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What’s In a Name? The Politics of Renaming places
By Aman J Thomas In Romeo and Juliet , Shakespeare asked ‘What’s in a name’? and the answer is ‘a lot’. Words have meanings and those...
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24 hours ago4 min read


Is the US committed to strengthening the Indo-Pacific economic order?
By Dr. Rahul Mishra With the signing of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework supply-chain agreement in November last year, on the...
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Jan 31, 20245 min read

India’s ‘Indispensable’ Partner
By Anshu Kumar Introduction A wide array of deals and conclusions between India and the US during Prime Minister Modi’s State visit to...
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Aug 2, 20235 min read


Ukraine war has become hostage to big powers’ geopolitics
By Prof. Swaran Singh The central threat of both Putin’s and Biden’s speeches underlines their determination to expand instead of end...
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Feb 28, 20236 min read


US debt default could have serious global implications
By Prof. Swaran Singh Biden and Republican House Speaker need to look beyond US borders as they negotiate the debt ceiling This...
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Jan 31, 20235 min read


How not to deal with a rising China
Amitabh Mattoo and Joseph S. Nye outline some of the key misconceptions about strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific and the US–China...
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Oct 28, 20225 min read


US Pacific Islands Strategy: what lies beyond
By Prof. Swaran Singh Interactions at the Pacific Islands Summit this week revealed some of the deeper fears that explain perennial...
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Oct 1, 20225 min read


Indo-Pacific Economic Framework: Opportunity and challenge
By Prof. Amita Batra India's ability to successfully conclude its FTAs with the EU and Australia, according to schedule, will signal to...
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Sep 12, 20225 min read


Will India walk out of IPEF?
By Prof. Swaran Singh As part of the hyperactive senior official- and minister-level talks launched during US President Joe Biden's visit...
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Sep 10, 20224 min read


Decoding China’s ‘new normal’ Taiwan policy
By Prof. Swaran Singh The tone of Beijing’s latest White Paper on Taiwan differs markedly from those issued before the Xi Jinping era...
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Aug 23, 20226 min read


Pelosi’s visit could derail US–China compromise over Taiwan
By Prof. Swaran Singh and Prof. Yves Tiberghien, UBC There is plenty of blame to go around for the apparent fourth Taiwan Straits crisis...
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Aug 11, 20224 min read


Nancy Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan: Need to Stand Up to China and Call Its Bluff
By Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli Nancy Pelosi’s defiant, but unannounced, visit comes in the wake of China’s uncalled for, politically...
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Aug 11, 20223 min read


Biden-Xi talks: Semantics sideline the substantive
By Prof. Swaran Singh Much more should be expected of seasoned leaders like Joe Biden and Xi Jinping than they have shown during their...
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Aug 1, 20225 min read


New ‘West Asian Quad’ makes bold promises
By Prof. Swaran Singh The I2U2 Group comprising India, Israel, the UAE and the US has offered a new template to tackle unfolding...
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Jul 17, 20226 min read


Biden’s energy and environmental credentials under fire
By Dr. Sameena Hameed Biden blamed the current global energy crisis on Russian invasion of Ukraine, but people perceive it as domestic...
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Jul 9, 20224 min read


Will Indo-Pacific policies reconnect Canada and India?
By Prof. Swaran Singh The two nations’ friendship has often been sorely tested, but common interests regarding the US and China may...
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Jun 4, 20227 min read


Indo-Pacific Economic Framework– Content and Advantages for India
By Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli The IPEF intends to strengthen digital trade, resilience in supply chain mechanism, green economy and rules-...
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Jun 4, 20223 min read


China's Uighur Camps: Why Is a UN Visit Being Criticised for 'Soft Position'?
By Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli While Bachelet criticised China’s human rights violations in Xinjiang, critics pointed to her 'controlled...
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Jun 2, 20224 min read


Can US-led IPEF outshine RCEP or CPTPP?
By Prof. Swaran Singh Many in the region see the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework as far too US-centric in certain sectors. On the eve of...
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May 28, 20227 min read


How Quad Tokyo outcome was both positive and practical, though it makes no mention of China
By Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli This round of the Quad meeting will go down in history for its norm-building exercise, democratisation...
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May 26, 20224 min read
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