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Evaluating the African Peace Mission to Ukraine and Russia: What did it Achieve?

Almost a year and a half into the conflict, African leaders joined the crowded group of peacemakers attempting to mediate the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.[1] On June 16 ....

Dissecting Vietnam Prime Minister Chinh’s Visit to China

Rebalancing diplomatic ties among nations in the Indo-Pacific amid strained relations with and between some of them is the new definition of diplomacy now. Each country pursues it foreign policy based on its national interests, be that on economic, p....

Assessment of US Secretary of State Blinken’s Two-Day Visit to China

The Western media, in sharp contrast to China’s tightly controlled official media, seems to have gushed at the apparent success of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's visit to China on June 18-19. China’s official media, in contrast, afforded....

China: “Soft use” of “Hard power”

China’s geopolitical aims and global ambitions are not a secret. President Xi sees China the most pre-eminent power in Asia and eventually, the world, consolidating trans-continental routes and waterways, and assured political influence among large....

Fractured NATO Politics: Sweden and Japan in Focus

Introduction The Ukraine crisis has dramatically reoriented the strategic outlook of major stakeholders. Though the crisis has increased the hiatus between Russia and the West, it has also brought Russia and China closer. The most signif....

Xi Jinping’s Latest Campaign: ‘Theme Education’

Within months of securing a third term at the 20th Party Congress last October and successfully packing the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) with loyalists, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee (CC) General Secretary Xi Jinping launched....

Prime Minister Modi’s Visit to Egypt

Prime Minister Modi concluded a two-day visit to Egypt on 24-25th June. The last visit at the prime minister’s level from India to that country took place 26 years ago in 1997. The visit is an important initiative to fill up the hiatus in engagemen....

The Future of Indian Consultancy Services in Africa

India's service industry is the most significant contributor to the country's economy and accounts for over 50 per cent of the GDP.[1] In the financial year 2022-23, India's serv....

A red carpet for Modi in the US but both sides must set realistic expectations

The frenetic bilateral exchanges of recent months have imparted a new stimulus to the India-US relationship, somewhat similar to that imparted by the nuclear deal of 2008. These giant strides stem from a convergence of strategic interests. But the ob....

Decoding the Institutionalization of China’s Political Relations with Central Asia

China’s relations with Central Asia have primarily been shaped by evolving economic, political, and security objectives. Because of its geographic proximity, abundant natural resources, and advantageous position as a gateway to Europe and the Middl....

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