Historically, space has been the exclusive domain for the government and multinational projects, although this situation has been altered by the increasing ventures of the private sector dubbed as the ‘New Space’. New Space is basically the...
China just like the countless number of powers before it, is taking advantage of the Africa’s underdevelopment. Africa is closer to China today than it is to the United States and the European Union as Beijing’s aid does not come with condi...
India has acquired a new persona during these tough times of coronavirus pandemic. Twelve months after the COVID- 19 global health crisis had stalled the global economy, increased the suffering of human lives, India brought about its answer...
India- Africa Defence Ministers’ Conclave (IADMC) on 6th February 2020 marked an essential point of inflection in India- Africa relations. Historic relations between India- Africa were primarily involved in the paradigms of economic, sociol...
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) or One Belt One Road (OBOR) is an ambitious project of China which was launched in the year 2013. It seeks to connect different geopolitical landscapes through different development projects in various cou...
China has been investing in Asia and Africa so as to further its trade and investment prospects under BRI, and one of the means that it has adopted in Africa is to develop ports and associated infrastructure. This is meant to harness resour...
Recently, the Government of India released the Draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP 2020) with the aim to develop a robust and competitive indigenous defence industry, reduce the dependence on defence imports, and to ...
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a regional organisation of the ten South–East Asian countries- Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Brunei, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam, has been cooperating in v...
The Indo-Pacific region, it is the most vital region for any country to wield influence because of its trade and strategic importance. With the rise of China, the great game is on, to increase their influence and control vital strategic cho...
Energy infrastructure has garnered its own place in the international politics discourse. South Asia over the years has become a fertile ground for several hydropower and gas projects. With this, it has brought new conflicts in limelight an...
A recent visit to India by President Trump paved the way for a ‘Global Strategic Convergence between India and the United States. This dual relationship is most important to Japan, as both the U.S. and India are major determinants in shapin...
China's Belt and Road Initiative(BRI/OBOR) was rolled out under Xi Jinping in establishing the country's "soft power' abroad. With more than 130 countries and international organizations signing cooperation agreements with China, the countr...
