Articles in Geopolitics
China’s Reclamation of Islands in the South China Sea: Implications for India
By: Maj Gen PK Chakravorty | Issue: Vol. 31.1 Jan-Mar 2016 | Date: 07 Jun , 2016
Reclamation of lands in the South China Sea has been an ongoing process by various countries. China initiated the process by building a full-ledged air base on Woody Islands which forms a part of...
Boost to India's Strategic Ambitions with Inking of Trilateral Project with...
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Jun , 2016
A trilateral transport corridor project, inked in Tehran during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Iran on 23-24 May with the leaders of Iran and Afghanistan, altered the geopolitical map...
President Barack Obama’s visit to Japan and Vietnam
By: Prof K.V. Kesavan | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Jun , 2016
President Barack Obama’s trip to Vietnam and Japan in the last week of May carried a great deal of importance as it was “part of his farewell visit” to the region. His visit to Japan was...
Pakistan’s Double-Game Stands Exposed Again
By: Jai Kumar Verma | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 05 Jun , 2016
Mullah Akhtar Mansour, the Afghan Taliban chief who was killed in a drone attack on May 21 in the restive Pakistani province of Balochistan was a hardliner and averse to the idea of any...
Killing of Mullah Mansour: Illusions of Peace
By: Brig NK Bhatia, SM (Retd) | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 02 Jun , 2016
Mullah Akhtar Mansour head of Afghan Taliban was killed in a US drone strike on the afternoon of 21 May 2016near Ahmad Wal town on the main highway connecting Quetta along Afghanistan-Pakistan...
Time to Rejuvenate the India-Russia Partnership
By: Ashok Sajjanhar | Issue: Courtesy: IDSA | Date: 01 Jun , 2016
Relations between India and Russia were up-graded from “strategic partnership” to “special and privileged strategic partnership” in 2010. Five years after this up-gradation and two years after...
Addressing the United Nations status on Taiwan: Opening Doors for New Nations
By: Anant Mishra | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 31 May , 2016
Introduction Taiwan has been in a political controversy ever since the Chinese civil war, which instigated a series of disputes between the Republic of China and the People’s Republic of...
Chabahar will provide a Strategic edge to India
By: Brig Anil Gupta | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 30 May , 2016
Chabahar is a deep-sea port located in Sistan-Baluchistan area of Iran at the mouth of Gulf of Oman. It is a strategically located port because it provides direct access to the Indian Ocean,...
Spectre of ISIS Cyber Jihad Pandemic
By: Maj Gen AK Chadha | Issue: Vol. 31.1 Jan-Mar 2016 | Date: 29 May , 2016
The cyber domain is becoming a key part of offensive operations for any group, be it a government, criminal organisation or terrorist group. The cyber domain provides the group with a low-cost...
Japan and India’s Comparative Approaches to Meet the China Threat
By: Dr Subhash Kapila | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 29 May , 2016
Japan and India are the twin pillars of Asian security against the overwhelming Asian perceptions of the China Threat emanating from China’s oversized military buildup and China’s...
Ending the World’s Worst Atrocities DARFUR
By: Anant Mishra | Issue: Vol. 31.1 Jan-Mar 2016 | Date: 28 May , 2016
Darfur has been boiling in conflict since 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement Army (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement Army (JEM) took up arms against the then Government of Sudan....
Despite setback, Taliban will force greater violence on Afghanistan
By: Chayanika Saxena | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 28 May , 2016
Taken down in a drone attack, the rehbar (leader) of Afghan Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mansour is reported to have been eliminated on the evening of May 21, 2016. Confirming his death, official...
Modi, Ashraf Ghani in Iran and killing of Mullah Mansour
By: Col (Dr) Tej Kumar Tikoo (Retd.) | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 May , 2016
Use of Chahbahar Port by India and Afghanistan will enable both countries to carry out their trade without being dependent on Pakistan. It will also benefit Iran as the use of this port facility...
South China Sea Arbitration: An Analysis
By: Abhishek Pratap Singh | Issue: Courtesy: IDSA | Date: 26 May , 2016
The South China Sea (SCS) dispute has become a key issue of concern for East Asian regional security. The nature of the conflict and lack of clarity on the issue owes much to the multiple...
The Pakistan factor in India-Iran ties
By: Monish Gulati | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 25 May , 2016
As Prime Minister Modi makes his first visit to Iran, numerous factors are at play ranging from the timing of the visit, which is taking place after his visit to Saudi Arabia and before an...