For the five BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) members, de-dollarization has become the latest common buzz-word among the English vocabulary. Long before the highly-praised Johannesburg’s 15th BRICS summit, considered as very important step forward on the way to deepening interaction in the sphere of trade and investment with the nations of Global South, all the five BRICS […]

As the intensifying strategic confrontation between the United States and China dominates many foreign-policy debates, another important competition is quietly playing out. The jostling between India and China for influence in South Asia—from the Himalayas to the islands off the subcontinent in the Indian Ocean—will likely prove crucial to the fate of Washington’s strategy to keep the region “free and […]

In light of the second anniversary of the Taliban’s seizure of Afghanistan on August 15th, the global focus has transitioned towards the evolving terrorism scenario in the area. The post-Kabul era has prompted apprehensions regarding the regional security and stability implications. Over the span of two years following the capital’s capture, a multifaceted narrative has unfolded, characterized by the resurgence […]

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 marked a pivotal shift in global geopolitics. With the Taliban’s unexpected yet rapid return to power, the international community watched with bated breath, concerned about Afghanistan’s reemergence as a potential nexus for international terrorism. This transition has profound implications, not only for Afghanistan’s internal sociopolitical dynamics but also for the larger regional security […]

On the morning of August 18, the branches of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) at the provincial and city level officially came into operation. This reform is in line with the deployment outlined in the institutional reform plan released in March this year. According to the plan, the PBoC would abolish its regional branches, branch operation management departments, headquarters’ […]

One of the most predictable domains for crystal-gazing China’s belligerent state behaviour is the South China Sea (SCS). More so now, as growing Chinese state power and influence coincide with its global aspirations of gaining a competitive edge over the United States (US). The multiple conflicts that China has with the countries in the SCS have, in many ways, become […]

Quoting intelligence inputs, the defence PRO said that the two militants who managed to return to the Pakistan side of the border later succumbed to their injuries. Two militants were killed while trying to infiltrate the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Balakote area of Poonch district, the Army said on Monday. Sharing details of the incident, Defence PRO […]

Central investigative agency NIA on Monday arrested the fourth accused wanted in the ISIS Jabalpur module related to expanding terror activities in India. The Jabalpur Module is an Islamic State-linked terror module that was developed and operated from Jabalpur city in Madhya Pradesh and includes dissemination of Islamic State propaganda through social media platforms, as well as through on-ground ‘Dawah’ […]

More than 200 members of Afghanistan’s former military, law enforcement and government have been killed since the Taliban took over, the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said on Tuesday, despite a “general amnesty” for old enemies. The mission said in a report it had recorded at least 218 extrajudicial killings with links to the Taliban from their takeover of Afghanistan in […]

Reasons are partly historical and partly contemporary The Mewat region of the North Indian States of Haryana and Rajasthan, has been the scene of bloody communal rioting and economic war since July 31. Hindu mobs incited by religious extremists aligned with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had been on the rampage burning shops and houses of Meos, a community […]