By Jay Maniyar The Indo-Pacific region is a constructed geography that stretches from the western Indian Ocean Region (IOR), inclusive of the Arabian Gulf in the north and East Africa in the south, all the way up to the western Americas. It has recently gained prominence as a result of its rising geostrategic profile inContinue reading “How Important is the Indo-Pacific Region to a Strategic India?”
Category Archives: Strategic Studies
Amateur Superpower of World Politics
By Subhash Bhambhu The US presidency proposed September 11 as the withdrawal deadline for the US and NATO forces to leave Afghan soil. The date is carefully chosen in remembrance of the 9/11 attack. In an interview with Yahoo News, former White House adviser Richard Clarke indicated that there is a high probability of collapsingContinue reading “Amateur Superpower of World Politics”
How far does the East Act policy reach?
By Carlos Cruz Infante In 2019 Latin American countries experienced the most profound social crisis since the reestablishment of the region’s democracies in the ’90s. Dictatorships prevailed in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba. In Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico -the three biggest economies of the region- populist leaders conquered the ballot-boxes. Peru suffered its worst political crisisContinue reading “How far does the East Act policy reach?”
Ship Building Industry in India: A Detailed Perspective of its Immense Capability
By Amit Kumar When we talk of the Shipbuilding Industry being restrictive to India, we find that it is only a mere 1.3% of the global vessel fleet that Indian Shipbuilding contributes to. It would be an injustice to not mention that the Indian Shipbuilding and Ship repairing Industry is existent since time immemorial. ItContinue reading “Ship Building Industry in India: A Detailed Perspective of its Immense Capability”
Rejuvenating India-Malaysia Ties Needs Mutual Understanding and Confidence: An Indian Perspective
By Dr. Sampa Kundu and Ms. Arpita Singh Introduction It was November 1962 when the former Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman arrived in Kolkata on his way from London to Kuala Lumpur. Incidentally, this was in the midst of the Indo-Chinese border war and in that context, the prime minister was asked about hisContinue reading “Rejuvenating India-Malaysia Ties Needs Mutual Understanding and Confidence: An Indian Perspective”
India-US Ties in the Post-Pandemic Era
By Anirudh Ramakrishna Phadke The following piece is a long-read. It is graded 7.5/10 India and the United States of America being the two big powers in the Indo-Pacific region also shares values of democracy at the fundamental level. Diplomatic relations between the two countries are the same as relations between two individuals. It isContinue reading “India-US Ties in the Post-Pandemic Era”
The Doha Talks
By Nadir Shah Katwazai After two years of tough discourses and talks times comes for Intra- Afghan talks between the Taliban and Afghan government. The peace deal between the Taliban and American in late February without the involvement of the Afghan government in Doha was a much-complicated phase. The deal focuses on four main pointsContinue reading “The Doha Talks”
State’s Travel Restrictions on Pashtun leaders in the Tribal Areas and Baluchistan
By Nadir Shah Katwazai This is not the first time when the Pakistani government is creating a hurdle for Pashtun Protection Movement’s leaders and its Members. Mohsin Dawar, a member of the national assembly from North Waziristan, has been stopped at Quetta airport to halt to entry into the city a few days ago. TheContinue reading “State’s Travel Restrictions on Pashtun leaders in the Tribal Areas and Baluchistan”
Galwan Valley: Strategic Piece of Cake for the Dragon and the Elephant- Who Wins?
By Anirudh Ramakrishna Phadke Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Ladakh standoff shot very much higher political tensions between the two Asian superpowers. The tension escalated as both the nation’s army began violent standoffs including armed scuffles and close-quarter un-armed combat. Both the nation engaged in clash-off on Monday which is regarded as one of theContinue reading “Galwan Valley: Strategic Piece of Cake for the Dragon and the Elephant- Who Wins?”
India-China Ladakh Standoff: The Diversion Power-Play between the Dragon and the Elephant
The Viyug’s first Issue Brief Our first Issue Brief has been published in Amazon Kindle Store. Deep analysis on the recent India-China Ladakh Standoff has been conducted including the Galwan Valley faceoff. The analysis is consolidated into the form of booklet and has been published by the author. If you hold Kindle unlimited membership thenContinue reading “India-China Ladakh Standoff: The Diversion Power-Play between the Dragon and the Elephant”
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