India’s ‘Vaccine Maitri’ Initiative The rapidity and selflessness with which India rolled out millions of doses of vaccines as aid despite the massive requirements of its own vaccination drive, is being particularly appreciated by world leaders and observers. Ashok Sajjanhar | January 29, 2021 | IDSA Comments
EU-China Relations amidst Covid Pandemic Public perception in the European Union (EU) has perceptibly changed against China due to its aggressive aid diplomacy and propaganda efforts during the pandemic Aditya Laxman Jakki | January 28, 2021 | Issue Brief
COVID-19 Vaccine and Cyber Espionage Cyber criminals have caused economic losses and operational disruptions to organisations involved in vaccine research and distribution. Debopama Bhattacharya | January 28, 2021 | IDSA Comments
Pervasive Geopolitics, Elusive Science: The Quest for the Origins of SARS CoV-2 Abstract The COVID-19 crisis has emerged at a time when the world has been witnessing a renewed geopolitical rivalry, and the pandemic has accentuated it. As a result, the quest… Continue reading Pervasive Geopolitics, Elusive Science: The Quest for the Origins of SARS CoV-2 Anand V. | January-June 2021 | CBW Magazine
Kazakhstan Takes a Significant Step Forward Even as Kazakhstan is making slow but steady progress towards further democratisation and openness of its political system, jostling by elites to secure their positions ahead of the ultimate exit of first President Nursultan Nazarbayev from the political scene, is set to grow. Ashok Sajjanhar | January 22, 2021 | IDSA Comments
Unprecedented Environmental Impacts of Chemical and Biological Warfare: A Critical Appraisal Abstract Despite the existence of several mechanisms and frameworks that regulate the use and production of CBWs, they continue to exist, and pose risk to environmental and human health. Their… Continue reading Unprecedented Environmental Impacts of Chemical and Biological Warfare: A Critical Appraisal Dhanasree Jayaram , Yashaswini Patel | January-June 2021 | CBW Magazine
India-GCC Relations: Looking Beyond the Pandemic India and the GCC countries should further strengthen cooperation in the fields of healthcare, education, defence and niche areas like space exploration, artificial intelligence, cyber security, bioinformatics, and renewable energy. Md. Muddassir Quamar | January 15, 2021 | Issue Brief
Blanche Rocha D’Souza, Harnessing the Trade Winds: The Story of the Centuries-Old Indian Trade with East Africa, Using the Monsoon Winds Blanche Rocha D’Souza, Harnessing the Trade Winds: The Story of the Centuries-Old Indian Trade with East Africa, Using the Monsoon Winds, First published in Kenya in 2008 by Zand Graphics Ltd, Reprinted in India 2021 by Pentagon Press LLP. Pp. 204. INR 995. ISBN (hardcover): ? 978-93-90095-43-8 Samir Bhattacharya | January-December 2021 | Africa Trends
Scope for India-Africa Cooperation in Countering Terrorism Both AU and the UN have identified clear areas where the capacities for counter-terrorism in Africa have been found wanting. India is in a position to share and build capacities in areas of its competence and comfort. Such help would be along the lines of the Indian policy of building state capacities. Having grappled with terrorism in a democratic set-up, India is also in a position to share its experience of making law enforcement systems respect the fundamental rights of human beings. Arpita Anant | January-March 2021 | Africa Trends
Turmoil in Tunisia Tunisia faces serious socio-economic, political and security challenges. There is a degree of political disarray on top of a serious economic problem aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. A decade after Arab Spring, Tunisia is once again at a crossroads, and its future depends on the ability of Tunisians to find a way out of the crisis, without compromising on the democratic gains made since 2011. Md. Muddassir Quamar | January-March 2021 | Africa Trends
