Strategic Issues
The deeper politics of deep sea ports
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a development strategy of the Chinese government aimed at enhancing regional connectivity and cooperation among the Eurasian countries—primarily the People’s Republic of China and the countries that spread along the historically famous land-based Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and the Maritime Silk Road (MSR).
Pakistan decides
A tsunami, but what sort?
The circus of democracy
The darker side
Redefining 'global commons'
Revival of US bases a suicidal notion
THE suggestion of Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin that US bases be revived here is like suggesting that the Philippines put itself in the line of fire in the event that a Korean war, possibly nuclear in nature, breaks out. It is like running between two cowboys in a gunfight as soon as they start firing. Such a geopolitically naive proposal will draw Korean nuclear missiles into Philippine soil. This suicidal idea is unacceptable, coming from a Cabinet member and a prestigious former...
Core, periphery and Indian foreign policy
DURING the recent months, the divide between New Delhi and Tamil Nadu was obvious over how both of them perceive the ethnic problem in Sri Lanka. Not long ago, Mamata Banerjee played a spoil sport when the Indian Prime Minister visited Bangladesh, especially over the Teesta river. In J&K and in Sikkim, the local population have a different perception on cross-border relations and so has India's Northeast regarding relations vis-a-vis Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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China sets a new foreign policy agenda to enhance its clout
The contours of China's foreign policy under the new leadership became clear with the conclusion of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) held in March 2013. The conference approved senior government appointments responsible for the execution of the new agenda.
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