Indian Foreign Secretary, Harsh Vardhan Shringla abruptly reached Bangladesh on August 18 on an unscheduled visit. It was claimed that Sringla would go to Bangladesh as a special messenger of the Indian Prime Minister Modi carrying his an undeclared message supposed to be handed over to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Bangladesh government was […]
In June, soldiers from India and China engaged in a violent skirmish along the two countries’ unmarked border in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh. At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed, along with an unspecified number of their Chinese counterparts, in what was the first such confrontation since 1975 that resulted in fatalities. New […]
Bangladesh has reached out to neighboring China for funding worth $6.4 billion for nine new infrastructure projects. Its outreach has triggered concern in New Delhi, prompting India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to dash across to Dhaka to discuss expediting Indian projects in Bangladesh. Reportedly, Bangladesh has sought funding for the construction of the first […]
The recent tension and crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean are turning into a coordinated campaign to contain Turkey in an energy-rich strategic region. Turkey is the country with the longest shores in the Mediterranean and has been calling on international actors to negotiate a fair deal on the entire Eastern Mediterranean region based on mutual […]
Has India underestimated its neighbors for too long? Since the partition of 1947, South Asia has been going through ups and downs on the grounds of suppression and freedom. Yet, presently, the region is in transition, now more than ever. It is the tragedy of history perhaps that, as the proverb goes, history teaches mankind […]
Turkey has made its first move on the regional chessboard after the recent peace deal between the United Arab Emirates and Israel. On August 22, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received in Istanbul a high-level delegation from Hamas, including its leader Ismail Haniyeh and deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri. Also present at the meeting held behind closed […]
There seems to be an eerie silence on the matter. It goes from bad to worse. What appears to have been a botched effort India’s Foreign Secretary, Harsh Vardan Shringla, to further ties between his country and Bangladesh, is gaining the wrong kind of traction. Dhaka’s Indian High Commission has reacted to some probing local journalism […]
In a sudden and short visit, Indian foreign affairs secretary, Harsh Vardhan Shringla met Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina with a message from Narendra Modi, prime minister of India. The visit has made everyone curious as for the first time in six months, the gates of Gonobhaban, the official residence of the Bangladesh prime minister, […]
There is a very deep India-centric geopolitical manoeuvre underway in the South-Central Asian Region (SCAR). Quite perceptibly, India is being rapidly isolated and confronted. The geopolitical, geostrategic and geo-economic implications of this exercise will define the future of this region at large. What is this isolation of India intended to achieve? China’s ingress into Iran […]
The inactive role of the UNSC (United Nations Security Council) masters may cause global disaster, which will happen if any type of war breaks out between India and Pakistan centering on the J&K (Jammu and Kashmir) dispute. This was inclusively proven when the four member-countries of the UNSC opposed a plea of the Chinese Ambassador […]