South Asia and Beyond

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I2U2 Or The West Asia Quad: Intensifying Engagement & Building Bridges Across The Gulf

New Delhi: Ambassador Navtej Sarna, Former Indian Envoy to Israel, UK, the U.S. and Ambassador Navdeep Suri Former India Envoy to UAE, Egypt, Australia in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. The panel discusses U.S. President Joe Biden’s visits to Israel, Palestine and Saudi Arabia, the first I2U2(Israel, India, UAE, USA)hybrid summit […]Read More

Understanding India’s National Security Architecture

NEW DELHI: What does it take to secure a country as big and diverse as India? What is the chain of command, the key players involved and the scope and function of each of them? In the inaugural episode of ‘Ask Nitin’, our interactive show which will be aired every Saturday on a predetermined topic, […]Read More

Xi May Deal With India Border Impasse After Re-election: Ex-Aussie PM Rudd

New Delhi: On ‘Talking Point‘, from Brisbane, Kevin Rudd, twice Prime Minister of Australia, Author of, ‘The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict Between the US and Xi Jinping’s China’, President & CEO, Asia Society and President, Asia Society Policy Institute in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Underlining “there […]Read More

India Is An Excellent Balance In The Quad; Indonesia Envoy Ina Krisnamurthi

New Delhi: Ambassador Ina H. Krisnamurthi, Indonesia’s Envoy to India in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. “India and Indonesia need to build connectivity, not only in terms of hard infrastructure, but also connectivity between the past, the present and the future”, Ambassador Krisnamurthi says, reflecting on centuries of civilisational, cultural and […]Read More

‘There Maybe More To The Protests Than What We Believe’

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka appears on the verge of total anarchy. The mobs are ruling the streets and although the prime minister’s office said a state of emergency has been declared, who will enforce it and how is not clear. In this conversation on The Gist, Dr. Harinda Vidanage of the Department of Strategic Studies, […]Read More

SL needs a stable govt for IMF bailout

NEW DELHI: The images streaming out of Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital, in the last 48 hours are proof that the mobs have taken over. There is no visible government, the whereabouts of President Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Wickeramasinghe are not known, and the road ahead is uncertain.   In this chat on StratNewsGlobal, editor in […]Read More

Shinzō Abe: “Towering Global Statesman, Great Visionary” Leaves A World Better Able To Confront China

New Delhi: Professor Tomohiko Taniguchi, Former Special Advisor to Japan’s Ex-Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s Cabinet and the former PM’s primary foreign policy speechwriter and Ambassador Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, India’s Envoy to Japan (2012-2015) in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. The panel discusses the assasination during a street campaign speech of Japan’s […]Read More

G20 Multilateralism: The Global Food, Energy, Financial Crisis. China-India Meet On The Sidelines

NEW DELHI: On ‘Talking Point‘, Dr Pooja Bhatt, an Independent Scholar and Author of ‘Nine Dash Line: Deciphering the South China Sea Conundrum’ and Don McLain Gill, Philippines based Geopolitical Analyst & Author in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. The panel discusses the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meet in Bali ahead of […]Read More

NATO’s Shift On The China Challenge, Beijing’s Fears Of The Quad & India’s Strategic Autonomy

NEW DELHI: On ‘The Gist‘, Dr. Jagannath Panda, the Head of the Stockholm Centre for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA-IPA) at the Institute for Security and Development Policy(ISDP) and author of ‘India-China Relations: Politics of Resources, Identity and Authority in a Multipolar World Order’ in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. […]Read More

“India Natural Leader Of The Indo-Pacific Region. Australia Excited By Defence Industries Here”

NEW DELHI: On #TalkingPoint, High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell, Australia’s Envoy to India in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. After the change in government in Australia, High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell points out there “couldn’t have been a better first visit to India than that of Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard […]Read More

“‘Technical’ Mission Logical Step; Visas, Consular Services, Channels To Opposition Key To Strategy”

New Delhi: On #TheGist, Ambassador Gautam Mukhopadhaya, India’s Former Envoy to Afghanistan in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Ambassador Mukhopadhaya, who also went to Kabul as Liaison Officer and re-opened the Indian Embassy in Kabul in November 2001 as Charge d’Affaires after the ouster of the Taliban in November 2001 outlines […]Read More

G-7 Summit: More Pressure On Russia, BRI Rival Plans & India’s Role In Global Energy, Food Security

NEW DELHI: On #TheGist, Ambassador Anil Wadhwa, Former Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Ambassador Wadhwa discusses India’s participation and role at the highest level at the G7 Summit in Germany closely following the BRICS, Quad and Nordic Summits this year, the G7 extending support […]Read More

BRICS Summit: Common Ground, Conflict, & Change

New Delhi: On #TalkingPoint, Ambassador P.S. Raghavan, Former Head, National Security Advisory Board and India’s Former Envoy to Russia and Jayadeva Ranade, President, Centre for China Analysis & Strategy, Former Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat and Author, ‘Xi Jinping’s China’ in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. The panel discusses Prime Minister Narendra […]Read More