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,…
Gradual Progress from Stalin to Xi
Socialist economy progressed gradually from Stalin to Xi Jinping, Stalin's rapid industrialization model was criticized by Mao and Deng learnt…
Iran-China Political-Economic Cooperation
Nowadays, long-term political-economic cooperation is a common mechanism for developing bilateral and regional relations. One of the issues that have…
Ladakh: What India Lost?
A buffer zone has now been created inside Indian Territory (by Indian perception) of Line of Actual Control; Indian Army…
Turkey Still Tracking Gülen’s Footprints!
Turkish people at large termed Fetullah Gülen, a cleric under refuge in the United States, his affiliates and his sponsored…
Indo-Israel Space Militarization: Implications for Pakistan
Indo-US Civil Nuclear Agreement in 2005 and the NSG waiver in 2008 shifter the power balance towards India and made…
COVID-19 and Counter-Cultures
COVID-19 is certainly not the first-time humanity as found itself in a tragedy spanning over global proportions. The viral threat…
‘The Clash within Civilization’
While writing an article to the famous Foreign Affairs, American polymath Joseph Nye jubilantly remarked that the COVID 19 will…
Derekism: A Fascist Doctrine
Derekism* is a doctrine that is founded on considering the white as superior and others as inferior. However, being white…
Pakistan’s Regional Trade Declines
Pakistan’s trade with regional countries especially neighbouring India, Iran and Afghanistan suffered due to geopolitical developments in the region, since…
Turkey’s Contemporary Geopolitics
Global arena of politics is diverse and overarching in that it has many a curios interplay of states and non-state…
COVID-19: China’s Mask Diplomacy
It is by no means a hyperbolic phase to call the year 2020 as Anus Horribilis by virtue of the…
When ‘Ceylon’ Shocked Nehru’s Idealism!
To historians of Southeast Asia, the Bandung conference of 1955 presents itself as one of the most striking international initiatives…
Indianization and Saffronisation!
The myth of Indian identity is entrenched in its cultural dynamics which are being reinterpreted by the BJP’s assertive, exclusive…
Putin: Personality and Foreign Policy!
The effects of personality on decision-making processes before crucial issues have always been tough to quantify. Yet the subtle level…
Modi-Fied India is Radicalizing Muslims!
Unlike other parts of the world, globalization in India and Pakistan, could not diminish the religious dimension, rather further fueled…
The Pandemic Exposes Capitalism!
The Coronavirus Outbreak is the worst epidemic in nearly the past 100 years with over 2 million infected cases and…
Market Communism: Why, What and How?
Communism can, like any other word, mean many different things. I’m going to use the word here to refer to…
COVID-19 Accelerates China’s Rise!
China's efficient response to COVID-19 transformed the disadvantage into an advantage, the pandemic will definitely distort global supply chain but will end…
Saudi-Russia Oil Deal: What it Means?
A decision by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC producers like Russia to temporarily end a price…
Shared Waters, Shared Responsibilities
Water, the depleting resource, has gained an important position in the geopolitics of the world. Life on earth depends heavily…