By Karthik Govil Many times, people refer to Israel as a British-created country. They claim that the people there are of foreign origin and not native to the land. They also claim that they had no uniting culture. But are the Israelis alone in this sort of construct? Have the British also created other ethnic …
By Professor Habib Al Badawi The conflict in Gaza, often relegated to headlines, unravels a complex web of geopolitical intricacies that transcend mere military exchanges between Israel’s government, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, and Hamas in Palestine. Beyond this focal point, the struggle has evolved into a delicate balance of terror, resonating across the region. This …
Echoes of Conflict: Unraveling the Geopolitical Tapestry in Gaza Read More »
(An exclusive ISSF investigation report) In December 2016, the global soccer community was abuzz with the rumor that London-based Chelsea football club’s star player Oscar was on his way to China to play for Shanghai SIPG. China? Really? This “rumor” was quickly dismissed by prominent football pundits. How could it be? Oscar was a generational …
China Plans to Dominate the World; But This Time Through Football Read More »
Ever since the Trump administration signed a peace deal with the Taliban in February 2020 that paved the way for the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, his successor Joe Biden continued with the pullout despite the Taliban’s rapid blitz across the country from the end of July. As the last US airforce C 17 took off …
The coinage of the term Indo-Pacific is not derived from a geographical merger of two oceans, the Indian and the Pacific. As scientists have long argued and proven that due to the differences in temperature, density, and molecular formation of ocean water on earth, the two oceans cannot be merged or mixed. Hence, the term …
India in the Indo-Pacific and its Place in the Quad Read More »
Last month, India officially reopened its embassy in Afghanistan, by sending a technical team after a gap of ten months. In August last year, India had to leave Kabul, owing to security concerns of its diplomats, journalists, and other citizens who were staying in the embassy. India’s technical team headed by a senior diplomat Mr. …
India’s Diplomatic Comeback in Afghanistan; a Strategic Overview Read More »
Both countries, Denmark and India, have ambitious goals regarding the climate and the sustainable future that we want. Today India is a large CO2 emitter; actually, the world’s third-largest, but per capita much lower. However, with the prospect of doubling its carbon emission by 2030 from 2012 levels, it is all the more important to …
The Green Strategic Partnership – The First of its Kind Read More »
Introduction India got independent on 15th August 1947, but for the next 14 years a natural part of India, Goa, and the territories of Daman and Diu, were left under the colonial rule of a fading power vastly weaker than former rulers of mainland India, the Portuguese. They had conquered Goa from the Sultan of …
Unfolding Operation Vijay (1961): How India Got Back Goa Read More »
