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Analysing Vladimir Putin’s visit to India
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Analysing Vladimir Putin’s visit to India

The Annual Summit meeting between the Prime Minister of India and the President of the Russian Federation is the highest since he began his reign. There were a total of 28 agreements signed which included four important military-related pacts, including the mega ₹5,100-crore deal with Russia to jointly manufacture AK-203 assault riflesHowever all is not well in the "all-weather" partnership as the two countries will also have to overcome serious challenges. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov chose to speak openly when India joined the Quad.In recent years ties between Russia and Pakistan have warmed as a countermeasure to warming ties between India and the United States. New Delhi and Moscow are adapting to the changing dynamic in their respective relations with Washington and Be...
Decoding the India-Russia strategic Ties – An Evaluation of Strengths and Shortcomings
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Decoding the India-Russia strategic Ties – An Evaluation of Strengths and Shortcomings

India’s foreign policy towards Russia has been of sustained continuity, irrespective of the change in Governments and their ideological backgrounds. The introduction of 2+2 dialogue between the defence and external affairs counterparts at the ministerial level further strengthens the relationship. The Russian support to India has also taken cognizance of the growing hostilities between India and China on the border dispute. Russia fears that the USA would encircle it in the Indian Ocean by using its naval assets and would create trouble during a potential conflict. India being the strategic partner of both Russia and the USA has failed to address this issue constructively. Russia continues to hold a strong rapport with India despite the institutional paradigm shifts that have taken...
Repealing Farm Laws and the National Security Enigma – A Critical Assessment
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Repealing Farm Laws and the National Security Enigma – A Critical Assessment

It is perceived through several top sources in the Indian Intelligence that the Khalistani elements had been systematically interjected through moles and sleeper cells in the anti farm laws agitation The Union government to its credit defended and strongly stood by these bold reform measures that were path breaking in India’s agricultural economy. Interestingly, a huge number of farm labourers in the peak of these protest movements, were found to be actively working on the agricultural fields. Any reason citing a national security threat can’t be taken at face value, because if the political class makes up it’s mind it can certainly bring any situation under control. It is quite clear that this is a miserable failure of the government's strategic communication to defend these laws an...
Pakistani Deep State and the Illusion of Peace
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Pakistani Deep State and the Illusion of Peace

The well known ISI is the mastermind of most of the strategies, and it works in tandem with the military forces in realizing its goals and accomplishing its missions. ISI happens to be the main source of finance for all the terrorist groups and organizations that operate in Pakistan, they are referred to as “good terrorists” in the circles of the intelligence establishment.They are the main hawkers, wheeler-dealers, peddlers, brokers, middlemen and agents who work as a bridge between the Military and Islamist clergy.The most unidentified and often neglected amongst the circles of Intelligentsia are the notorious zamindars of Pakistan who are the most medieval and exploitative section of people in South Asia.Pakistan strongly believes and espouses the doctrine of Ghazwa-e-hind, which m...
China’s New Land Border Law: Will China ever abandon its expansionist attitude and learn to coexist?
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China’s New Land Border Law: Will China ever abandon its expansionist attitude and learn to coexist?

It is the first national law on the protection of land borders of China which aims to manage border-related matters at the legal level.It will also strengthen the PLA's policy of working closely with civilians residing in the border areas with economic and social development and improve public services.Taking effect on January 1, 2022, the law also regulates that national and regional governments are obligated to take measures to protect the stability of cross-border rivers and lakes, and rationally use the water resources there.China should abandon its expansionist attitude and learn to coexist and live in peace as for every other nation their own borders are “sacred and inviolable”. Instead of peaceful talks and resolving boundaries, China is encouraging warfare which is not good fo...
Decoding Havana syndrome
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Decoding Havana syndrome

The symptoms of Havana syndrome include hearing buzzing sounds of piercing sequels  and many experience dizziness and fatigue for months The CNN story gave a slant of failure of the American intelligence agency as it claimed that CIA Chief Burns trip was highly secretive yet the ‘enemy’ could identify, locate and inflict the target with those ‘micro waves’ causing the dizziness.CNN by not mentioning the possible suspicion of Islamabad stopping the CIA team and naming only New Delhi in its report makes the intentions of the media house more suspect. Havana syndrome  which was hitherto restricted to Cuba and USA and the covert intelligence operations of CIA has suddenly dragged the name of India and it’s capital New Delhi and the Indian media splashed the news, fi...
How PM Modi Modified the Direction of Indian Foreign Policy
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How PM Modi Modified the Direction of Indian Foreign Policy

Abstract With 2014 elections bringing about a new government at Delhi led by Prime minister Narendra Modi was groundbreaking in many respects, as for the first time in 40 years a party in India received an absolute majority and the elections were fought on a presidential-style where leadership was one of the essential factors that determined the outcome of the results in favour of Narendra Modi. PM Modi was more known for his administrative reforms & economic management as the CM of Gujarat, but little was known about his abilities in managing foreign policy. But to everyone’s surprise PM Modi has taken up a keen interest in foreign affairs and has left his mark in shaping the Indian foreign policy in a new direction. He has infused a sense of self-confidence, risk-takin...
Another hope gets buried in the ‘Graveyard of Empires’
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Another hope gets buried in the ‘Graveyard of Empires’

Taliban takes control of the Afghan presidential palace after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country (Image credit: AP)  What is shocking is how the Taliban has been able to capture the country in a relatively bloodless way and how the world has stood silent without uttering even a word as a great tragedy unfolded before our own eyes. The US put no succession plan in place. There was nothing done to ensure that the gains that were made in the last 20 years could be carried on.  The Taliban has already indicated that it will bring back the Shariat and the regressive laws of the medieval period. These are deeply disturbing signs and as citizens of the world, all of us need to be worried.  As soon as the Soviet-Afghan conflict ended, the emboldened ISI diverted ...
Afghanistan under Taliban: Implications for the region and the world
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Afghanistan under Taliban: Implications for the region and the world

Even if Taliban has dislodged the democratic civilian government of Afghanistan, it is unlikely that it will be able to maintain its hold and run a government for all of Afghanistan.The larger background cause running here is the US-China rivalry which is not only claiming the peace, stability and lives of Aghans, but also putting to peril those in Central Asia and South Asia.The entire episode is being received by Islamic fundamentalists all over the world with great glee as evidence of the superiority and unconquerability of Islam as they see it.American withdrawal from Afghanistan is a further push to multipolarity in the international system as the dominant hegemone USA becomes more and more inward oriented.For China and Pakistan, it is great folly on their part if they are under ...
Why AUKUS is good for India
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Why AUKUS is good for India

Just days ahead of the first Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD, also known as the Quad) between India, the United States, Japan, and Australia, US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia dropped a bombshell with the announcement of another alphabet soup of acronym named AUKUS. The formation of AUKUS is to help the Southern hemisphere behemoth to get its hands on eight nuclear-powered submarines with America sharing its time-tested technology to balance the Pacific with the aim not to arm the new subs with nuclear weapons which one must take with a pinch of salt. But for Australia, this new deal means that it will now have access to information & technology sharing, integration of security in defense-related science, a...