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Elevating India-Vietnam Maritime Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Theater
Strategic convergence in the maritime domain has allowed Vietnam and India to scale up bilateral engagement but there is still room for further cooperation as future turbulence in the region is likely. Since the 2016 upgrade of bilateral relations to…
India’s Visa Policy Can Better Reflect “Neighborhood First”
Speaking at an interview with Times Now, a popular Indian news channel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the enhanced strength and respect of the Indian passport as one of the many achievements of his government’s leadership. Yet, India’s consistently plummeting…
The Strategic Subtext of India’s RCEP Withdrawal
On November 15th, fifteen Asia-Pacific countries signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world’s largest trading arrangement that has been viewed as a China-led alternative to the now obsolete, U.S.-led Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. India was…
The Power of Example: Democracy Assistance in Indian Foreign Policy
In the considerably vast literature on Indian foreign policy, the influence of democracy promotion in New Delhi’s diplomatic oeuvre plays a lesser role. This is neither curious nor inadvertent. Historically, the export of democracy has not been a priority for…
COVID-19 and the Quad Leap
On October 6, the Quad—the informal coalition of Australia, India, Japan and the United States—held its second ministerial meeting in Tokyo. Despite the Quad’s quick death in 2008, increased Chinese assertiveness in the region led the four countries’ geostrategic outlooks…
کیا چین ایران معاہدہ، پاک ایران تعلقات کیلئے درکارمحرک ہے؟
حال ہی میں نیویارک ٹائمز نے اطلاع دی ہے کہ ایران اور چین کے مابین ۴۰۰ بلین ڈالر مالیت کے معاشی و سلامتی معاہدہ کا خاکہ طے پایا ہے۔ مجوزہ معاہدہ نہ صرف دونوں ممالک کے مابین تعلقات کی مضبوطی…