Articles By RM Panda
OIC’s Invitation to India- A diplomatic Coup!
By: RM Panda | Date: 09 Mar , 2019
India has the second largest population of Muslims and yet it has been denied its rightful place in the OIC meetings so far. It was therefore a big diplomatic triumph for India when it was a...
Maldives under President Solih: A Progress report
By: RM Panda | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 28 Jan , 2019
The performance of the President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s government has had mixed results so far. But judging from the enormous problems inherited by Solih, it is fair to say that Solih is...
Maldives: Yameen’s Desperate Moves to Stay in Power!
By: RM Panda | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 15 Oct , 2018
After losing the election by an overwhelming margin and after conceding defeat publicly, Yameen is now upto his old tricks to stay in power with the help of his former cronies in the Judiciary...
Afghanistan: US led 17 years’ War- No end in Sight!
By: RM Panda | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 12 Oct , 2018
On 7th October 2018, Taliban greeted the 17 year of United States invasion of Afghanistan by attacks that caused 54 deaths of whom 35 were Security Personnel and the rest civilians. In one of the...
Reconciliation Process in Afghanistan: Will it Work?
By: RM Panda | Date: 24 Sep , 2018
Pakistan’s recent efforts through its foreign minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi visit to Afghanistan to convince Afghan Government about Pakistan’s efforts to bring lasting peace and to...
BIMSTEC- Could be Another Pillar to India’s Act East policy
By: RM Panda | Date: 04 Sep , 2018
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), an international organisation of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka and Thailand...
Afghanistan: Terrorists Gaining Ground?
By: RM Panda | Date: 28 Aug , 2018
The situation in Afghanistan is confusing with the interference of all major powers who pursue their own agenda and their strategic interests. The beleaguered Afghan Government that has been...
Maldives- India Relations Going Downhill?
By: RM Panda | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 18 Aug , 2018
Maldives Relation with India is going downhill and could soon be beyond repair if Yameen continues to be in power. By getting closer to China, Saudi Arabia and even Pakistan, Yameen is seen to...