Pavan Chudasama is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. Undersea cables form the backbone of global telecommunications, carrying approximately 95 percent of the world’s communications through a network of 597 cable systems and 1,712 landing stations, spanning 1.48 …
R. Ajitesh is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. China integrates its foreign aid policy deeply within its worldwide economic policy as well as geopolitical goals and strategic interests. China provides aid following a method of pragmatic economics …
Marshalin Mathew is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. Immigration has always been an important issue in the United States (US), shaped by jobs, security, and humanitarian concerns. There are immigrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, …
Hoimontick Gogoi is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. Negotiation in international relations refers to the use of mechanisms such as strategic dialogue and compromise to establish cordial relations between two political entities. In the context to China-U.S. …
Anmol Shekhawat is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. China joined the Antarctic Treaty system as consultative party in 1985, with its first Great wall Research Station. This decision was not just based on scientific exploration but rather …
Kushagra Kushwaha is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024 has forced Syria into a complex transition. This 14-year civil war has claimed over half a million lives, displaced nearly …
K Abhinav Rao is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. India’s nuclear energy landscape is on the cusp of transformation as the private sector is set to venture into nuclear power production. On February 7, 2025, the Naveen …
Navigating India-Taiwan Relations in the Digital Age: Surveying the Theory and Practice of Science and Technology Diplomacy Authored by Ramnath Reghunadhan Dr Ramnath Reghunadhan is an Assistant Professor at Department of Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, Vellore, India. The India-Taiwan relationship is a compelling case study in the …
Megha Shrivastava is a Doctoral Research Scholar and Dr. TMA Pai Fellow at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. China’s launch of DeepSeek’s R1 model in January sent shockwaves worldwide. Despite US sanctions on advanced hardware, the model’s rapid technological rise, effective performance, and …
Abon Gooptu is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. Hopes for a revitalized coherent strategy to engage with Latin America seemed bleak when United States (US) President Donald Trump, during his inaugural address, stated, “They [Latin America] need …
