The takeover of the capital Sanaa by the Shiite Houthi rebels has been viewed as the expansion of Iran’s influence in the Arabian peninsula and the diminution of Sunni influence in the region. The presence of Al-Qaeda in the war-torn country is raising alarm bells for the country to fever pitch.
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India-US bonhomie need not rile China, says US President
Aspects like democracy reflect values of India and the US, in a way that does not apply to China, says Obama. To the US, a destabilized, impoverished and disintegrating China is dangerous, ‘but its growth should also not be at the expense of others’.
Close to the Panama Canal, China plans $100b Nicaragua Canal to ensure access to the Atlantic
By MH Rajesh: A Chinese firm has planned to open a canal akin to the Panama Canal across Nicaragua connecting the Pacific and Atlantic. The $100bn canal will be funded […]
Maybe, it’s too early to write off the US and call the 21st Century an Asian Age
Veteran strategist Dr Anthony H. Cordesman writes that the tendency among some experts to presume the decline of the US and the rise of Asia as a given is too premature an assumption. In addition, the geopolitical guru avers that to assert America’s pivot to Asia (mainly the Far East) at the expense of its involvement in the Middle East is also unfounded.
Kerry tells Pakistan to fight terrorist groups that threaten India, Afghanistan and the US
Pakistan must fight militant groups that threaten Afghan, Indian and US interests, US secretary of state John Kerry said on Tuesday as he voiced sympathy for the victims of the […]
China’s Bid to Join SAARC: Lessons from Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
In an exclusive analysis to the USI blog, Raj Kumar Sharma defends the Indian position against extending SAARC membership to China, as such a move will undermine Indian influence in its neighbourhood and could potentially strengthen the China-Pakistan nexus against India in South Asia.