Focus: Indo-Pacific | 10th January 2024
Indo-Pacific region is heading for critical elections through January and February, whose outcomes will have significant bearing on regional outcomes. In less than a week’s time, on Jan 13, some 19.5 million Taiwanese will vote for their next president in a critical election that would have implications for regional stability. On February 14, Indonesia, SE […]
Economic Scorecard or Political Opportunity – Pre-Budget session| 20th December 2023
As the upcoming budget, or, more accurately, vote-on-account will be the last by the Modi government before general elections, the budgetary exercise of Feb 1,2024 will be watched with interest across the board, by economists, political analysts and more. In the session that concluded on 20th December, our speakers discussed how the economy has fared […]
Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 3rd January 2024
India’s key SE African cum Indian Ocean Region partner Tanzania wants to boost defence partnership in a big way to reduce dependence on China. Besides boosting maritime cooperation, New Delhi is looking at defence equipment sales, particularly in armoured vehicles. In a major geo-political development in Africa, Ethiopia is all set to overcome its landlocked […]
Focus: Indo-Pacific | 27th December 2023
In an interesting development in the Indo-Pacific region China has appeared to distance itself from Russia-N Korea partnership as it embarks to revive Japan-China-S Korea trilateral. Regarding N Korea America has expressed serious concern over Pyongyang showing signs of starting the operation of a new light-water nuclear reactor in a possible attempt to produce nuclear […]
Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 20th December 2023
India over the last weekend expanded its strategic ties with oldest strategic partner in Gulf and key Indian Ocean Region state Oman through a new ‘India-Oman joint vision, a partnership for future’ during Sultan’s maiden state visit to New Delhi. The joint vision document identifies a range of areas such as maritime cooperation and connectivity, […]
Focus: Indo-Pacific | 12th December 2023
US, after the Biden-Xi Summit, is planning to put in place a Confidence Building Measure that could reduce chances of conflict in the Indo-Pacific region. The U.S. is weighing a proposal to exchange missile launch notifications with China after the leaders of the two powers agreed to stabilize the tense relationship. But the USA upheld […]
Focus: Indo-Pacific | 30th November 2023
Last week India-Australia 2 + 2 Ministerial meeting notwithstanding recent thaw in Beijing-Canberra ties gave a big push to strategic partnership eyeing to ensure peace and stability in Indo-Pacific region amid Beijing’s belligerence. In the same spirit even as China is making an attempt to expand business ties with traditional rival Vietnam, Prime Minister Fumio […]
22nd India-Korea Strategic Dialogue | 27-28th November 2023, Seoul
The 22nd edition of the India-Korea Strategic Dialogue, 1.5-track dialogue, co-convened by Ananta Centre, the Korean Foundation, and the Seoul Forum for International Affairs in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs was held in Seoul on 27-28 November. This dialogue is a platform for various influential figures from diverse sectors in Korea and India to facilitate discussions […]
Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 21st November 2023
Ties between Africa’s power house South Africa and Israel are set to deteriorate in the coming days with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) deciding to support a parliamentary motion calling for the Israeli embassy in South Africa to be closed. South Africa has requested that the International Criminal Court in The Hague investigate alleged […]
Hamas
A year ago, I wrote about Operation Breaking Dawn and noted that the absence of Hamas on the battle ground was a realpolitik move. Watching from the sidelines, Hamas gave the impression that Israeli appeasement policy was working when in fact it was a perfect ruse to eliminate any threat or challenge to their leadership […]