Pakistan to allow India’s Afghanistan aid to pass through
Context: One month after India offered humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Prime Minister said that his government would allow the aid to transit over the land route through Pakistan. India had protested the delay in Pakistan’s permissions for the aid to be facilitated, including most recently at the 8-nation Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan in […]
Keeping a close eye on China’s nuclear capabilities
Context: The only real substantive outcome of the recent virtual summit between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping has been some unconfirmed reports of the two sides, the United States and China, agreeing to hold strategic nuclear talks sometime in the near future. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India’s Neighbours, Dimensions of the Article: Evidence of […]
Agreeing to disagree: On U.S.-China ties
Context: The virtual summit meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping appeared to underscore in their minds the need for them to find common ground on contentious issues including trade and tensions surrounding Taiwan and the South China Sea. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India’s Neighbours, Foreign policies affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions of the Article: […]
ASEAN objects, China wants Myanmar junta to join summit
Context: A Chinese envoy has lobbied Southeast Asian nations to let Myanmar’s military ruler attend a regional summit being hosted by China’s President next week but has met stiff opposition. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India’s Neighbors, Important International Groupings, Foreign Policies affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions of the Article: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) […]
Maldives rejects ‘India out’ campaign
Context: The Government of Maldives said it “strongly rejects attempts to spread false information” criticising its ties with India, its “closest ally and trusted neighbour”. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (Important International Institutions, India’s Neighbors, Foreign Policy Affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions of the Article: What is behind the ‘India Out’ campaign in Maldives? Issues that agitated […]
Kabul, Kashmir and the return of realpolitik
Context: Recently, Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan was held with an aim to help stabilise Afghanistan. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (India’s Neighbours, Foreign policies affecting India’s Interests) Dimensions of the Article: Who are the Taliban and what is their Ideology? The Taliban’s Violent breadcrumbs Impact of Taliban’s rise to power on India Giving recognition […]
The EU’s role in the Indo-Pacific
Context: The Indo-Pacific region has acquired striking salience with the U.S.-China strategic contestation becoming sharper than before. Europe’s Asia connect is old, strong and multi-layered and hence it becomes relevant to understand the European stand in relation to Indo-Pacific region and the emergence of AUKUS and Quad. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations Dimensions of the Article: […]
Pakistan retained on FATF’s ‘greylist’ again
Context: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on October 2021 retained Pakistan in the ‘greylist’ yet again, observing that it needed to further demonstrate that investigations and prosecutions were being pursued against the senior leadership of U.N.-designated terror groups, which include Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations (International Groupings or Agreements […]
Rising trade, and rising tensions: India China
Context: India’s trade with China is rising to record levels in 2021 and set to cross the $100-billion mark for the first time. Hence, New Delhi faces a new challenge as it looks to recalibrate relations amid a more than year-long border crisis while remaining locked in a deep commercial embrace. On the investment front, […]
India – China Border disputes
The Sino-Indian border is generally divided into three sectors namely: The Western sector, The Middle sector, and The Eastern sector. The western sector: it is around 2152 km long. It is between Jammu and Kashmir and Xinjian province of China. Aksai chin: The Johnson’s line shows Aksai chin under India control while McDonald’s line shows […]