India and Sri Lanka ride an Optimistic Wave
President Wickremesinghe seems to have succeeded in conveying Sri Lanka's best intentions for India during his visit.
Category International Relations and Strategic Studies
The New Geopolitical Order: How India is becoming a key player in the world stage?
What determines the ardour of the West’s wooing of India? Wherever India’s Prime Minister goes, he is feted, wooed, coddled. What explains this ‘rock star’ treatment?
For the supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the answer is quite simple: his unparalleled charisma and popular support. For those not so adept at such thinking, a more rational explanation is in order. One can be found in the ongoing flux in geopolitics and the desperate search for a new world order, in which the West hopes to retain advantage, even if to a lower degree than it has had in the past.
India-France Ties Strengthened by Indo-Pacific
PM Modi's visit to France further strengthened India-France ties, with major defence announcements and cooperation in various domains.
The SCO Under India’s Leadership: A New Beginning
The New Delhi summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) concluded on July 4, 2023 virtually after 140 programmes of conferences, workshops, and dialogues of member states on different subjects.
The Incredible Journey of NATO: from past to present
Before Russia launched the invasion of Ukraine last year, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was widely considered to be a relic of the past. It used to be in the news more for the problems of cohesion it was encountering ever since the end of the Cold War than for the forward-looking agenda of its members
America monitoring Chinese Ingress in its backyard
How America counters Chinese ingress in its backyard will be an important touchpoint in crafting its future approach.
India’s Digital Public Diplomacy and Brand Building
An inaugural session of the course on Day 1 was related to India’s Digital Public Diplomacy and Brand Building. An insightful session on this topic was delivered by Dr Palma Sinhapalit, Adjunct Senior Fellow, at Rajaratnam School of International Studies.