Category International Relations and Strategic Studies

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BRICS Education Cooperation under India’s 2026 Chairship: Priorities and Bhubaneswar Declaration, August 2026

India’s 2026 BRICS Chairship has placed education on a sustained calendar of engagements, with the first and second Senior Officials’ Meetings held in April, followed by the BRICS Network University Conference and International Governing Board Meeting in July, the BRICS Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Symposium in August, and the third Senior Officials’ Meeting and 13th BRICS Education Ministers’ Meeting in Bhubaneswar from 5–7 August 2026.

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SCO Summit, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (2026): India’s Priorities on Regional Security, Connectivity and Economic Cooperation

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) emerged from the Shanghai Five Mechanism established in 1996 by China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to address border disputes and build mutual trust. It was formally established as the SCO in June 2001 after Uzbekistan joined. Its founding framework focused on combating terrorism, separatism and extremism, while promoting political, security, economic and connectivity cooperation across Eurasia (Al Jazeera, 2026).

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When Trade Becomes a Weapon: What It Means for Tamil Nadu’s Agro-Export Corridor

Thomas Sea Foods, a fisheries MSME in Kanyakumari, had just signed an export deal with an international buyer when a routine requirement stopped the shipment cold: certification from the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA). The certificate itself wasn't the real barrier — the infrastructure needed to qualify for it was. Upgrading processing facilities to meet compliance standards costs crores, far beyond what a single small enterprise can invest on its own. The deal that had taken months to negotiate stalled indefinitely, one of several such losses this MSME faced with international buyers.

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Not a New India, A Consistent One-Operation Sindoor as the Logic for a Responsive Strategic Culture

In the international system, a state's strategy is often analysed under the prism of its strategic culture. This aids in evaluating a state's actions, policies, and strategies while steering and even limiting the choices it makes. An essay regarding India's strategic culture written by international relations specialist George Tanham in 1992 sparked a number of academic discussions.

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4th India-Iceland Foreign Office Consultations , Reykjavik 2026 : Strengthening Bilateral Cooperation

India and Iceland established diplomatic relations in 1972, but ties remained limited for several decades, with both countries managing relations through missions in London and Oslo. The relationship gained momentum after India opened its resident embassy in Reykjavik in 2005, followed by Iceland’s resident mission in New Delhi.

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