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By Nitya Chakraborty Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the historical city Samarkand in Uzbekistan on September 15 and 16 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit amidst the continuation of the Ukraine war and the persisting misunderstanding between India and China over the border issues. This will be first in person summit […]

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By James M Dorsey Indonesia’s geopolitical plate is piling up as the archipelago state prepares to host the Group of 20 (G20) summit and associated gatherings in November, including the Religion 20 (R20), a high-level meeting of religious leaders, the first under the G20’s auspices. The challenges and opportunities for Indonesia are multiple and often […]

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​There is no different Bengal, there is only one Bengal called West Bengal, said Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee in Jalpaiguri on Sunday, responding to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders’ demand for a “separate Bengal” for the past six months. Moreover, Ananta Maharaj Rajbongshi, who has a major influence over Rajbongshi voters in […]

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By Subrata Majumder Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to make India a global supply chain, said, the senior foreign ministry officials. Tax breaks, modified PLI scheme, digitization, massive investment are the bedrocks for India emerging as the future global supply chain manufacturing hub. In the forum for supply chain resilience, […]

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Four-nation grouping Quad on Tuesday launched a major new initiative for the Indo-Pacific that allows the partner countries to fully monitor the waters on their shores and help ensure peace and stability in the region, a move that comes amid China’s increasingly intimidatory behaviour. The announcement on the rollout of the Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness […]

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By Prakash Karat   The Narendra Modi government is deepening strategic ties with the United States on all fronts.  Three events which took place in the last few weeks highlight this growing proximity to the geopolitical designs of the United States.   India has joined a new grouping called the I2U2 in West Asia which […]

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By James M Dorsey   When Russia invaded Ukraine, it took itself off the map of Eurasian transport corridors linking China and Europe. At the same time, it breathed new life into moribund routes that would allow goods to travel across the Eurasian landmass without traversing Russia. It also opened the door to greater Russian […]

The post Heyday For Geopolitics Of Eurasian Transport first appeared on IPA Newspack.

  By K R Sudhaman   India takes over presidency of G-20 at a critical juncture when geo politics is at cross roads and global economy difficult and sagging. This is significant as it takes over leadership at a time when there is need to strengthen multilateralism and that India is ideally suited because of […]

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  By James M Dorsey   When US intelligence asserted that Iran was selling hundreds of combat drones to Russia, it was signalling more than Iranian support for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.   Suggesting that Russia was not capable of serial producing its own drones, the intelligence served to question further Russian military capabilities, […]

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By Ashis Biswas Largely unnoticed by the Indian mainstream media, Bangladesh hosted the Ministerial Conference of Developing 8 grouping, D-8 for short, a few days ago. This relatively new alliance brings together eight Muslim countries spread from South East Asia to Africa. There were a few tangible, positive decisions taken at the virtually conducted Foreign […]

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Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal promised to create 10 lakh government jobs in Gujarat and a Rs 3,000 monthly unemployment allowance to young people if his government gets voted to power in the state. If AAP forms a government in Gujarat, his party will ensure that each and every unemployed youth gets a job […]

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By James M Dorsey I2-U2, the Indo-West Asian quad, has boasted its first success with the acquisition by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani of Haifa Port. The acquisition was announced days after an I2-U2 virtual summit during US President Joe Biden’s visit last week to the Middle East. The acquisition by a close associate of Prime […]

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has missed the chance to participate in the “World Cities’ Summit” in Singapore, where he was one of the speakers. The Chief Minister has missed the deadline for travel formalities — not only was he refused clearance for the visit, it came too late, the Delhi government has said. In […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak The week ending July 2022 is an opportunity for India and the world to make a history by supporting a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly that seeks making the right to have a clean, healthy and sustainable environment a human right. Modi government must not repeat its mistake of […]

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Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena today recommended an investigation by probe agency Central Bureau of Investigation into the Arvind Kejriwal-led government’s contentious new excise policy. A July 8 report by the Chief Secretary established several violations of established law “in addition to deliberate and gross procedural lapses to provide post tender undue benefits to […]

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By James M Dorsey US and European acquiescence in Turkey’s long-standing refusal to honour Kurdish ethnic, cultural, and political rights came home to roost when Turkey initially objected to Finnish and Swedish membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Ultimately, Turkey postponed potential conflict in NATO by dropping its initial objection to Finland and […]

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By Nantoo Banerjee The European Commission’s decision just ahead of last month’s G7 Leaders’ Summit in Germany to mobilise Euro 300 billion (US$340 billion) by 2027 to invest in public and private infrastructure around the world is most welcome though it came several years after a similar initiative by China. With US President Joe Biden […]

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