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US-China tension over Taiwan: Has Beijing bitten more than it can chew? The storm is actually created by China and Beijing resorted to sabre rattle to project Xi Jinping as a strong leader before the 20th Party Congress

Though tectonic shift has taken place in the United States' approach towards India, but the intangibles can get culminated into tangibles only when the US will start sharing fundamental research and technological know-how with India. India and the US have experienced many ups and downs in the last 75 years - Writes Prof Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit and Prof. Arvind Kumar.

Tectonic shift has taken place in India-US relations - The Sunday Guardian Live The recent meeting between Prime Minister Modi and President Biden on the sidelines of the Quad summit at Tokyo reflected a mutual respect for each other’s perceptions on varying issues impacting global peace and stability. The recent open acknowledgement by President Joe Biden that US-India ties ...

It is a welcome development that the developing countries are slowly realising the reason why India stayed out of BRI that had little respect for the principle of national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Some governments in the developing world have also found out how the Chinese embassies in their respective countries seek to influence local decision-making.
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Towering ambition, shallow foundation The BRI project is not transparent, has no provision to safeguard the environment, is a unilateral initiative that is solely decided by China and has a confidentiality clause that hides the true nature of the contract and the one that largely reflects Beijing’s predatory economic practices

There is a remarkable transformation in India's behavioural patterns in reflecting its interests through diplomatic channels. India has been evolving as a truly assertive power. It has demonstrated its 'will' to assume the responsibility and lead the world affairs. It is interesting time for Geopolitics and the changing dimension of India's diplomacy - writes Hon'ble VC JNU, Prof. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit and Prof. Arvind Kumar.

How India’s diplomacy changed in the last 75 years - The Sunday Guardian Live There has been a quantum shift in India’s diplomatic practices in recent years.     India has come a long way in transitioning itself from a middle power to a great power. The elevation of India’s status in the international system over the years has been due to its remarkable success in deali...

Expert: The ASEAN-US Special Summit will focus on ASEAN’s role in Indo-Pacific Professor Chintamani Mahapatra of JNU had shed light on some main topics during the upcoming US - ASEAN Special Summit.

"Given the geopolitical transformations occurring today and the need to come to terms with the economic consequences of the pandemic, India should think about an innovative roadmap to vitalise its relations with the neighbours." Prof. Chintamani Mahapatra writes.
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Why India’s neighbourhood is witnessing political turbulence and economic dislocations Given the geopolitical transformations occurring today and the need to come to terms with the economic consequences of the pandemic, India should think about an innovative roadmap to vitalise its relations with the neighbours

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