The Competition for the Global South of the Indo-Pacific
India and China are engulfed in the great game of winning over the Global South, a loose term used to refer to the developing world.
The Geopolitics of Black Sea
My take on "The Geopolitics of the Black Sea Grain Deal". I believe if the deal isn't revived, it will have bigger consequences than just food insecurity in the world.
Niger : Do or Die for France in Africa
Niger was a colony of France from 1900 to 1960. Post decolonisation, the French have kept their presence intact in Africa through cultural exchange, economic partnerships, defence deals etc. The…
Why early elections would benefit the Modi Government ?
Disclaimer : My political thoughts do not align with either the NDA or the I.N.D.I.A. alliance. This is just a political analysis of how things might turn out. There are reports suggesting that the Special Session called by the Modi Government in mid-September has to do with the Government’s idea of having “early elections”. In multi-party democracies, it is acceptable for the Government to dissolve the legislature and ask the Head of the State to announce a fresh round of elections.
India’s Pragmatic Decision in BRICS Expansion
BRICS Expansion - My take on why it was very smart on India's part to bring the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, United Arab Emirates, Arab Republic of Egypt, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Argentine Republic into the BRICS.
Reshaping West Asia
China-brokered truce between Saudi Arabia and Iran and Russia’s successful mediation with the Arab League to re-integrate Syria shows a pattern of where the region is headed. The Sino-Russian worldview…
National Green Hydrogen Mission
In January 2023, the Indian Government launched the "National Green Hydrogen Mission". India is one of the leading countries globally when it comes to putting up a fight against climate…
The Demand for Scottish Independence
Back in the 15th and the 16th century, Scotland was a kingdom north of the Kingdom of England. The two shared animosity for the fact that both were neighbours. Scotland…
The Russian Plan for Asian Energy Grid.
After the crisis broke out in Ukraine in 2014, the Russian energy industry faced sanctions from the West. The Russian leadership envisioned a geopolitical moment wherein they would be denied…
United States in the Sino-Russian backyard.
After the fall of the Soviet empire, the Central Asian Republics, i.e. Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Krygyzstan, Kazakshtan and Tajikistan were born in 1991. Ever since its formation, the USA, apparently the…