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How Useful was Secretary Blinken’s Visit to Central Asia?

Background A year has passed since the Ukrainian conflict erupted in February last year. This crisis has had a devastating impact not just on the countries involved but also on those not part of this conflict. Supply chain disruptions, a refugee...

China Weekly Digest 15 February-28 February 2023

India-China Relations External Affairs Minister Jaishankar's reality check on China : The India China Newsletter, March 1, 2023 Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang’s visit to India, and External Affairs Minister Jaishankar’s recent interview and...

Neighborhood News Digest – 02 March 2023

Afghanistan Pakistan's special representative to Afghanistan resigns – India Today Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq on Wednesday resigned from his post, citing personal reasons. “After serving close to three years as...

Saving the Tiger

The Indian Express reported recently that Project Tiger, which was launched in 1973 to conserve the wild tiger population in India, completes fifty years in 2023. This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and...

Is Taming the Dragon Possible in Central Asia?

Background Due to its proximity to China’s western region and abundant natural resources, the Central Asian region is crucial from a geopolitical perspective. With the demise of the Soviet Union, China established a significant political and...

War and peace in Ukraine one year on

Russia, Ukraine and NATO are locked into inflexible positions that do not permit compromise sans loss of face. Four days before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden undertook an arduous journey to the war-...

One year of Russia’s war on Ukraine: A war of attrition, with no exit options in sight

No one has a clear definition of victory or end goals. The Western bloc is enthusiastically pursuing sanctions against Russia for the moment but countries like India have wisely chosen to prioritise its own economic needs The Russia-Ukraine war is...

India Should Mobilise World Opinion for Ending the War

On the first anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, the world is staring at a deeply unsettling, uncertain future. The political, security and economic environment has deteriorated to such an extent that there is open talk about among people about...

Neighborhood News Digest – 22 February 2023

Afghanistan Top Kashmir jihad commander who led Indian suicide bombers in Afghan IS attacks believed killed – The Print Kashmir-born jihad commander Ejaz Ahmad Ahanger — alleged to have led an Islamic State cell responsible for a series of suicide...

Neighborhood News Digest – 15 February 2023

Afghanistan Taliban Divided: Interior Min says Afghanistan in “intolerable” state, spokesperson rebuts – Firstpost Haqqani’s comments came amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover in 2021. Last year in...

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