Brazil Congress Attack, Polarization and a Message for Democracies
After a bitter campaign and closer-than-anticipated election results two months back, it had seemed that things were calming down in Brazil.
Harsh V Pant
Professor of International Relations at King’s College London and Director of Research at Observer Research Foundation (ORF), New Delhi.
Surge in Global Arms Sales: Who is the Prime Gainer?
A significant shift away from the world’s major weapons-producing region is underway, with impressive gains for China and to an extent India. The world witnessed a significant surge in arms sales from countries in the Asia-Oceania region in 2021. Despite supply-related disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, arms sales by the 100 most important weapons manufacturing companies stood at $592 billion, representing an increase of 1.9 percent from 2020.
Rising India & the Way Forward in 2023
n December 2022, the World Bank revised upwards its GDP growth forecast for India to 6.9 percent for 2022-23, underlining the fact that the Indian economy was showing higher resilience to global shocks. This economic trajectory of India also gives India a distinct place in global politics today. There is a reason why the West, despite its differences with India over Ukraine, has continued to substantively engage with New Delhi.
The Russia-Ukraine War: Shaping Global Politics in the 21st Century
The Ukraine war will shape global politics for years to come. When the year began, the debate on Ukraine had already started. Vladimir Putin was amassing his troops around Ukraine.
A Rising India: Sustaining the Growth Trajectory
This economic trajectory of India also gives India a distinct place in global politics today. There is a reason why the West, despite its differences with India over Ukraine, has continued to substantively engage with New Delhi. In fact, India's ties with the West have grown significantly amidst all the negative press India has received in the West. Where journalists remain prisoners of their short-term outlooks, policy-makers in the West recognize the real story -- the rise of India as a credible geopolitical and geo-economic player in the 21st century.
Major Power Contestation in New World Order: An Opportunity for India
To say that the year 2022 has been a tumultuous one would be an understatement. Even as the year comes to an end, Russia continues with its bombardment of Ukrainian cities, targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure with missiles and drones. The world’s second most powerful nation, China, is facing multiple pressures. In a matter of days, the Chinese Communist Party reversed its zero Covid policy as it came under pressure from the wider public that was tired of Xi Jinping’s strict Covid measures.