As the Taliban completed two years of rule in Afghanistan, the world witnessed experts cautiously divided on the issue of Western sanctions against them. Some called for cessation of critical development aid, many argued against a dialogue with the new rulers, albeit on humanitarian support. This has dipped the Afghan economy even further, as efforts […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The clock is ticking on the 60-day deadline set for fleshing out the ambitious IMEC (India-Middle East-Europe Corridor) project, seen as an alternative to China’s BRI. “The ministers will have to meet in 60 days to see if IMEC makes financial sense. Only there can we make a judgement on how it is […]Read More
NEW DELHI: September 9, the day before the G20 summit formally began, and I had a bad toothache. The massive briefing room on the second floor of Bharat Mandapam, or the International Media Centre at New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan, was packed to the rafters for a “pre-summit briefing” by Indian officials. As journalists from around […]Read More
NEW DELHI: As the world becomes more economically integrated, a complex web of asymmetric interdependences has emerged, allowing some states to wield disproportionate economic power. Consequently, recourse to economic coercion as a tool for compelling, deterrence, or co-optation has become much more frequent in current times. Debates around dependence-induced strategic and critical vulnerabilities have thus […]Read More
Heinz Alfred Kissinger, better known to the world as Henry Kissinger, hit the headlines when he turned 100 on May 27, 2023. Less than two months later, he made news again when he flew to Beijing July 18-20, 52 years after his secret visit to the city in July 1971 to pave the way for […]Read More
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