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India Must Not Fail the Maldives Test

The need is to prevent the stabilising of a Wahhabi outpost already breeding dozens of ISIS fighters at the trade routes of the western reaches of the Indo-Pacific.   Barack Obama’s envoy to the UN, Samantha Power, concretized the concept of the “Responsibility to Protect”. She meant protect vulnerable populations that are thrown into agony …

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Taiwan’s China Dilemma

The 21st century saw two important developments, which led to a paradigm shift in international politics. The demise of the Soviet Union in 1991, led to the end of an international system characterised by tight bipolarity of power between the US and Soviet Union; and was accompanied by the rise of multiple poles of power, leading to a multipolar international order, populated by several multilateral organisations. However, even within the multipolar system, the various poles of power have varying degrees of power in relation to one another.

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Evolution of India’s Nuclear Policy

A lecture delivered by Prof. Roddam Narasimha at the XIII International Amaldi Conference (2000), preceded by a tribute contributed by Dr. V. Siddhartha, Member, Advisory Board, STSfor, based on texts of emails exchanged between them. At the height of the Cold War, the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) founded the Committee on International Security …

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China, Multilateralism and BRICS

India and Nepal, two South Asian countries share a multi-layered and unique relationship, which is tied by many factors. The economic, cultural and political aspects have motivated both the parties to strengthen and maintain the relationship. In fact, both of them require each other’s support in order to maintain geopolitical balance in the region. Nepal is traditionally, an important strategic ally of India and conversely, India is Nepal’s largest trading and business partner.

 

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India’s Infrastructure Development Projects in Myanmar: Game Changer for the Region (Part 2 of 3)

The first ever Informal Summit held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in April 2018 has ushered in a period of relative peace and cooperation between India and China. After the Doklam standoff in 2017, the two countries were committed to normalising relations. The Wuhan Summit has set the tone for cooperation at both bilateral and international levels.

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India’s Infrastructure Development Projects in Myanmar: Game Changer for the Region (Part 3 of 3)

In the last decade China has emerged as a formidable power in the space arena. After the success of the Anti-Satellite test (ASAT) in 2007 (where China destroyed its old satellite), Beijing established itself as a prominent space power and also showcased its capabilities to destroy satellites of other countries if the need arises. The ASAT test put China among a small list of countries that possessed the advanced space technological know-how.