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The Dhaka dilemma that New Delhi faces

16 Aug 2024

About two weeks since Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to quit after violent protests over a controversial quota system for jobs, India has continued its policy of ‘non-interference’...

Japan hope for Abe even in Suga

22 Sep 2020

Japan’s parliament, the Diet, elected last week Yoshihide Suga as the new prime minister after the surprise resignation of Shinzo Abe in August. This throws up several uncertainties and opportunities...

New truce could change Afghan blues

23 May 2020

While the world has been consumed by the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his political opponent Abdullah Abdullah signed a power-sharing agreement on May 17, two months...

China’s soft power makes hard gains

07 Apr 2020

Yes, China must acknowledge being the main source of the coronavirus and initially suppressing information about the outbreak. But many other countries – especially in the West – are equally...

Philippines-US spat exposes South China Sea tension

25 Feb 2020

The Philippines’ recently confirmed that it would end the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States. The termination of the pact, which allows America to rotate its forces through the...

Nepal’s small state diplomacy with big neighbours

25 Oct 2019

Squeezed between two Asian giants – China and India – Nepal is finding creative ways of maximising economic benefits from both and staying out of the region’s geopolitical competition. While...

United States shuns, Asia signs FTAs

29 Jul 2019

As the US-China tariff war rumbles on, it has been a great year so far for free trade agreements (FTAs) involving Asian countries. In a remarkable reversal of trends, the...

High five for Indian democracy

29 May 2019

India needs no reason to celebrate. The land of plentiful multicultural festivals is recovering from another unique celebration – elections in the world’s largest democracy, involving about 900 million voters,...

The UAE evolves into a ‘smart’ power

24 Apr 2019

The UAE is fast becoming an exceptional case study in international relations and diplomacy, showcasing how a ‘small’ country can punch above its weight by shaping a dynamic foreign policy...

Dr. N Janardhan

Dr. Janardhan is Director, Research, Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy, Abu Dhabi.

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