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How the world is viewing the missile test of North Korea?

On 2nd October North Korea tested a medium-range missile from an undersea platform. It was its 11th missile test in 2019 and its first submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM)...

June 10, 2023

What is UNSC? What will be the impact if India get a permanent membership to the UNSC?

The United Nations Security Council is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations . It aims to maintain international peace and security. It establishes peacekeeping...

June 9, 2023

What is the concept of “Thucydides Trap”? Discuss the causes and consequences of the current conditions of trade wars.

When a rising power causes fear in an established power which escalates toward war, the condition is known as Thucydides Trap. Graham Tillett Allison coined the term for...

June 8, 2023

Why do you think is there a need for defending multilateralism in India?

Although India has done well on the world stage to defend the multilateral trading system, it is the World Trade Organisation which has come under attack from the...

June 5, 2023

Do you think that the recent tensions between India and US are fuelled by Indian policy of multi-alignment and national-populism in both the countries?

The reasons of contention between India US are becoming more transparent and prominent the first time in history. It is being realised that these tensions have resulted from...

June 4, 2023

Do you think the regional aspirations of Central Asian countries stand in the way of Indian goals?

India will have to walk through contradictory imperatives. On one hand it will have to act as a partner of China-Russia led regional cooperation and at the same...

May 31, 2023

Do you think India should refrain from taking sides as the competition between the US and China further intensifies?

The US-China trade conundrum has taken shape of a full-blown strategic contest which has no end in near sight. It is evident from the current moves that the...

May 26, 2023

What are the steps taken by Singapore as it eyes a farming revolution to tackle climate change and growth of population?

Singapore is generally considered a very unlikely state for harbouring a farming revolution. However, the smallest Asian city-state aims to boost its own food production and hence rarely...

May 24, 2023

It seems China has to go against its own grain and give Hong Kong enough space to run its own affairs. Comment.

The new generation of Hong Kongers are increasingly drifting away from the Mainland China both in cultural and political aspects. The recent change is evident from the turn...

May 23, 2023

Direct talks between US, Iran are the only way to de-escalate tensions. A new framework and a new balance is the need of the hour. Comment.

It is the last minute reversal of President to stop the attack on Iran which has given rise to a new window of hope for many people who...

May 20, 2023

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