Video: Defence, Foreign Policy and Union Budget 2023-24
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Xi in Saudi Arabia: Deepening Ties and a Message for the West?
President Xi Jinping is visiting Saudi Arabia from December 7-10 for his second bilateral visit to the Kingdom since 2016, when he visited Cairo and Tehran as well in an epoch-making and biggest-ever Chinese diplomatic initiative in the Arab world.
China’s Rapprochement in the Indian Ocean Region
The latest Indian Ocean Forum is another way to challenge Indian influence and presence in the Indian Ocean. This is not China’s first attempt to corner India in its backyard. With the onset of Covid-19, Beijing has shaped multiple initiatives with other South Asian nations, excluding India, and has attempted to institutionalize them. These initiatives have focussed on post-pandemic recovery, enhancing connectivity, emergency supplies reserve, poverty alleviation, and e-commerce cooperation.
COP-27 Outcome: Ascertaining Loss and Damages
The Sharm El-Sheikh climate conference has contributed little to arresting climate change; and its vaunted achievement, the loss and damage fund, is of suspect utility
Taiwan’s Porcupine Strategy
The Asian Century, with China’s emergence as a great power, has raised concern, excitement, and debates. Not only does China seek to have greater influence in the first chain islands but also develops the capability to push the US Navy beyond it. Time and again China has shown its willingness to use force, the Chinese Foreign Ministry for instance has stated that options other than peaceful negotiations were on the table. In this climate, recent developments have drawn the world’s attention to Taiwan and its deterrence strategy.
India’s G20 Presidency: Reinvigorating Multilateralism
During the course of its G20 Presidency—from 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023—India aims to hold some 200 meetings involving 32 different sectors in multiple locations across the country, highlighting India’s development journey over the last 75 years.