Author: synergia
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BREXIT -What Next?
The UK under Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to walk out from the European Union (EU) on 31st October 2019 without a definitive exit plan in place. What will this move entail for UK and Europe?
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US Taliban talks: A cul-de-sac
President Trump, in a surprise move, cancelled the scheduled peace talks with the Taliban. This has raised questions of whether the move is a negotiation strategy, or have the peace talks reached a cul-de-sac?
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Russian Far East- India’s Act East Initiative
PM Modi’s visit to the Russian Far East, the first ever by an Indian PM, aims at economic inroads into this resource rich area in direct competition with China and other countries.
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Damocles’ Sword Over Cash Starved Pakistan
Having failed twice to meet the milestones set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the prospects of blacklisting loom large over an economically stressed Pakistan.
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Harbinger of Balkanisation
The rollout of Huawei’s 5G pilot in Russia appears to be the first salvo fired in the escalating conflict for cyberspace where competing technological poles will vie for domination of the digital world.
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Silence of Muslim World on Uyghurs
The vocal defence of China’s internal security apparatus in the restive Xinjiang province, by Muslim countries as opposed to the condemnation by 22 major western countries, raises the question of economic interests over religious solidarity.
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CDS- Integrating Indian Defence Forces
Will the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) kickstart the long due integration of Indian Defence Forces – creating a Joint Multidimensional Force that will be at par with the modern militaries of other countries?
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Indian Boots on Ground in Afghanistan
By relegating regional countries including India as bystanders in the war against terror in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump has clearly shared his frustration at the slow progress in US-Afghan talks rather than making a policy statement.
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G7: Artefact of a Bygone Era?
The 45th summit of the G7 has concluded in Biarritz, France. Can the G7 bloc retain its pre-eminent position in a globalised flat world with the widest dispersion of economic and political power ever experienced in its history?
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NATO and Turkey: An Imminent Divorce?
The increasing geopolitical divergence between NATO and Turkey has raised serious concerns on the longevity of Turkey’s future in the alliance. Do the two still need each other or is one holding the other back?