Beyond Contention: Kissinger and the Absence of a Foe
Kissinger presided over American policy that killed thousands of defenseless civilians
Category Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies
Chinese Expansionism in Bhutan: A Threat to India’s Security
In 1910, China’s warlord Zhao Erfeng dreamt of controlling the five Himalayan states of Tibet, Bhutan, Ladakh, Nepal and Sikkim. China’s current leadership has stepped up efforts to fulfil that dream, with the latest inroads being made in Bhutan.
Balancing Perspectives: Understanding China’s Diplomatic Strategies in a Global Arena
If recent diplomatic activities are to be believed, China is bouncing back from the wilderness as more and more major actors on the world stage try to reset their engagement with Beijing. It has been a disastrous few years for Chinese diplomacy and most of it has been of its own making. The arrogance displayed at the strategic level, coupled with its ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy of recent times, almost destroyed the narrative of China’s peaceful rise. As Chinese President Xi Jinping centralized power and shunned the sagacity of his predecessors on playing it lightly on the global stage, he emerged in much of the world as a global villain, even beating his close follower, the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un.
Pakistan’s Dual Dilemma: Balancing Taliban Relations Amidst Internal Strife
As Pakistan struggles to prod the Taliban to act on militant groups, its dual policy of supporting extremist groups has come back to haunt it.
How is India’s International Position Essential in the Way Forward in Israel-Palestine Conflict
On 22 November, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the follow-up virtual summit of the G20 before passing on the baton to Brazil, another developing country in the unusual trail that encompasses Indonesia, India, Brazil, and South Africa. This is essential to ensure that the legitimate aspirations and needs of the Global South are not lost in the ongoing din of global disorder and geopolitical contestations. India, immediately after assuming the presidency of G20, had called for a Global South summit to take onboard their concerns and requirements at this increasingly important G20 forum as the UN and others have been losing their sheen.
India’s Digital Diplomacy: Unveiling Brand Building & Public Policy
Dr. Palit presented a PPT on Digital and Tech Diplomacy in International Relations. Her PPT briefed us on India’s Digital Public Diplomacy and Brand Building Efforts, Social Media Enabled Public Diplomacy, Social Media Deployed Communication and Brand Building, The Nation as a Brand, What do Brand Building Achieve for the Countries? How is India Communicating its Brand?
Power of Multilateralism
Professor Bhattacharya, presented a ppt on UN and the evolving Multilateralism. Her PPT gave a holistic summary on What is Multilateralism, Challenges to Multilateralism in the UN, Evolving Multilateral Institutions, Preferred level of involvement of UN in Countries across the World and reform in the UN needed on an urgent basis.