Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Wed, 04/07/2021 - 00:49
Paper No. 6771 dated 7-April-2021
By Dr Subhash Kapila
Indian PM Modi would be well advised to steer clear of policy advisories suggesting Geopolitical Hedging or Geopolitically Balancing. Contextually in 2021, if PM Modi wishes to propel India on an ascendant power trajectory as a Major Global Power then unfolding geopolitical scenarios rule out such policy options.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Sat, 03/27/2021 - 00:04
Paper No. 6770 Dated 26-Mar-2021
By Dr Subhash Kapila
Pakistan’s extending an olive branch to India repeated twice since January 2021 by Pakistan Army Chief has analytically not arisen from some divine revelation but seems to be under China’s nudge. China seems to have concluded that emerging geopolitical geometries will impose heavy costs on its Pakistan Army’s strategic patronage.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 03/16/2021 - 03:49
Paper No. 6766 Dated 16-Mar-2021
By Dr Subhash Kapila
“Geopolitical Suicide” would be the end-result of United States withdrawal of US Military Forces from Afghanistan by May01 2021, robbing United States of an irreplaceable vital “Strategic Perch’ which empowers United States to extend power and influence in turbulent Greater South West Asia expanse.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Sun, 03/14/2021 - 10:33
Paper No. 6765 Dated 14-Mar-2021
By Kazi Anwarul Masud
Decades back when the US reigned supreme in the aftermath of the Second World War, given both the political, moral and economic character that the world, many parts were yet under colonial rule, must follow, none had the courage including the European allies whose interests coincided with those of the US, to oppose the dictat.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 03/01/2021 - 05:19
Paper No. 6760 Dated 1-Mar-2021
By Dr Subhash Kapila
India perceptionaly emerges tall in 2021 resulting from the global geopolitical dynamics in play in the Indian Subcontinent. India emerging geopolitically tall in the global geopolitical calculus is recognition of its political stability, its economic resurgent growth and its power-packed Indian Armed Forces, capitalisd under PM Modi.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 02/22/2021 - 09:34
Paper No. 6757 Dated 22-Feb-2021
By Dr Subhash Kapila
China ‘s military climb-down in February 2021 against India in Eastern Ladakh after eight months of intense military confrontation and violent clashes has not been prompted by some ‘Divine Revelation’ or China’s sudden desire for peace but impelled by a complex mix of geopolitical, and military factors.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Fri, 02/19/2021 - 04:58
Paper No. 6756 Dated 19-Feb-2021
Col R Hariharan
The third ministerial meeting of the Quadrilateral alliance members being held now, has evoked a lot of interest. Here are my answers to two questions raised by an international news agency on India’s perceptions on the QUAD, particularly in the context of current downslide in the relations between India and China.
Question 1
Certain news reports have suggested that the US is keen on holding a leadership level discussion within the Quad framework.
