DISARMAMENT – New START Treaty Now in Force
Russian Parliament Approves Nuclear Treaty Extension
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (dubbed New START) was to expire on 5 February. After taking...
China Warns Taiwan – Independence ‘Means War’
China has warned Taiwan that any attempt to seek independence "means war". The warning came days after China stepped up its military activities and...
INDIA-U.S. – US Policy Toward India Under Biden
Joe Biden's took over as the 46th President of the United States on 20 January 2021. The same day, prime minister Narendra Modi tweeted,...
ETHNIC CONFLICT – Turkey Provoking The World Through Proxy Wars
Turkey's proxy wars are growing in number. Erdogan believes that he can get a seat at the high table by initiating proxy battles. But...
Armenia and Azerbaijan: The Conflict Over Nagorno-Karabakh
Turkey’s Fiasco in the Caucasus
On 27 September morning, Azerbaijan, backed by Turkey, launched a large-scale offensive operation in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Overnight, it...
INDIA-JAPAN: Kautilyan Approach and Japan’s Samurai Spirit – Part II
The Possible Future Improvisations
There is a long history of politics and strategic moves behind the continuing validity of fascination for the Western world in...
GEOPOLITICS: SCO Defence & Foreign Ministers Meet
India-China Bilateral Meetings Held in Moscow
At a time when two member nations – India and China – are in confrontation at the borders, Shanghai...
GEOPOLITICS: Sino-Iranian Strategic Partnership is a Setback to India
According to the New York Times (Defying U.S., China and Iran Near Trade and Military Partnership, 11 July 2020), Iran and China have quietly...
HONG KONG: China Adopts Decision on National Security Law
A Blow to Hong Kong’s Autonomy
China's National People's Congress (NPC), on 28 May, adopted a decision to make a national security law for Hong...
US, Indian Naval Exercise A Clear Signal to China
The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, consisting of flagship USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Princeton, and Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyers USS Sterett (DDG 104) and...
