On the 23rd of September 2013, the Lebanese port authorities confiscated 2750 Tonnes of illegal ammonium Nitrate, a strictly regulated compound used for fertilizers and explosives; from a Russian cargo ship sailing under a Moldovan flag. Th...
International security in the 21st century has been the prime algorithm for configuring international relations and hegemonic viability that sets out to dominate a region and have an overarching influence over the world. One such pivotal ro...
In 2019, ASEAN leaders acknowledged the Indo-Pacific as a geopolitical imagination, but have reinforced their commitment to the ASEAN-centered regional architecture. The ASEAN stance was manifested through a document ‘ASEAN Outlook on the I...
The Indo-Pacific region that marks the importance of the confluence of two huge oceans viz. the Indian and Pacific Oceans, has become the key hotspot globally, even surpassing the middle east region. It has also turned out to be one of the ...
China’s construction activity in the Sihanoukville port in Cambodia as part of One Belt One Road Initiative, and the adjoining development of a large air strip at Ream military base has garnered international media attention. In late 2019, ...
The Quad 2.0 is being hailed by some, but many are also calling it an extension of the United States of America’s Hub-and-Spoke model. Critics have questioned the relevance of Quad 2.0 as there is no template or blueprint, and the inclusion...
During the COVID-19 times it has been increasingly debated that whether it will bring about a tectonic change in the global order or this biomedical (or pandemic) tragedy would impede the rise of China. If one evaluates the developments in ...
China imposed the universal fishing ban in the South China Sea starting from May to mid-August for all fishermen from the Spratly islands claimant countries. Imposing a ban on fishing during catch season impacts the livelihood of fishermen....
The term ‘bank’ originates from the Italian word ‘banco’ meaning bench. During the renaissance, moneylenders carried out most of their transactions over these benches, and since then they have become symbolic of banks, and other financial f...
Deep in the oceans rest the arteries and veins which pump life into the 21st century as it did in the 19th and even 18th Century. These essentials are also, or, rather officially known as submarine cables. These cables are sprea...
On April 17th 2020, at the PLA website, China designated two of the occupied islands groups- Spratlys and Paracels as its two new districts under the Sansha city administration located in Hainan. The two groups of islands have been named as...
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...
