Despite being a relatively new entrant in the Middle East, China, with its ambitious leadership and ever-expanding range of interests, (not least amongst which remains the security of its energy supplies from the region), has now begun to pay consistent attention to this transcontinental area. This attention is currently being represented through the Belt and […]
The decision of the Trump administration to end waivers for the import of Iranian oil to India has ended the almost 12 year-long diplomatic tightrope that India has been walking since sanctions were first imposed on Iran through UN resolution 1737, in December 2006. The ‘on again off again’ nature of the sanctions had provided […]
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was announced by President Xi Jinping in 2013, comprising both the land-based Silk Road Economic Belt (launched in August 2013) and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (introduced in September 2013). The initiative was showcased in a manner that was too appealing to be ignored by the countries of […]
On 25 February 2019, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its verdict in favour of Mauritius, over the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago and asked the United Kingdom (UK) to hand over the disputed islands to the former. It was a longstanding contention between the UK and Mauritius over the sovereignty of these islands. […]
In recent days, some newspapers in Goa have reported on issues of No Objection Certificates (NOC) that the Indian Navy provides for certain buildings, development and infrastructure at a specified radius around the Naval Air Station (NAS), Dabolim. As is widely known, NAS (Dabolim) is also the international airport at Goa. All airports in the […]