In the last few years, China has been instrumental in developing the underwater naval capacities of a number of the littoral countries outlining the Bay of Bengal. Most recently, it helped construct the BNS Sheikh Hasina-Bangladesh’s first submarine base, worth US$1.2 billion, at Pekua in the Cox’s Bazaar district of Chittagong, which was inaugurated in March 2023. It is built […]

India is gearing to hold the G20 in its capital Delhi, from 9-10 September, for the first time in its history. G20 members, foreign organizations and institutions have already grabbed their seats and ready for active participation in the context of the current global tensions. But Russia will skip New Delhi as it expectedly did with BRICS in Johannesburg, South […]

On August 22, 2023, a villager, Supai Murkan (48), was killed by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on suspicion of being a ‘police informer’, near Rengrahatu village under Tonto Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District, Jharkhand. Superintendent of Police (SP) Ashutosh Shekhar stated that a group of Maoists killed Supai, though he had nothing to do […]

China and India are considered major emerging powers both in terms of economy as well as politics because they have the potential to reshape the current global geopolitical landscape. Both countries cooperate on some aspects to achieve their common goals such as to get recognition in world politics as major global powers. There also exists a lack of collaboration between […]

China’s President Xi Jinping might visit New Delhi for the G-20 summit to be held on 9 and 10 September 2023 has triggered political hopes for a breakthrough in Sino-Indian relations. Optimists view Xi’s presence in Delhi – yet to be confirmed by Beijing – as an opportunity to end the negative phase in bilateral relations. Pessimists, however, point to […]

In recent years, India has faced increasingly severe and frequent extreme weather events, including record-breaking heatwaves and devastating floods during the monsoon season. The most recent incident in northern India, where heavy rains and flooding have caused widespread destruction, highlights the failure of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to adequately address and mitigate the impacts of the climate crisis. […]

As the intensifying strategic confrontation between the United States and China dominates many foreign-policy debates, another important competition is quietly playing out. The jostling between India and China for influence in South Asia—from the Himalayas to the islands off the subcontinent in the Indian Ocean—will likely prove crucial to the fate of Washington’s strategy to keep the region “free and […]

Reasons are partly historical and partly contemporary The Mewat region of the North Indian States of Haryana and Rajasthan, has been the scene of bloody communal rioting and economic war since July 31. Hindu mobs incited by religious extremists aligned with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had been on the rampage burning shops and houses of Meos, a community […]

The message has been conveyed to Washington that Bangladesh’s friendly neighboring democratic country, India, is not happy with the current role of America in the upcoming twelfth parliamentary elections of democratic Bangladesh. Because New Delhi thinks that if Sheikh Hasina’s government in Bangladesh is weak, it will not be good for India and America. So why is India thinking this […]

On August 19, 2023, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a 65-year-old man by slitting his throat, and dumped his body near Gitilipi village under the Goilkera Police Station area in West Singhbhum District, Jharkhand. A couple of leaflets were found beside the body that stated that the man was killed as he was a ‘police informer’. Also, the […]