NEW DELHI: China’s new border management law was approved by the country’s parliament over the weekend. It apparently flows from President Xi Jinping’s thinking that strengthening borders with neighbours is essential to Beijing’s global ambitions. Prof Srikanth Kondapalli, who teaches and researches on China at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University, spoke to StratNewsGlobal about the import […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Culture and civilizational connections can be leveraged to give a fresh impetus to bilateral relationships, as India has been doing with some of its neighbours. The inauguration of an international airport at Kushinagar, where Lord Buddha attained mahaparinirvana, is the latest example and an attempt to bolster the somewhat strained relationship with Sri […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The two-day visit of British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss was heavily fixated on climate change, an indication of the importance London attaches to a successful outcome of the COP26 summit in Glasgow later this month. The UK will be investing over eleven million pounds into two venture capital funds aimed at supporting India’s […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘Talking Point’, Ambassador P.S. Raghavan, Former Head, National Security Advisory Board and India’s Ex-Envoy to Russia and Ambassador Amar Sinha, Former Member, National Security Advisory Board and India’s Former Envoy to Afghanistan and Tajikistan in analysis with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. The panellists discuss the ‘Moscow Format’ talks between […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Seven new defence companies, carved out of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), will enhance functional autonomy, efficiency and unleash new growth potential & innovation, officials say. Government had decided to convert OFB from a Government Department into seven 100 per cent Government-owned corporate entities as a measure to improve self-reliance in the defence preparedness […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The Islamist groups are not behind the attacks on Durga Puja pandals in Bangladesh, this is the work of the lower level cadres of the ruling Awami League! For Indians conditioned to believing that the Awami League is pro-India, this may come as a shock. But journalist and columnist Saleem Samad argues that […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘The Gist‘, Ambassador Navtej Sarna, India’s Former Envoy to U.S., Israel and UK and Author, ‘Indians at Herod’s Gate: A Jerusalem Tale’ in discussion with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Ambassador Sarna gives perspective to the part in-person and part virtual meeting between India’s Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, Israeli […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “It is tantamount to tilting at windmills according to some, she(Sushma Swaraj) ominously adds…finally she concludes in a lighter vein,’Don’t worry, I will be Don Quixote and lead the charge. You can be Sancho Panza.’ I take it that this is her way of signalling that we can proceed full throttle and assuring […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The 13th round of talks between the Corps commanders of India and China didn’t go as China watchers would have expected. India says it put forth constructive suggestions for resolving the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh but China neither agreed to them nor put forth any forward-looking proposals. In this episode of […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘Talking Point‘, Ambassador Mohan Kumar, India’s ex-lead negotiator to the GATT and WTO, Chairman, RIS and Dean, International Affairs and Professor of Diplomatic Practice at Jindal Global University and Ambassador Jayant Dasgupta, India’s Former Ambassador, WTO, Former Secretary, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council and Member, RIS in discussion with StratNews Global Associate […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India made 4G over a decade after it was actually developed overseas? Is India reinventing the wheel? To answer the first, 4G lays the ground for transition to 5G, since many of the devices for the former are compatible with the latter. Also, India needed to develop 4G on its own to ensure […]Read More
NEW DELHI: China and Bhutan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a Three-Step Roadmap for expediting boundary negotiations. The MoU was signed virtually today by Bhutan’s Foreign Minister Lyonpo Tandi Dorji and China’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Wu Jianghao. Boundary negotiations began in 1984; the two sides have held 24 rounds of talks […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India appears close to embarking on a major investment of over $7 billion to set up a semiconductor facility with help from Taiwan. Semi-conductors also known as chips, are vital for industries ranging from automobiles and mobile phones to heavy industries including steel. There is a huge chip shortage worldwide which is expected […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘The Gist‘, S.P.Vaid, Former Director General of Police, J&K in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Pakistan sponsored Lashkar-e-Taiba and its The Resistance Front (TRF) backed terrorists have claimed responsibility for the recent targeting of civi lians, especially of hindus and a sikh in Kashmir. Former DGP Vaid analyses […]Read More
NEW DELHI: A week-long adventure, a rare opportunity to understand Indian military’s preparations in the Eastern Arunachal sector. Part II of Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale’s tour with colleagues Rohit Pandita and Shaurya Lenka gives a glimpse of many positive changes that they witnessed, courtesy the Indian Army and the Air Force.Read More
NEW DELHI: The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is redoing its sums on China, making certain organisational changes to enhance its capacity to monitor and anticipate Beijing’s policies. The goal is to ensure continued US dominance in key areas of technology including defence, energy and global health. In this conversation on StratNewsGlobal, Vikram Sood, former […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Wang Ting-yu, Member of Taiwan’s Parliament and member of the Legislative Foreign Affairs & National Defence Committee in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. “Taiwan, like India, will not accept Xi Jinping’s agenda,” the MP says. On a record number of PLAAF intrusions ahead of Taiwan’s 10/10 National Day, he […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Why do people move, migrate across the globe? For centuries, they have done it for trade, stability, and better prospects. But in the 21st century, climate change, pandemics, and technology disruptions are forcing a new wave of migration across the world. In his latest book, Move, acclaimed author and global strategy adviser Parag […]Read More
NEW DELHI: One word appears to sum up the India China situation on the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh: Deadlock! With talks between the corps commanders of the two sides having collapsed on Sunday, where do we go from here? It is not even clear whether talks on this issue will resume any time […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The 13th round of Corps Commander-level talks between India and China that took place on Sunday has collapsed. India says China did not agree to constructive suggestions to resolve the outstanding issues along the Line of Actual Control. Nor did it make any forward looking proposal. The Chinese PLA put out a statement, […]Read More
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