Commentaries & Articles
Will Indo-US Relations Survive The Strain of Geopolitics?
The US permanent envoy to the UN Nikki Haley, known for her hardline views on Iran and Russia, visited India from June 26-28, 2018. The visit should have strengthened Indo-US relations but the impact seems to have been just the opposite.
Is ‘Democratic Quad’ a Viable Construct?
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD) members - Australia, India, Japan and the United States (US) - met in June 2018 in Singapore on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) senior officials’ meeting, and later issued respective media releases. This was the second meeting of the QSD, the first such engagement was held in November 2017 in Manila, Philippines.
क्षेत्रीय पार्टियों और गठबंधन की राजनीति का उदय तथा इसके खतरे
भारत में बहुदलीय व्यवस्था है। अनुमान है कि आजादी के बाद से भारत में 2100 से अधिक पंजीकृत राजनीतिक पार्टियां हुई हैं। इस समय केंद्र और राज्य दोनों की राजनीति में केवल छह राष्ट्रीय राजनीतिक पार्टियां और 30 क्षेत्रीय राजनीतिक पार्टियां सक्रिय हैं।
Beginning of a New End in the Korean Peninsula
After almost three and a half months of high-powered diplomacy leading up to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in North Korea, the first meeting between a sitting United States and a North Korean leader took place on 12 June 2018 in Singapore.
Nuances of a Skewed Agreement- An Analysis
As the dust has settled down on the much hyped meeting between President of the United States (POTUS) Mr. Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, the supreme leader of North Korea (DPRK)
आगे के चुनौती भरे समय में भारत को सोचने होंगे नए तरीके
प्रधानमंत्री मोदी ने विदेश नीति के क्षेत्र में हाल ही में एकदम नई सोच का प्रदर्शन किया है। इससे पता चलता है कि भविष्य में भारत के सामने आने वाली चुनौतियों से वह अच्छी तरह से वाकिफ हैं।
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