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SCO’s geopolitical contours and India’s growing stature in the World order
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SCO’s geopolitical contours and India’s growing stature in the World order

Though China and Russia have always played a major role in the SCO, with India at the forefront, the SCO will have a much larger and expanded role in the global political and economic landscape.India has kick-started several initiatives, which will impact the nature and functioning of SCO in a very significant manner. China’s main motive is to prevent the growth of the western strategic alliances in the Indo-Pacific, hence it would further push Russia towards its peril and will continue to threaten India, and the other South-East Asian countriesContemporarily, India is in a geopolitical sweet spot, as it has maintained stable and good relations with both the USA and Russia The SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) recently concluded its summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The t...
Sri Lanka | Economic Migration during the Crisis & Impact on India
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Sri Lanka | Economic Migration during the Crisis & Impact on India

"Migration expresses the human aspiration for dignity, safety and a better future. It is a part of the social fabric and our very make-up as a human family." – Ban Ki-moon Moving to another territorial entity from one’s homeland is often viewed positively. Nonetheless, given the current world order, lessons and impact cannot be understood without mentioning the prevailing crises in different countries. One such case is Sri Lanka’s current Economic and Political Crisis. Being atrocious, it resulted in a total amount of economic migration. It was, for sure, their pressing priority as Sri Lankans to resort to nothing but migrating to foreign nations to sustain themselves. Their humongous debt and forex catastrophe acted as the crux of this crisis. It was influenced by several factors,...
SCO’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS): Highlights and Challenges for Indian Security
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SCO’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS): Highlights and Challenges for Indian Security

The member nations of RATS cooperate with one another and other international organisations to acquire intelligence to combat terrorism. India considers RATS an important and effective organisation in the fight against terrorism and has made serious efforts to promote peace, prosperity, and stability throughout the Eurasian region.Terrorism emanating from Pakistan and Afghanistan that threatens India's geostrategic and sovereignty interests is still ignored by RATS. The RATS as a forum must be used to promote peace, prosperity, and economic integration, as well as address the legitimate concerns of the SCO through an informed discourse. As Indian PM Narendra Modi attended the SCO Summit in Samarkand, he emphasised the importance of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) for e...
BRI – China’s Agenda and Implications on Developing Countries
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BRI – China’s Agenda and Implications on Developing Countries

What China is trying to do and masking it as helping developing countries is nothing like what the IMF and World Bank have done in the past. BRI projects targeting developing countries can and will lead to a lot of deforestation and depletion of natural resources. India should work on taking back the power in the South Asian region that China is slowly trying to poach by introducing soft loans to its neighbours. If the western countries want to counter China's advances toward a more central position in world politics, they need to develop a better alternative for developing countries to choose over the BRI. Introduction "I think the rise of China is one of the great events of all economic and human history, and I think this will be overwhelmingly a positive thing for the re...
Shanghai Co-operation Organization- A beacon of multipolar effort or another shade of Dualism?
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Shanghai Co-operation Organization- A beacon of multipolar effort or another shade of Dualism?

From WHO to the UN, it was evident that the notion of international organizations and their ability to undermine violent events is slowly diminishing. The nations part of the SCO will always highlight that the sheer ignorance towards the global south is the reason why such an organization came up eventually.India is in an interesting situation. In the face of mediation and moderation by the west, India has carefully managed to sail its boat well with Russia and partially with China.India is also at a point where it has shown western organizations that it doesn't wish to promote any unipolar or bipolar trends.India must be mindful of its perception in such organizations as it has to deal with a pair of suspicious eyes from both China and the US.SCO has the hallmarks of being a success ...
India’s Vantage Point on the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
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India’s Vantage Point on the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Throughout the history of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, we can see the active involvement of the EU and the US, tracing back to the Budapest Memorandum. Europe is faced with the challenge of securing energy for the winter as fuel prices also increase living costs. India and Russia have been allies through decades of change in government, geopolitical dynamics and economic advancement. India has maintained an open commitment to adherence to the UN Charter and its principles of the right to a state's sovereignty. India has been cautious in its decision-making while keeping its people at the forefront of decision-making. National interest may manifest in economy, resources, territory and political power; however, they all boil down to the people's sustenance. Introduction In the pos...
India at 75 – The Way Ahead
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India at 75 – The Way Ahead

India has become the 5th largest economy, overtaking the United Kingdom. As per estimates of the IMF, by 2026 we should touch the 5 trillion mark and become the 4th largest economy by 2030. This is a good indicator of our interest in chaotic times where numerous black swan events prop up from time to time. There are some things we need to correct as well, especially around our military expenditure and the systematic approach towards communities that often the Indian state has not entirely understood so far. And more so, with continued zeal, forces both outside and inside the borders try to use these fault lines from time to time. The inter-religious framework is undergoing a different development and to some extent, the government has brought much-needed attention to it but mo...
Analysis | Balochistan – A Saga of Devolutions, State Repression and quest for Freedom
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Analysis | Balochistan – A Saga of Devolutions, State Repression and quest for Freedom

“Today from the ramparts of Red Fort, I want to greet and express my thanks to some people. In the last few days, people of Balochistan, Gilgit, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have thanked me, have expressed gratitude, and expressed good wishes for me.” When the Indian Prime Minister acknowledged the people of Balochistan from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Indian Independence Day in 2016, it was followed by a barrage of speculations as to the implications of this apparently benign act of expressing thanks to his well-wishers. When the elected leader of the world’s largest democracy speaks on such an important date in front of a multitude of cameras, every word is carefully measured, and whatever is said, is uttered with a purpose. Comprehending or imagining the worst possible implicat...
India’s Pandexit – How Prudent Economics and Robust Decisions Enabled India’s Recovery from the Pandemic
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India’s Pandexit – How Prudent Economics and Robust Decisions Enabled India’s Recovery from the Pandemic

The 1918-19 Spanish Flu caused by the H1N1 virus had infected close to one–third of the world population with 50 million deaths and was considered the most devastating pandemic. A century later, the world witnessed another highly infectious pandemic caused by SARS – CoV 2 virus, better known as Covid - 19. India being the second most populous country in the world faced the brunt of Covid – 19. The pandemic highly affected the public health, economy and human psyche of the country (Kaushik, 2020). India reported the first case of Covid-19 on January 30, 2020, and the numbers spiked thereafter. The virus spread through the trade and travel regions linked to the country. The Government of India took a tough and timely decision of closing the international borders and announcing a nationw...
Chinese ‘Spy Ship’ at  Hambantota – A Security Nightmare for India & South Asia
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Chinese ‘Spy Ship’ at  Hambantota – A Security Nightmare for India & South Asia

China docked its 'spy ship' in the Hambantota port in Sri Lanka for several days. Despite India’s reluctance and insistence against this decision, Sri Lanka allowed the ship to be docked, buckling down under Chinese pressure. This move has several tactical and strategic consequences on the South Asian region and especially on India’s influence in the region. China exerted its pressure on Sri Lanka and has been successful in sending across the perception of its strategic dominance in the region through this Spy Ship in  India’s naval backyard. Though the official sources in the Sri Lankan government said that this was just a balancing game being played, in order to accommodate the Chinese, it’s quite evident that China did not want to lose face by not being successful in this g...