Subhasish Writes: In recent decades, due to global warming, the Arctic region has witnessed the decline of the ice cover on the Arctic Ocean. This has opened up opportunities to commercially utilise the three Arctic maritime routes, exploit the natural resources of the region and transform global shipping patterns.
Jammu and Kashmir shouldn’t be seen as a Political Issue: Haseeb Drabu
Narender writes, Survival of political parties in Jammu & Kashmir depends upon repeating the lie every day that Jammu and Kashmir is unresolved political issue that has been muddied by Pakistan. Every time there are elections rhetoric reaches crescendo describing Kashmir as a conflict state to reap political dividends.
Visit of UAE Joint Command & Staff College Course (JCSC) Delegation to USI
USI conducted a discussion for UAE Joint Command & Staff College Course (JCSC) delegation on March 12, 2018 at USI . The aim of discussion was to provide an opportunity to the […]
Joint USI-CIPRI (YCAR, York University), Canada Discussion on Non-Traditional Concerns
A joint USI-CIPRI (YCAR, York University), Canada discussion on “Non-Traditional Concerns” was organised on 07 March 2018 at USI. Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan, AVSM, VSM,(Retd), Distinguished Fellow , USI commenced the […]
Emerging Alliances in the Indo-Pacific
Subhashish writes, In the backdrop of the four day visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India, is an evolving story of the maritime presence of France and United Kingdom in the Indo-Pacific region.
Xi has the “Mandate of Heaven” in the “Middle Kingdom”
Nihar writes, with the scrapping of two-term limit on presidency, as made public by CPC central committee on 25 Feb 2018[1], it’s quite apparent that, Xi is going to continue at the helm at least till 2027. It seems that Xi has assumed the “Mandate of Heaven (tianming)”- the responsibility to maintain order and harmony in the world.