The fourth industrial revolution which marks the evolution of the manufacturing capabilities includes digital transformation through integration of smart technologies such as internet of things, cognitive computing. It involves enhancement ...
Djibouti lies in Eastern Africa bordering Eritrea to the north Ethiopia to the west and Somalia to the South. It rests on the Bab El-Mandeb strait which connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Due to its strategic importance, larger numb...
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...
India entered the month of June with a virtual meeting between the Foreign Ministers of the BRICS nations. Attended by the Brazilian Foreign Minister Carlos Alberto Franco, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, External Affairs Minister ...
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...
The Mozambique Channel is about 100 nautical miles long and 250 nautical miles wide. To its east, lies the world’s fourth largest island Madagascar, and Mozambique to the west. Before the opening-up of Suez Canal on 17 November 1869, the Mo...
US President Joe Biden announced his decision to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by 11th September this year. The date would mark 20 years since 9/11, which was the deadliest attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor. The Islami...
The formation of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) was a response to the geopolitical rise of China with its increased aggressiveness and the resulting threat perception to maritime security and the rules-based liberal world order....
Why do we need QUAD? This question thematizes the main concern of this article. The role of QUAD in the international community is necessary to be understood. The objectives should be aligned in comparison to the need and requirements of th...
The Great Asian Highway, also known as the Asian Highway Network is a cooperative infrastructure project which has 32 Asian and European countries participatory countries along with ESCAP. The project aims at improving the highway connectiv...
For centuries, it was the ancient ‘Silk Road’ which linked the economy and culture of the east and west civilization via central Asia. A wide array of goods was passed, connecting China and Europe through the effective functioning of the Si...
US – Indonesia relations underwent a major twist of change when United States under Obama administration recognized the critical importance of Asia Pacific region and Indonesia under President Joko Widodo strengthened its commitment to the ...
