North Korea: The Perilous Path to Denuclearization
After months of jingoistic rhetoric and back channel diplomacy, the historic summit between President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un finally happened on 12th June...
Taiwan: The Question Of One China – Part II
In Part 1, we discussed the genesis of One China policy and the Taiwan dispute with Mainland China which has festered for decades. We...
Taiwan: The Question Of One China – Part I
Taiwan has been one of the core issues that exhibit’s China’s insecurities towards its One China policy. Beijing has consistently hammered this point domestically...
Hong Kong: China’s Identity Question
The rise of the People’s Republic of China in the last two decades has enabled a massive economic and social churn with new megapolises,...
Iran Nuclear Deal Pullout: Trumps’s Masterstroke?
There is a wide debate going on about President Donald Trump’s decision and timing in withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear Deal. Most analysts are...
India-China Reset: Is This The Right Time?
Once again we are witnessing high level engagement between India and China. This is an important development after repeated Line of Actual Control (LAC)...
Aadhaar: The Debate of Rights and Welfare
There has been much debate on Aadhaar in India with strident positions taken by both sides alleging each other of campaigns to influence public...
The Chinese Propaganda Machinery
In the 21st century wars will be fought less on ground and more in cyberspace. The battle for the control of the minds is...
Dolam Standoff: How India Played Chess With Chinese Checkers
India and China are the two giants claiming for the throne to lead Asia Pacific in The New Global Order. This is bound to...
America First: Impact of American Foreign Policy on the Global Order
Since the beginning of the American election campaign in 2015 leading up to the victory of Donald J Trump as the 45th President of...