What in the World just Happened to Russia’s Syria Strategy? Part-I
As the cliched saying goes, “there are no permanent allies, just permanent interests in politics”, and this wise adage appears…
Explaining Russia’s S-400 Sale To India
Russia and India made a huge joint announcement on the sidelines of the recent BRICS Summit in Goa, declaring that…
What in the World just Happened to Russia’s Syria Strategy? Part-II
(Please read Part I prior to this article) http://regionalrapport.com/2017/01/28/world-just-happened-russias-syria-strategy-part/ Decoding The Kremlin’s Signals The sudden shift in Russia’s Syrian policy,…
Trump’s Pakistan Policy
President Trump is unorthodox and much more blunt and business-like than any of his predecessors, even his team of security…
American-North Korean Escalation
Since decades, North Korean Nuclear program has been under the critical eye of the globe. Despite various international efforts to…
Great Arctic Race
Arctic policy of Asian nations was dynamically changing in the last decade. There are doubts what to do right now.…
Xi Jinping’s U.S. Trip
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to the U.S., having summit with newly elected President Trump, symbolizes an era of…
Sri Lanka’s Reconciliation Agenda
Sri Lanka continues to maintain a delicate balance in its ties with the West and the Asian powers (Russia, China…
Turkish Referendum
The Turkish people were given an arduous task –to either vote "Yes" or "No" for a number of constitutional changes…
MOAB: Move Over, America’s Back!
Trump dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat against Daesh in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar Province, and the Massive…
The Rise of Hindu Fascism
Rise of Modi to the helm of power in democratic India is not much different from the rise of Hitler…
Syrian Nightmare and Cycle of History
Perhaps! The history repeats itself, with the same accusations of using chemical weapons Bush administration in 2003 run over Iraq…
Moscow Led Afghan Peace
The Kremlin’s appointment of Zamir Kabulov as presidential envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan and head of the Russian foreign ministry’s…
Sri Lanka’s Delicate Balancing
Sri Lanka has been in the limelight since the end of its hard won military victory against the Liberation Tigers…
EU’s Dangerous Tango with Turkey
Its tiring Tango, since it has been playing around for quite some time. What began as Turkey’s bid to be…
South Asian Strategic Equilibrium
The Brookings Institute, a Washington based think-tank, recently released an extensive 15 month research on the concept of four nations…
Asian Weaponization
Asia- Oceania region witnessing enormous weapon accumulation in past 10 years, with 46 per cent of the global arms imports…
The Turkish-German Fiasco
Recent developments in German-Turkey relations depicts deepen cracks within their liaison yet it can never be denied the visible importance…
India’s Freaking Out Over China’s “BRICS-Plus” Proposal
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced on Wednesday that China would “explore modalities for BRICS-plus, to hold outreach dialogues with…
Geo-Economics of Bengal in Belt-Road
Since the Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar (BCIM) Corridor was conceived to revive the south-western trade route of the ancient Southern…
Heritage Diplomacy Dilemma
In pursuance of regional peace, heritage diplomacy could be a catalyst to normalize situation in conflicting zones like Indo-Afghan-Pakistan territories,…
Russian South Asia Complexity
Russian moves to improve relations with Pakistan to complicate its South Asian strategy? How Russia can mange relations with Pakistan…
Palmyra’s Re-Liberation and the “Rojava Civil War”
Palmyra was just re-liberated for the second time after a hard-fought battle for this strategic city, while in the same…