Articles

Deterring China from the South China Sea

In the wake of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine and the strong response from the West, the world’s focus has shifted more towards China, how it behaves in the new situation. As global politics are being reset with shifting priorities by cou....

March 21, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , South China Sea , UNCLOS , PLAN , EEZ , Fumio Kishida , Russo-Ukraine conflict , ASEAN-US Summit , The Hague Court , Vladimir V Putin

The Institutionalised Approach to Sustainable Disaster Risk Reduction

Dr Swati Mitra Commentary

Eminent Physicist & Cosmologist Prof. Stephen Hawking said, “there is nothing called heaven, it is a fairy tale for people who are afraid of the dark”. It is antithetical to the heart-rending stampede that was easily avoidable yet took place on D....

January 20, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Disaster Management , Commentary , Disaster , PLAN , Kumbh Mela , pilgrims

Growing Muscle of PLAAF

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Steady Growth. Although some signs of a somewhat waning economy are now visible in China (economic growth rate sliding down from 10.5% in 2010 to 7.4% in 2014) she has experienced a steady growth cycle for the past two decades, catapulting the....

March 11, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , PLA , Chinese Military , PLAAF , People’s Liberation Army , PLAN