On July 11, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti stated, “I know India likes its strategic autonomy and I respect that. But in times of conflict, there is no such thing as strategic autonomy.” Speaking at a dialogue organized in Delhi, he also said in the context of close India-US ties, “Don’t take the relationship for granted, but enjoy it […]

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is flying to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin. It’s a big deal: Since the full-scale invasion began, India has distanced itself politically from Moscow. Officially, Delhi condemned the invasion of Ukraine, but, like China, it helps Russia circumvent sanctions and in return gets a huge discount on Russian oil. Modi, whose party performed modestly in […]

In February 2024, Indonesia elected Prabowo Subianto as its next president. While he does not take office until October, speculation over whether and how Indonesia’s foreign policy might change is already swirling. Certainly, there have been indications that Prabowo may chart a course that is less in line with the West than that of his predecessor, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Indeed, […]

In a stark reminder of the persistent security challenges in the region, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, recently conveyed to the UN Security Council that the Taliban government in Afghanistan has yet to fulfill its promises to curb cross-border terrorist activities by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Despite numerous high-level communications, the Taliban’s inaction has resulted in continued […]

Manufacturing in India, which slipped to negative growth during the COVID 19 period, made a sparkling growth in the post COVID 19 period. It boomed to 9.9 percent growth in 2023-24, against a fall by 2.3 percent in the previous year in the GDP growth trajectory.

The Pakistani military is distinguished as the only armed force in the world that embraces “Jihad” as its motto, making it a unique entity that governs a nation rather than being merely a part of a country’s defense system. Since its establishment in 1947, Pakistan has strategically employed proxy forces to not only destabilize the region but also to exert […]

There are very clear lines that Russia won’t cross with Pakistan out of respect for India, and meaningfully strengthening military-technical ties is at the top of the list. Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations reported on Wednesday that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad Mirza held talks in Moscow with Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister, Deputy Secretary of […]

Hours before India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Moscow on July 8, Russia fired missiles on Ukraine that killed at least 41 people, including four children at a children’s hospital in Kyiv. The attack sparked widespread global condemnation, yet Modi was smiling as he posed for photos with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During Modi’s two-day visit to the Kremlin—his […]

Élargissement de l’OCS à la Biélorussie sur fond d’intégration régionale : inter-connectivité des corridors de transport de l’Eurasie, prospérité et sécurité communes, élargissement à des nouveaux membres et développement durable. L’Eurasie se coalise pour sortir les puissances non-régionales de la région, l’hégémon anglo-américain en tête.

Setting aside “Axis of Evil,” or its calibrated stepchild “Axis of Upheaval,” what might be a better name for the China-Russia-Iran-North Korea cluster? Consider an acronym—”CRANK,” representing China-Russia-Iran-North Korea. A deepening alignment among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea is drawing considerable attention as the United States and its allies confront new challenges from these four nations, both individually and […]