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Moreh-Tamu: An Unfulfilled Potential
For India, Myanmar is a vital neighbour, located at a cusp connecting the region of South Asia to Southeast Asia. In the wake of India’s increasing engagement with the Southeast Asian neighours including the ASEAN countries, the Myanmar connect is rather significant. From strategic partnership to trade to cultural links, the connections have increased over time. Indian outreach has been both through the regional platform as well as bilateral framework and the tiers of meetings and trade figures bear testimony to that commitment.
Tags : Indo-Myanmar border trade , Moreh-Tamu , Organising border trade with Myanmar , Myanmar , Economic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies
Deepening Challenges for the Ghani Government
The second round of intra-Afghan talks was concluded on 29 May 2019 in Moscow on the centenary of Russia-Afghanistan diplomatic relations during which the Taliban has once again refused the demand for a ceasefire.1 The courting of the Taliban in the recent times by all the major countries such as US, Russia, China, as well as other gulf and European countries has come as a harsh blow to the democratically elected government in Kabul.
Tags : Afghanistan , Afghanistan peace talks , Fanatics vs Afghan government , Taliban’s terror ransom , Neighbourhood Studies
What does recent sentencing of its officials tell about the Pakistan Army redefining the contours of ‘nationalism’?
Two former senior army officials and a civilian working for what the army termed as "sensitive organization" were awarded rigorous sentences under the Pakistan Army Act and Official Secrets Act on charges of espionage. While Lt. Gen (Retd) Javed Iqbal was handed over life imprisonment of fourteen years, Brigadier (Retd) Raja Rizwan and Dr. Wasim Akram were handed death penalties.1 Unconfirmed reports of their arrests began trickling in since this February, but it took more than three months for the army to confirm this. Since Lt.
Tags : nuclear leaks from Pakistan , Pakistan Army’s accountability crackdown , Pakistan’s nuclear proliferation , Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies
भारत के लिए रूस अब भी इतना अहम क्यों है?
भारत एक स्वतंत्र विदेश नीति का अनुसरण करता है। किंतु भू-राजनीतिक वास्तविकताओं के खिंचाव और दबाव को देखते हुए स्वतंत्र विदेश नीति पर चलना आसान काम नहीं है। भारत में प्राय: अमेरिका और जापान पर ही अपने को केंद्रित करने और रूस को उपेक्षित कर देने की प्रवृत्ति देखी जाती है। ऐसा करना एकदम अनुत्पादक होगा। भारत इस तथ्य को झुठला नहीं सकता कि रूस परमाणु और ऊर्जा क्षेत्र में एक प्रमुख प्रारम्भिक ताकत है और रहेगा; कि वह आने वाले लम्बे समय तक संयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरक्षा परिषद का स्थायी सदस्य बना रहेगा। भारत को अपनी रक्षा एवं ऊर्जा-आवश्यकताओं की पूर्ति के लिए भविष्य में रूस पर निर्भर रहना पड़ेगा। चूंकि विश्व ते
Tags : Hindi , अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध , भारत का रक्षा एवं ऊर्जा-आवश्यकता , भारत-रूस रणनीतिक सम्बन्ध , Russia , International Relations and Diplomacy
After INF, the Future of New-START Hangs in Balance
After the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty early this year, the uncertainty surrounding the extension of New-START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is growing with each passing day. President Trump and his hawkish national security advisor John Bolton have so far shown no sign of renewing the accord, which is set to expire in 2021.
Tags : The New-START , Treaty of global stability , US-Russia arms treaty , US , International Relations and Diplomacy
5G Technology: Transformational Synthesis for Armed Forces
Technological superiority has always been the main battle winning factor all through the history of warfare. With no matching weaponry in the Indian arsenal, Bharat, with all the requisite structures of a strong nationality, buckled in face of artillery fire of Babur and subsequently the fire arms of the European mercenaries. As a result, outsiders could intrude into the political space of the Indian sub-continent and ruled us for centuries. Technological superiority continues to be the fundamental fabric even in the present day hybrid warfare environment.
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , Indigenous 5G , Military connotations of 5G , Transition to 5G , Defence
India and SCO Summit at Bishkek and Beyond
India has completed two years as a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), and therefore it would be useful to assess the worth and utility of being a member of such an organization. There is no gainsaying in the fact that it is useful to be a member of a multilateral grouping rather than staying outside of it. If one were not a member of SCO it would have been difficult to either articulate or secure and guard against India’s interests whether political, economic or security concerns.
Tags : Central Asia , Indo-CARs relations , SCO leaders’ meeting , SCO Summit 2019 , International Relations and Diplomacy
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