INDO-AMERICAN DEFENCE COOPERATION: NEITHER A MIDAS TOUCH NOR A POSITIVE SUM SOLUTION

The rapidly changing defense environment confronting India continues to pose daunting challenges to the national policymakers particularly in relation with the USA, the hitherto leader of the post-cold war global order, bent on promoting more aggressively “America first” approach.

THE COMMONWEALTH A GLOBAL UNIFICATION BODY IN THE POST-BREXIT ERA

With Brexit now done in terms of initial paperwork, the details and machinery about what a post-Brexit Britain looks like are yet to be discerned. The picture remains unclear on how the United Kingdom will find its feet, notably in terms of trade. Leaving the most expansive and rich trading bloc on earth will come with its consequences. Options to limit such vulnerability have been suggested. There is, of course, the United States, ever the special partner. Then Commonwealth looms large, a body of states with ties to Britain rooted in colonisation and mixed post-colonial relations.

WINNING A DEFENCE DEAL WITH ARMENIA: INDIA WALLOPED TURKEY

India’s winning 40 Million US dollar contract to supply four Swathi Weapon Locating Radar (WLR) to Armenia beating strong competitors like Russia and Poland has marked a new beginning in India – Armenian defence cooperation.

SCRAMBLE FOR PANACEA: COMPETITIVE ALTRUISM IN THE AGE OF COVID-19

The onslaught of an uphill challenge beyond human imagination is charging ahead and has already left a pile of dead bodies in its way. As of now, more than 214 countries are simultaneously facing the most virulent cataclysm which the modern generation has not witnessed before. This is a nightmare for human existence as 1,00,000 human beings have perished in the trench, like one happens in the frontal attack, hence necessitating an alternative switch-over to prolong ‘war of position’ in fighting the deadly “invisible enemy”. This is a kind of warfare where frustration and sense of acute desperation are universal than the rate of success in tackling the menace. It is a kind of enemy which cannot be tackled by conventional hard power. This is the age of COVID-19.

MODI'S MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH

The Indian Diaspora was a crucial part of the state-building process in the Middle East. Gradually, the trade in various commodities (spices, pearls, etc.), became the economic backbone of the region. Since then, the relations between India and the region have moved beyond traditional ties. India relies on the region for its energy imports; which have increased year on year. The relations between India and the Middle East received a boost in recent years.

GEO-POLITICS IN THE ERA OF COVID-19

From 1720 to 2020, pandemics have threatened humanity every 100 years from Plague to Coronavirus and answers have been acted upon. Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is not just a global health hazard, its impacts are multifold. It has socio-economic consequences, socio-political detriment, security challenges, global diplomacy provisions and reservations, crisis management dilemma.

EPIDEMIC OF COVID-19 AND SUPPORT OF INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN AFRICA

EPIDEMIC OF COVID-19 AND SUPPORT OF INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN AFRICA

AMERICA'S STRATEGIC SHIFT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

A number of U.S. government documents, including the National Security Strategy and the National Defense Strategy during the administration of President Donald Trump have categorically contended that Southeast Asia is central to the U.S Indo-Pacific strategy. The geostrategic focus on the region and the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), that represents the mutual interests of the countries there, has been the highlight of the U.S. approach to the Indo-Pacific.

Brexit Offers India A New Deal

Way back in July 2019 when Boris Johnson packed his cabinet with pro-Brexit allies soon after taking office, he had, in a sense, set the stage for Britain’s imminent departure from the EU – now a foregone conclusion with a thumping majority for the Tories in the recent UK general elections and approval of Britain’s exit from the European Union by the British Parliament scheduled for 31 January.

NATURE'S BOUNTY

Mother earth’s beneficence has given us so much, trees, foliage, flowers, fruits from seemingly small seeds or shoots from older plants! How are such huge trees, forests, crops made possible from tiny seeds or roots or shoots?

VISIT OF PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL TO INDIA

President of Brazil H.E. Mr. Jair Bolsonaro paid a State Visit to India from 24-27 January 2020 at the invitation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.

INDIA AND THE ASEAN NATURAL PARTNERS

India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are close partners, and together they can contribute positively to International politics.

India-Africa Partnership in Agriculture-CURRENT AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

The rich experiences of scientific farming technologies in India is bound to boost Africa’s world’s food basket, micro-financing institutions to grow better, by transferring Indian expertise in this field.

MEDIUM SMALLHOLDER FARMERS DRIVING AFRICA'S AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION

There is an ongoing agricultural revolution in Africa, and medium - smallholder farmers are the Vanguards!

FOOD SECURITY FOR INDIA AND AFRICA

India and Africa share historical ties and many commonalities including a colonial past.

BRICS 2019

WILL GLOBAL CONDITIONS AFFECT ITS POTENTIAL FUTURE?

BREXIT A NEW ROAD MAP OF EUROPE

You have to know, the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, and the collapse of communist regimes in central and Eastern Europe will open a new chapter in European unification.

AGRICULTURE-THE BACKBONE OF THE AFRICAN ECONOMY

Agricultural production, of both crop and animal husbandry, has been part and parcel of the livelihoods of African societies since about 8,000 BCE (Before the Common Era).

AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT & LAND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION IN AFRICA

Africa continent appreciates the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and gives importance to Agriculture development as a goal of SDG.

The Saudi Arabia-Iran Relationship

The Gulf’s Existential Challenge

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

This recognition is a timeless testimony to the MEDEMER ideals of unity, cooperation and mutual coexistence that the Prime Minister has been consistently championing.

India's Penchant Towards Caribbean And Pacific Island Nations

On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister NarendraModi held a meeting with two summits, the India-Caribbean (CARICOM) Island Summit and the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (2019).

India-Bangladesh Energised Partnership

Rarely before have India and Bangladesh found themselves so robust ly positioned, as now, to tango towards the most defining partnership taking shape in the South Asian region.

India Exploring New Chapters Of Partnership In Central Europe

India Exploring New Chapters Of Partnership In Central Europe

Glaring Anomalies In The Trump Impeachment

The Democrats in the House have made an impressive showing in the impeachment hearings so far.

American Global Dominance: To Be Sustained Or Suspended?

US surpassed the UK as the largest economy since the late 19th century and has maintained its supremacy by virtue of its mightiest military in the world, its geopolitical attributes and state-of-the-art innovative mechanisms.

The Way Ahead In Indo-Russian Ties

The world order is facing turbulence as America’s fierce self-interest and nationalism tries to ‘Trump’ other countries and in such unpredictable times, it is important for India to take stock of its most important relationship in international politics – that with Russia.

Is It An Opportune Time For India-EU Free Trade Agreement?

There are more than 6,000 EU companies currently present in India, providing direct and indirect employment to over 6 million people.

The Journey So Far

The foundations of this bond were laid on April 13, 1947, when India’s Congress-led interim government and the Soviet Union’s Communist Party opted to establish official missions in each other’s capitals.

Strategic Contours Of India's Engagement In Russia's Far East And The Significance Of Eastern Economic Forum (EEF)

The successful completion of the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Russia’s Far East as Chief Guest to attend the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) which took place at Vladivostok from 3-4 September 2019 is considered to be a ‘game-changer’ as far strategizing India’s foreign policy towards the region in particular and Russia in general concerned.