IDR Blog
Russia and United States Détente’ in 2017 Prospects Analysed
Russia and United States détente’ is a geopolitical imperative in 2017 for global stability and security when placed in context of China’s unbridled provocative military rise. Russia and the United States in the post-Cold War era have failed to establish cooperative security management, both regionally and globally, chiefly because of the...
‘Tibet’ Tiger’s Heads are Rolling
Reuters reported that General Wang Jianping has been placed “under investigation on suspicion of taking bribes.” According to the news agency, it is the “first incumbent senior military official to be targeted in the China’s anti-graft campaign.” The information was confirmed by the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defence...
Afghan Calls to Lift UN Sanctions: A Welcome to Pakistan and Warning to the World
Earlier this month, the Afghan government of President Ashraf Ghani made requests of the UN Security Council (UNSC) that Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and his political affiliate, Hezb-e-Islami-ye-Gulbuddin (HIG), be removed of international sanctions. The European Union Deputy Head of the delegation brokering the 22 September Afghan-HIG peace accords,...
India, China and the 'Long March of Deep Military Reform'
China has a Dream: to ensure economic prosperity, social stability, and a decent life to its citizens, but also to become a powerful nation; in fact it dreams to become one day the most powerful nation of the planet. Military power will play a crucial role in the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. This explains the in-depth military reforms...
India’s Foremost 2017 Foreign Policy Challenge: China-Pakistan-Russia Troika
The China-Pakistan-Russia Troika having emerged on the South Asian geopolitical scene now with undisguised contours and political signalling emerges as India’s foremost foreign policy challenge in 2017. The China-Pakistan Axis has been in existence from 1963 onwards but the addition of Russia to the China-Pakistan Axis leading to its...