July – Sept 2020 | Issue – 4, Vol. 3

Editorial: Modi’s Foreign Policy – Shedding Past Reticence, Scripting New Future

In contemporary world no state can remain in isolation at international level. They must engage with other states in a systematic way with well-defined goals, with goals and objectives of the state reflecting in its foreign policy. For Prime Minister Narendra Modi, foreign policy has been high priority. In a fast-changing multipolar world to which India is closely connected, no Indian leader has shown such remarkable understanding to simplify an otherwise complex situation. Read More



The decline and fall of the West in 2022 – The New World Order

Everyone around the world is witness to America, the United Kingdom and the European Union countries going out-of-control, with a rapid speed of social and financial disintegration. Europe and USA always look at the history of the Roman Empire for their values and political principles, while England has these values woven into its genetics since in ancient times this country was ruled over by Rome. What they carefully ignore is the total collapse of the Roman Empire, almost overnight. Read More



Political Unrest in Latin America- A fallout of the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Latin America is witnessing political unrest due to the rising cost of living, which is caused by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. While the situation during the pandemic in 2020 was certainly not good, the crisis in Ukraine has further contributed to the problems. Inflation across the region is all-time high averaging 11.22 percent in 2022 as compared to 6.4 percent in 2020 (Statista 2022). Read More



Enhancing Bilateral Connectivity: Recent Developments an Upswing in India-Bangladesh Ties

India-Bangladesh relationship is presently on a high trajectory, and connectivity is the buzzword in the bilateral relationship. Connectivity is a game changer for both India and Bangladesh as well as sub-regionalism. This paper will analyse the recent positive developments in railway and inland waterways connectivity between the two countries. Further, it focuses on the areas of concerns and states the need to address the issues in connectivity. Read More



Threats Emanating from India-Bangladesh Border for Indian National Security

In the Asian continent, South Asia is the southern part of it. This vast area comprises of sub-Himalayan countries such as India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh, along with neighboring countries such as Maldives, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. The South Asian sub-continent was prominent for its social, economic, and political unity, and was a land of cultural, ethnic and religious diversity. Read More

India’s West Asia Policy under Modi Regime – Shifting Sands, Dynamic Perspectives

India adopted “Look West” policy in 2005 for deepening engagement with West Asian countries who have been considered as ‘extended’ neighbours. Broad parameters of India’s Middle East policy were largely in place when Narendra Modi was elected Prime Minister of India in 2014. Read More



Dragon’s Soft Power: Changing Paradigm

National Power is the capability to influence others behavior to its advantage by way of coercion or efficaciously. Soft power is one of the crucial strategies for the development of any country successfully without oppression. It’s crucial for each country to maintain the bond between each other for the survival and as an instrumental tool for political propagation. Read More



Book Review – Asia’s New Geopolitics: Essays on Reshaping the Indo-Pacific

In the book “Asia’s New Geopolitics: Essays on Reshaping the Indo-Pacific”, the author, Michael R. Auslin, who is a world-renowned expert on Indo-Pacific region, Research Fellow in Contemporary Asia at Hoover Institution, Stanford University, a historian by training, who specialises in US Policy in Asia and geopolitical issues in Indo-Pacific region, examines the key issues that are changing the balance of power in Indo – China and globally and China’s aggressive global policies and strategies and its attempts to bend the world to its wishes. Read More



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