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NATO and Turkey: An Imminent Divorce?
The increasing geopolitical divergence between NATO and Turkey has raised serious concerns on the longevity of Turkey’s future in the alliance. Do the two still need each other or is one holding the…
Indian Soft Power Grab in The Gulf
India PM Narendra Modi’s recent visit to India’s traditional allies in the Gulf Region-UAE and Bahrain- as a precursor to the G7 summit- was a strong projection of India’s economic and soft power…
Iraq’s Dying Rivers
Iraq is in a fragile state, rapidly running out of water. The water crisis has grown in magnitude because it does not control the flow of its rivers. To what extent is this crisis undermining Iraq’s…
China's options for Aksai Chin
At the UNSC closed consultations on 16th Aug, China claimed that the unilateral action by India in J&K had challenged China’s sovereign interests and violated bilateral agreements, with…
The Future of Security : Afghanistan
On 18 Aug 2019, a suicide bombing claimed the lives of 63 people at a wedding party in Kabul and left 180 injured. Would this breach in security affect the status quo of the current peace…
The Guatemalan Immigration Crisis
The security implications of Guatemala’s immigration crisis may have consequences that extend far beyond its geographical borders. The legacy of Alejandro Giammattei’s presidency will depend largely…
Escalation to super-power conflict?
The dispute is between six maritime nations, who share shorelines with the South China Sea. The conflict is over territorial claims and economic zone rights. The six nations are Peoples Republic of…
North Korea goes ballistic again
For the fifth time in two weeks, Pyongyang had tested an increasingly sophisticated short-range missile system, which can wipe out South Korean and Japanese cities.
Pakistan’s options for Kashmir
Following India's scrapping of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh into two Union territories, Pakistan has severed bilateral trade and downgraded diplomatic relations with India…
India- Sri Lanka in soft conflict
Fishing is the main lifeline for fishermen in Northern Sri Lanka. Limited stock of fish and total dependence on fishing has put local Tamil communities of Sri Lanka at loggerheads with India.
Sahel: Latest Global Terror Hub?
The Sahel region has been particularly vulnerable to the shift of global terrorism away from the battlefields in the Middle East to its unstable areas in sub-Saharan Africa. What can be done to nip…
The Future of Conflict: Lebanon
After close to nine months of a political stalemate that further worsened the nation’s economic situation, Lebanon characteristically formed a unity government earlier this year. What are the primary…
The Future of Conflict: Ukraine
The conflict in Ukraine has engendered the most serious crisis between Russia and the West since the end of the Cold War. It has subverted European security, raised questions about NATO’s future and…
Towards Next Steps in India-Pakistan Strategic Stability
Strategic stability is normally assumed to mean deterrence stability. This assumption is simplistic as the term signifies much more than merely the prevalence of nuclear deterrence between two…
India and RCEP: The way forward
Months before the conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement by the end of 2019, India finds itself in a predicament trying to negotiate a deal that protects…
Boris at the Helm: What Next for Scotland?
Boris Johnson’s recent appointment as the Prime Minister (PM) of the UK has caused the Scottish independence debate to gain significant traction. Scotland voted to remain in the EU in the 2016…
Future of Security: The North - East Dimension
The political complexities of India's North East can be best understood by examining the historical genesis of the conflict.
US mediation on Kashmir
At the meeting with Imran Khan, US President Trump stated that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of G20 Summit had requested US mediation on Kashmir issue.
Tanker tussle in the Strait of Hormuz
A British oil tanker and a British-owned Liberian-flagged ship were seized by the IRGC in the Strait of Hormuz. Is Iran leveraging its geostrategic advantage in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions with…
The reset in US-Pakistan ties
With the Trump administration desperate for a quick and honourable exit from Afghanistan, the role of Pakistan is to facilitate it by bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table. Can the unique…