India and South Korea have historically shared a nuanced relationship throughout the years. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which came into effect in 2010, committed both countries to lowering or eliminating import tariffs on a wide range of goods over the next 10 years and expand opportunities for investments and exchanging services.
Policy UpdateMadhesh Raj P R Background King Leopold II controlled the territory of the Congo until the Belgian crown colonised the territory in 1908. However, colonisation brought terror and gross human rights violations in the form of forced labour and…
India and New Zealand have had an enduring trade relationship as part of their diplomatic ties over the decades, grounded in democratic values, people-to-people ties, economic complementarities, and cooperation in trade and investment.
Policy UpdateAsmatwali Background 2026 marks a uniquely symmetrical year in India’s multilateral diplomacy: India simultaneously holds the chairmanship of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, plus six newer members including the UAE, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia)…
Riddhi Sutar Background The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in its SIPRI Yearbook 2026, reported that India may have operationally deployed approximately 12 nuclear warheads for the first time during peacetime. According to SIPRI’s assessment, India possessed an estimated…
Ameya Satam Introduction Section 301 allows the USTR (US Trade Representative) to scrutinize the acts, policies, and practices of foreign governments. It also decides if the acts, policies, and practices of those countries are invalid or discriminatory and obstruct or…
Nayanshi Jain Introduction When Russia was cut off from significant parts of the global financial system in 2022, the world was reminded of the immense power embedded in the United States dollar. At the same time, countries across the Global…