Parties (COP-27) at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt concluded with the establishment of the much-awaited Loss and Damage Fund. The most vulnerable, developing countries, including South Asian ones have been demanding finance from the industrialized countries (that have ‘historical responsibility’ for climate change) for the losses and damages suffered by the former. …
Protests in China: A Tussle between the People and the State
In the last few months, there have been a few major protests in China, such as the one in Chongqing at an antigen kit-making factory over major layoffs and wage cuts and nationwide protests over the government’s stringent zero-Covid policy. The zero Covid policy imposed by the Communist Party of China (CPC) was in the …