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Politics of Oil between the US and Russia: India’s options in view of western sanctions
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Politics of Oil between the US and Russia: India’s options in view of western sanctions

The heavy dependence of multiple countries, especially from the affluent part of the world, on Russian Energy resources is why many scholars have designated it as the ‘Energy Superpower’.The fact that major European countries like Germany are unwilling to stop their purchases from Russia even in the face of its actions in Ukraine, attests to Moscow’s title as energy superpower.India’s abstentions from anti-Russia UN resolutions and oil purchases have drawn ire from some quarters, such as former colonizer UK. But so far, neither Russian oil nor its purchasers have been subject to any significant sanctions.It is important for India to enhance its war time capabilities and capacities, without counting too much on external support in case of an eventuality. India needs American suppo...
Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka: Reasons and lessons from the Island nation
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Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka: Reasons and lessons from the Island nation

Sri Lanka's  $81 billion economy struggled to manage its external debt, which had grown in part due to loans from China to fund ambitious infrastructure projects.Family control in government is not liked by the opposition and the people. They blame their dynasty for the crisis and mismanagement.From 2020 onwards with the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic tourists stopped arriving in Lanka. As Lanka's economy depended on Tourists, terror and Covid 19 gave a big jolt to the economy with no foreign tourists.Sri Lanka had to release its foreign exchange reserves to pay off government debt, shrinking its reserves from $6.9 billion in 2018 to $2.2 billion this year.Sri Lanka is seeking financial support from the IMF and turning to regional powers that may be able to help. The world g...
Political Psychology of International Relations
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Political Psychology of International Relations

In international relations, three cognitive psychological concepts are used to understand and decode the behavioral aspects of political leadership across the world: Confirmation Bias, Fundamental attribution error and Prospect theory.Critical thinking and decision making approach applied to political psychology allows us to carefully deconstruct a situation, reveal its hidden issues such as bias and manipulation and make the best decision from the available choices.The critical thinking approach would not eradicate difficult decisions in national or international politics. But it can help the decision makers to increase the number of positive choices we make.Tools of psychology might not be able to resolve the complexities involved in international and national politics, but it provi...
Pakistan Resolution Day – Tracing the genesis of Communal Antagonism
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Pakistan Resolution Day – Tracing the genesis of Communal Antagonism

The People of India at large, in their collective conscience, have forgotten the history and significant events that unfolded in the making of the modern Indian Republic. They have forgotten the communal travesties caused by the partition, unleashed by the forces fighting for the establishment of an Islamic state. The CAA legislation is a delayed justice to a historical genocide that broke the cultural and civilizational unity of Bharat and amputated it into an acronym called Pakistan. Their Ghazwa-e-hind doctrine and the deep state have a sole purpose, which is to destroy India!!  and thereby the venerable Sanatana Dharma civilization in total. If one needs to understand this destructive Pakistani-Islamist phenomenon, knowing the broad outline of the origins of two-nation theory...
The Omnipotent force behind USA’s National Security and Foreign Policy – American Military Industrial Complex (AMIC)
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The Omnipotent force behind USA’s National Security and Foreign Policy – American Military Industrial Complex (AMIC)

The American Military Industrial Complex (AMIC) is a perceived informal alliance between a portion of the nation’s scientific and technological community, its defence establishment and certain sectors of the country’s military base. In 2021 the defence Budget of the US has gone up to $778 Billion, which means the United States spends more on defence than the next 11 countries combined amongst the highest defence spenders of the world.The political arrangement of the AMIC is very different from the way the competitive markets work, as it has important consequences on the country’s national security and foreign policy decision making. This fundamental lack of basic accounting processes and controls, means that the Pentagon is unable to keep track of its financial resources and expenditu...
New President in South Korea: Its reflection on the World and India
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New President in South Korea: Its reflection on the World and India

During his campaign, President-Elect Yoon Suk-yeol had called for “pursuing additional anti-missile system deployment,” and “doing away with South Korea’s submissive diplomacy toward China.”South Korea’s approach to Quad has been similar to its approach to the free-and-open Indo-Pacific narrative work with partners practically while avoiding open endorsement of their regional strategies.Seoul is looking to diversify its economic and strategic partnerships in the region by strengthening ties with India under South Korea’s New Southern Policy (NSP). A democratic South Korea likes India due to its democratic nature, freedom of press, religion, dissent and more. Yoon Suk-yeol, the candidate for the People Power Party, has been elected South Korea’s next president in the Presidential El...
How Russia-Ukraine conflict is prospectively changing the world order
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How Russia-Ukraine conflict is prospectively changing the world order

The Russian invasion of Ukraine through a full scale all out attack, by the means of land, air and the sea, has sent shockwaves across the world. Most of the European countries are seriously worried about their security and the future implications of the conflict. Except international criticism, NATO and the American sanctions, futile resolutions aiming to contain Russia in the United Nations Security Council followed by escalating fears and apprehensions, nothing much has been done, in order to de-escalate the situation in the Ukraine. This is a travesty ridden but yet a highly significant development that bears both tactical and strategic consequences on the world order. Let’s analyse the prospective changes that would bring about certain paradigm shifts in the world order. 1) Th...
The urgent need for India’s diplomatic initiative in Russia-Ukraine conflict
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The urgent need for India’s diplomatic initiative in Russia-Ukraine conflict

India has a golden opportunity to increase its soft power and global stature by taking up a diplomatic initiative aiming for strategic outcomes.India needs to look beyond its neighbourhood first policy and adopt an internationalist approach in suggesting peaceful resolution mechanisms in international conflicts, border disputes and ensuring stable relations with other nations.Given the present conflict between Ukraine and Russia, a pragmatic suggestion of a conflict resolution mechanism would certainly impact the impression of global powers towards India. It will remove the impression of India’s strategic ambiguity and would help in projecting India as having firm foreign policy objectives towards establishing a peaceful and secure multi-polar world order Ukraine’s ambassador to In...
The Conflict over Ukraine – Western sanctions, options for Russia and effect on India
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The Conflict over Ukraine – Western sanctions, options for Russia and effect on India

Nobody expected the world's attention would shift to Ukraine when Covid-19, its origin, vaccine, Iran Nuclear Deal, Yemen Crisis, Afghanistan: Taliban, American exit, China-Taiwan to South China Sea crisis, India-China border tensions due to the acts of China occupied the major space. But the sudden crisis in Ukraine and the incidents in Donbas changed the scenario. Few countries tried to play politics for their narrow national interests, but like-minded countries from France to India asked for diplomacy and peace. Ultimately, Russia scored a point by recognising Donetsk and Luhansk of Eastern Ukraine as the independent states and sent peacekeeping missions to protect newly created independent states. Russian 190000 soldiers, tanks, jets, Maritime Support, Z form attack and more ar...
22nd February Parliament Resolution – Time to ensure Pakistan vacates illegally occupied POJK #SankalpDiwas
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22nd February Parliament Resolution – Time to ensure Pakistan vacates illegally occupied POJK #SankalpDiwas

(Image courtesy: Jammukashmirnow.com) Parliament resolution on 22nd Feb 1994 demanded that Pakistan must vacate POJK and it was for the GOI to execute the sameUnless that is done return of peace & stability in the J&K may not be possible for some more decadesPakistan continues illegal activities for destabilizing the development process and disturbing the peace in J&K through indirect meansThis day ‘WE’ must remind ‘OURSELVES’ that it is now 75 years of POJK lands are under enemy/foreign occupation The February 1994 Resolution of the Indian Parliament had demanded that Pakistan must vacate the areas of the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir, which they have occupied through aggression; and resolves that all attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of India will be me...