The People's Republic of China's economic ties with Africa up to the late 1970s were motivated by ideological imperatives but the political elite in China now sees the continent's economic ties as a way to advance the nation's development o...
A small island nation in the Pacific, the Republic of Nauru, holding just over 12,000 inhabitants on its 21 km²of areas, has gained a lot of traction as it notified the International Seabed Authority of the intention of its sponsored entity...
As India grapples with an ever unsteady energy market, from the Russia-Ukraine war ballooning oil prices and international pressure from the west attempting to stifle the Russian oil market it is becoming more and more urgent to move to in-...
Afghanistan has been a battleground for political powers for a long time and a lot has been spoken about it. But one of the reasons why Afghanistan was turned into a battleground is because of the resources which it has. With the US withdra...
When one looks at China-Iran relations, one can easily conclude that their relations very well fits the famous proverb 'my enemy's enemy is my friend'. China-Iran relation is a classical case of balancing. Despite the lack of commonalities ...
Chinese inroads into African mining began in late twentieth century for instance in 1997 Sinosteel acquired Dilokong chromite mine located in Mpumalanga province of South Africa. African mining projects are of importance as the minerals une...
In the depth of the oceans, there is a huge availability of the minerals which are very critical for the usage of modern technological systems. Starting from mobile phones to renewable energy systems like electric cars, deep-sea minerals ar...
The recent unfolding of events in the region has compelled India to diversify its Act East Policy since its commencement has made north-eastern Asia an important aspect in India's strategic vision for the region. In recent times, India-Mong...
Mining the ocean floor, known as deep-sea, for submerged minerals is a little-known experimental industry, but as the demand to make mobile phones, batteries and solar panels increases, the scope of mining of valuable materials like copper,...
In the oceans, at a depth of as low as 5000 meters, there lie the critical minerals for the usage of modern societies starting from smartphones to electric cars to green energy. Oceans provide an alternative to land-based resources as they ...
Papua New Guinea is an island country in the South-Western Pacific Ocean and is a part of Oceania. The country has around 600 islands, with its capital located at Port Moresby. It is just 100 miles away from the Australian mainland, but the...
Recently, China claimed half of Tajikistan. This claim wasn’t acceptable and soon, China emerged as an aggressing power for Central Asia and Russia. Thereby, the importance of Tajikistan emerged as a central point of conflict. The question ...
