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...
The Wakhan Corridor, that has acted as a confluence point of the Silk Route, is a protruding strip of narrow land of eastern Afghanistan adjoined by Tajikistan in the north and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir(PoK) in the south stretching till Chi...
The current developments have brought the Sino-Indian rivalry to the theatres of West Asia. The news leak of China's strategic agreement worth $400 billion with Tehran for 25 years was soon followed by the announcement of Tehran to go solo ...
Ever since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, the region of Central Asia has emerged as an intriguing field of politics, religion and security. The establishment of these newly formed republics was not only challenged by the Soviet U...
In recent times the trans-regional economic corridors have gained a lot of attention from the world. They are popularly being considered to be the drivers of growth by including the lagging regions in the development processes. It is expect...
In December 2019, the Russian Ambassador to India stated that Moscow hopes that the New Delhi and Eurasian Economic Union would sign a free trade agreement in 2020. In January 2020, ahead of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to India, ...
A senior Turkish lawmaker described India and Turkey as 'natural allies', who have a historical relationship which has grown over the years. Their bilateral relationships have strengthened over the years as the number of official exchanges ...
The Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance signed by USSR & China in 1950 bound two states to assist each other militarily in case of an attack by Japan or any other state aiding Japan in aggression (Nandan and Uma, 2015)....
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 very assertively becoming an aggressive and expansionist power and has been building its cult of string of pearls and artificial islands, threatening the sovereignty and territorial integrity of most countries in the world. S...
Afghanistan has been a battleground for many years. There have been intense battles of ideologies, powers, business and even in in the sphere of who helped in establishing a stable, peaceful order. Afghanistan’s strategic locations make it ...
In the 21st century, where the world is highly globalised and technological progress has become a vital component of politics all levels, energy needs of all the countries across the globe has increased. Given the growing deterioration of t...
