Category: Geopolitics
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AUSINDEX-17: An Alternative?
With the Malabar Exercises being held only North of the Australian continent, the Australian government is keen to participate and become a permanent member of the annual naval exercise. The Malabar Exercises were initially an option for Australia;they are a trilateral naval exercise conducted among the United States, India and Japan…
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France-Britain’s new anti-terror plan
With internet being used as one of the most potent tools by terror organizations like ISIS in the radicalization of individuals across the world, Britain and France have announced an anti-terror plan to clamp down on radicalization through social media. British Prime Minister, Theresa May and the newly elected President of France, Emmanuel Macron …
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Sleeping with the enemy
On 13th June 2017, the US Senate narrowly averted a bid to block President Donald Trump’s $500 million sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia for carrying out attacks on Yemen. The resolution to ban the supply of arms to Saudi Arabia was defeated with a 53-47 vote at the Senate..
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Realignment in West Asia
Talmiz Ahmad, the former Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman and UAE was at Synergia Forum, on 10th June 2017 to discuss the current geopolitical narrative in West Asia. In his one to one interaction with Tobby Simon, the President of Synergia Foundation, he spoke about the new alignment of political forces in..
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What is the Fate of the UK now?
The Conservative Party needed to obtain 326 out of 650 seats to govern with a full majority. Theresa May, has failed to secure a majority in the election which serves as a major counterblast to British Prime Minister, after calling for a ‘snap election’. The actual elections were dated on May 7th, 2020 but May…
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Pakistan’s angle on Qatar
The break in the diplomatic ties with Qatar and its neighbouring countries such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt etc. has major implications on not only on Qatar but in diplomatic ties with other countries as well. Observing from another angle, can this move affect Qatar’s or Saudi Arabia’s relations with..
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Russia reaffirms support to India
Russia has reaffirmed its commitment to India’s candidature for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council and a membership in the Nuclear Supplier Group. In the annual bilateral summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the two sides resolved to enhance..
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Nepal Elections
After two entire decades the people of the landlocked country of Nepal were set to vote for local government body elections on the 14th of May 2017. While citizens showed varying levels of interest in the electoral process, there was an air of ambiguity..
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Political parties’ manifestos
As the June general election is promptly approaching, UK’s leading political parties have been scrambling to put up their manifestos.Conservative v/s Labour manifesto Theresa May hopes to win a large majority to deliver a clear Brexit.
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South Korean President Impeached
On 31st march, South Korea’s former president, Park Geun-Hye was impeached due to corruption and extortion charges against her. Moon Jae-in assumed the post as the new president on 10th may 2017.