Clarifying China’s Response to the Pulwama Crisis
The suicide bombing of an Indian paramilitary convoy on February 14th in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) that killed at least 40 personnel drew condemnation […]
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Shifting Dynamics: What the Raisina Dialogue Tells Us About Global Trends
India is on the rise—it is among the fastest growing economies in the world, is an established technology powerhouse, and is increasingly playing a key […]
Pakistan in the Indo-Pacific: Caught in the Geopolitical Crossfire
The naval commanders’ panel at the recently-held Raisina Dialogue hosted by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi […]
Moscow’s View of the Quad & the Indo-Pacific: Threatening Russia’s Space
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the Quad), comprising the United States, Japan, India, and Australia, reappeared on the international stage in November 2017 after a ten-year […]
On the Current Venture in Afghanistan
So far, 2019 has provided substantial food for thought regarding peace-related talks on Afghanistan. Developments of this period have sparked further discussion on the prospects […]
The Kashmir-Afghanistan Conundrum: Why India Shouldn’t Fear a Repeat of History
When the United States President Donald Trump first announced plans for the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the question of the implications for Kashmir became a […]
Kashmir Mediation Ahead of Indian Elections: All Smoke, No Fire
Four successive wars and 46 premier-level engagements have not led to any concrete resolution of the seventy-year-old Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan. Since the […]
China’s Afghanistan Strategy: Coming Out of Pakistan’s Shadow?
As uncertainty regarding U.S. troop presence looms over Afghanistan’s peace and reconciliation process, observers are looking at the role of other important regional players in […]
Quad: An Investment Counterweight to China?
New Delhi’s role in the “Quad” grouping, made up of the United States, Japan, and Australia besides India, has been the subject of myriad debates […]
India’s Vision of the Quad Needs Clarity
At the Raisina Dialogue, an annual multilateral conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics hosted by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and Observer Research Foundation in […]