Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 19th June 2023
Africa feeling heat of Russia-Ukraine conflict has launched a peace mission headed by South Africa and in significant move leaders from South Africa, Egypt, Senegal, Congo-Brazzaville, Comoros, Zambia, and Uganda are meeting Presidents in Moscow and Kiev this weekend. Meanwhile, key Indian Ocean Region state of Oman have decided to launch space cooperation with India […]
Central Asia Digest | June 2023
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev recently rejected his Belarusian counterpart’s proposal to join the Russia-Belarus “Union State,” calling the offer a “joke.” The proposal came after Russia decided to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus for the first time since the fall of the Soviet […]
2nd India Bangladesh strategic Dialogue
International Dialogue Series : Charting the Geopolitical Landscape of the Indo- Pacific
Af-Pak Digest by Ambassador Sharat Sabharwal | June 2023
HIGHLIGHTS Overview Developments in Pakistan Developments in Afghanistan I Overview Pakistan: Political Crisis Economy Terrorism Contoversy on Census Pakistan-China Pakistan-India Pakistan-Iran Pakistan-EU Pakistan-UAE Afghanistan Human Rights Situation Taliban Interim Government Afghanistan-Pakistan Afghanistan-Iran Afghanistan-Qatar II Developments in Pakistan Political Crisis Following Imran Khan’s release by the Supreme Court from the detention of the National Accountability Bureau, […]
Focus: Indo-Pacific | 12th June 2023
All eyes were in Singapore last week as it hosted Defence Ministers of USA and China as part of the Shangri la Dialogue with an aim to facilitate a bilateral meeting. Amid existing sharp divisions, the two only shook hands and delivered sharply worded statements. China’s defence minister, Li Shangfu, has said a cold war […]
Central Asia Digest | May 2023
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments The first in-person China-Central Asia (C+C5) Summit was held in the north-western Chinese city of Xi’an on 18th-19th May. The Summit marked “the first diplomatic event that China will host this year.” China had organized a virtual C+C5 Summit on 25th January, 2022. Presidents of China, […]
Focus: Indo-Pacific | 29th May, 2023
Indo-Pacific was the centre piece of geo-political and ego-economic attention through the past week as the Japanese PM hosted successful G7 Summit as well as the Quad Summit. While the G7 Summit strengthened the determination to fight Russia, the Quad Summit was the most substantial till date in terms of outcomes. The Quad countries announced […]
Indian Economy Review By Mr AK Bhattacharya, Editorial Director, Business Standard | May 2023
Highlights ● High-frequency indicators in April augur well for economy● Inflation, unemployment down, but no cheer from FDI & exports● Cheaper Russian crude oil imports, but no impact on retail prices● Many questions over withdrawal of Rs 2000 currency notes● Controversy over 20 % TCS on credit card transactions● RBI dividend bonanza for Centre to […]
Focus Indian Ocean Rim | 19th May 2023
All eyes are on a South African announcement that the Presidents of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to receive a delegation of leaders from Africa to usher in peace. Ugandan Foreign Minister visited Moscow to prepare for that big visit. Meanwhile, Kenya, a key state along Indian Ocean Region has demanded two permanent seats for […]