Gateway Features
India-Myanmar: Borderland Dynamics
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India’s Northeast is increasingly integrating with the rest of India due to a concerted push over the last decade to build infrastructure, both soft and hard. New roads bring greater connectivity, market access – and potential hope for local advancements. Asian countries like Japan and South Korea have begun to invest in the seven sister states and have shown interest in recruiting international workforce from these states, many of which look to Asia as cousin cultures. The most recent census figures read more
China’s expanding role in the Middle East
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Extensive discourse is taking place regarding the power vacuum in the Middle East following the waning presence of the U.S. In this frame, regional actors have increased their influence over the specific issue of stability. Hence, it is crucial for all countries to diversify their ties when seeking a new balance, beyond their familiar stakes of economic interest and energy security. In this scenario, China offers an alternative, furthering its early strategic engagement around investments, bilateral and multilateral cooperation and read more
Netanyahu the political survivor
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Prime Minister Netanyahu’s political reformation is complete. Reviled for allowing October 7 to happen on his watch. over the last one year the veteran Israeli politician has fought critics to not only cement his place as Israel’s leader but also to extoll his vision for a reshaped Middle East. In a speech at the United Nations in September, he made this vision clear when he held up two maps – one depicting Israel with Saudi Arabia and Jordan as “the blessing” and read more
From Zambia, with love and friendship
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Today, Zambia, a nation of 20 million people and blessed with an incredible wealth of flora and fauna, celebrates the 60th anniversary of its independence. On October 24, 1964, its emergence as a free nation from British rule marked a significant milestone in the journey of a region formed by merging two British protectorates, namely Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia, in 1911. Independence was won peacefully after a long struggle led by Dr Kenneth Kaunda. The first prime minister who became the founding President of the new nation, Kaunda, governed until 1991. read more
Research
On December 1, 2023, India will hand over the G20 Presidency to Brazil. The G20 troika will now comprise the three IBSA countries – India, Brazil, South Africa – till November 2025. This trio has an agenda in common and with the G20, such as multilateral reform, energy transitions and digitalisation. IBSA should use its mechanisms and natural solidarity to advance the interests of the Global South.
Foreign Affairs
China’s expansionist nuclear programme aims to bolster its capabilities, so much so, that Beijing's predictions boast 2500 new warheads by 2030, thus rivalling the American and Russian arsenals. As the dragon quadruples its nuclear propensity, heralding the world to something greatly unstable – a tripolar nuclear system; nuclear peace seems a quite convoluted goal.
Book Reviews
A timely book on the Naga contribution to Allied victory in the Second World War is a necessary documentation. Northeast India was the eastern flank of the British empire where the battles of Kohima and Imphal stopped Japan’s invasion into India. While western historical narratives are being reiterated during the war’s 80th anniversary, the role and sacrifice of the Nagas is a neglected but important counterpoint.
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