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Lessons for the World from the Suez Canal Crisis

Introduction

The Suez Canal has never lost its newsworthiness because of its strategic location and significance in the realm of maritime trade. The 193-kilometre (120 mile) long canal, one of the world’s most vital maritime arteries, was....

April 05, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Suez Canal , Mediterranean , MV Ever Given , Cape of Good Hope , waterway , Suez Canal Authority , Yom Kippur War , nationalization , Shoei Kisen , Lt. Gen. Osama Rabie , cargo

Tibet is Headed for Major Changes

Jayadeva Ranade Article

The People's Daily on March 25, 2021, published a lengthy 3975-character article authored by Che Dalha (in Chinese: Qi Zala), Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). Che Dalha’s important article, which included nine mentions of Xi Jinping, ....

April 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Tibet , Article , NPC , CCP , Dalai Lama , Tibetans , Mandarin , Border Defence villages , Hans , Putonghua , Sinicisation , Sichuan-Tibet railway

SEBI’s Prudence & Finance Ministry’s Concerns on AT-1 bonds

Praveen Menon Article

Back in March 2020, the Reserve Bank of India proposed an SBI-led restructuring package for the struggling Yes Bank by exercising a clause in a manner no one expected.¹ The proposed restructuring entailed writing down of over Rs.8400 crore....

April 01, 2021 Economic Studies , Article , RBI , AT-1 Bonds , Finance Ministry Mutual Funds , NAV , SEBI

China has just Raised the Level of Threat for India

Jayadeva Ranade Article

Capitals around the world have undoubtedly carefully monitored the recently concluded plenary sessions (March 4 - 11, 2021) of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), popularl....

March 31, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , NPC , LAC , TAR , Brahmaputra , the Great Bend , 14th Five Year Plan , Long Range Objectives 2035 , Shigatse

Solution to the North Korean Conundrum Unlikely

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Not exactly in a clear departure from his predecessor Donald Trump’s Asian diplomacy but in a distinct style of his own, President Joe Biden broke out onto Asia’s diplomatic stage in a big way, first by joining Japan, India and Australia in the f....

March 30, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Kim yo-jong , Moon Jae-in , 2+2 talks , Denuclearisation , Six-Party Talks , Kim un-jong , Japan and South Korea going nuclear , Mun Chol Myong , Choe Son Hui , Antony J Blinken , Chung Eui-yong and Minister of National Defense Suh Wook , Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III

सीपीईसी : पाकिस्तान के ‘टेंट’ में चीनी ‘ड्रैगन’

Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd.) Article

चीन-पाकिस्तान इकोनामिक कॉरिडोर पर पाकिस्तान की कैबिनेट कमेटी (सीसीओसीपीईसी) ने सोमवार, 22 फरवरी ....

March 26, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , चीन। सीपीईसी। ग्वादर। पाकिस्तान। नौसेना। बीआरआई। पिशकुआन

Saudi Arabia Announces Cease Fire in Yemen- Will it hold This Time?

Col Rajeev Agarwal Article

On 22 March 2021, Saudi Arabia announced a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict in Yemen. Announcing the peace initiative, the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan urged the Iran-backed Houthi militia to join the initiative and said, “We wa....

March 24, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Iran , Saudi Arabia , Arab Spring , Conflict , Yemen , Houthi , Ceasefire , MBS , Hodeidah , Marib , Riyadh Agreement , Jamal Khashoggi , Stockholm Agreement , Socotra

Double-Time Transition in South Asian Geopolitics!

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The bygone year has been globally geopolitically transformative, with indications of catalysing into a new era. Many of the events are being propelled by the catastrophic pandemic with its birth epicentre at Wuhan, China. The Corona Virus is geopolit....

March 24, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Pakistan , Article , India , Pakistan , US , China , QUAD , LoC , Taliban , DGMOs , FMS

Internet Lockdowns: Is There Any Other Way Out?

Abhinav Pandya Article

India's internet revolution is fast transforming its political, social, cultural, and technological landscape. One of the most critical factors that ensured the landslide victory of PM Modi with his razor-sharp and a straight-forward nationalist dis....

March 23, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , Pakistan , Kashmir , IB , Social Media , OGWs , DGISPR , foreign terrorists