Anil Trigunayat The disintegration of the Soviet Union was cataclysmic for the international order. The demise of the Soviet Union led to the supremacy of the remaining hyperpower, the United States of America. It also led to the end of…
TK Arun Reviled by many for creating a geopolitical disaster and precipitating the fall of the Soviet Union, he deserves credit for drawing the curtains on make-believe Communism and opening up the possibility of redeeming socialism from its Soviet travesty.…
Anil Triguanyat Hapless Libyans who hoped and dreamt for a ‘New Libya’ became the victims of the militia-backed power seekers in the East and the West and not much talked about the Southern part of Libya. Over a dozen long…
Harsh V. Pant & Kartik Bommakanti The recently concluded military drills by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the Taiwan Strait just after the United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei in early August reveal a great deal about the…
Harsh V. Pant In this day and age of fluid partnerships among nations, military exercises have played a significant role in signalling intent. Global disruption has given joint military manoeuvres among states a new edge. Who exercises with whom is…
Srikanth Kondapalli Despite serious reservations expressed by both Sri Lanka and India, and after a clearance delay of five days, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Strategic Support Force vessel Yuan Wang 5 finally docked at the Chinese-leased Hambantota port on 16 August 2022. Of course, the Sri…