Aditi Bhaduri

Is Baku’s belligerence paving the way for India-Iran-Armenia cooperation?

As Turkish president Reccep Tayip Erdogan was touring the areas of Nagorno Karabakh, the disputed territory between Armenia and Azerbaijan,…

2 years ago

India’s defence ties with Armenia are a step in the right direction

A major highlight of the just concluded DefExpo 2022, India’s largest-ever defence exhibition, was the presence of a large Armenian…

2 years ago

Russia seeks to refurbish its image in Central Asia

On October 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in the first-ever dialogue between Russia and the five Central Asian Republics…

2 years ago

Jaishankar’s Egypt visit reflects farsightedness of India’s ‘Look West’ policy

Today, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar began his official visit to Egypt. While this will be the minister’s first visit…

2 years ago

Armenia-Azerbaijan hostilities: why India has done well to call out the aggressor

On the night of 13 September, the armed forces of Azerbaijan launched a large-scale attack in the eastern and southeastern…

2 years ago

Why India should be excited about the Samarkand SCO summit

The ancient and historical city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan is all set to host the 22nd summit of the heads of…

2 years ago

India continues its balancing act with participation in QUAD, Vostok 2022 military drills with Russia

On September 8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addressed Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum 2022 held in Vladivostok. With the outbreak…

2 years ago

Lured by a rising India, Central Asia rediscovers Iran’s Chabahar port

Earlier this year when Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited Tashkent for the meeting of foreign ministers of the…

2 years ago

Is Pakistan replacing Turkey in Qatar’s strategic calculus?

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has wrapped up his Qatar visit with a sense of achievement. The cash-strapped debt and…

2 years ago

Central Asia shows the way in mainstreaming Jihadi families

As the Islamic State was on a rampage in Afghanistan at the end of  July, Syria’s semi-autonomous Kurdish administration was…

2 years ago

After Ukraine crisis, Central Asia takes control of its destiny

<p> The Fourth Consultative Meeting of the heads of state of Central Asian in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan last month was qualitatively…

2 years ago

Why Ayman Al Zawahiri’s killing may block gains of Tashkent conference on Afghanistan

<p> <strong>The intention was noble. And the event was much needed. An international conference on Afghanistan was also perhaps long…

2 years ago

Interview: After the Ukraine conflict, will Armenia step up partnership with India in weapons, trade and investments?

<p> <strong>Dr. Mher Sahakyan is Director, China-Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research, Armenia. He was previously an AsiaGlobal Fellow, Asia…

2 years ago

After war with Azerbaijan, Armenia taps India for military hardware

<p> Recently in June, a defence delegation from the Republic of Armenia visited India, meeting with their counterparts here. The…

2 years ago

Karakalpakstan revolt in Uzbekistan adds to brewing unrest in Central Asia

<p> "There is a Pakistan in Uzbekistan" my Central Asian friends would joke. Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region in Uzbekistan became…

2 years ago

Meet Mohammed Soliman– the grand strategist behind the West -Asia Quad concept

<p> Mohammed Soliman is a manager at McLarty Associates, a global strategy firm based in Washington, and a nonresident scholar…

2 years ago

With Russia busy in Ukraine, China asserts itself in Central Asia

<p> The Russia- Ukraine conflict has opened up new windows of opportunity for different countries in various ways. As an…

2 years ago

Why India-GCC ties will not be hit by blasphemy controversy

<p> The uproar in the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), over alleged “blasphemy” in India has died down…

2 years ago

With Russia embroiled in Ukraine, Tajikistan taps Iran to counter terror radiating from Afghanistan

<p> The threat of terror from the Taliban led Afghanistan and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is driving new geo-political and geo-strategic…

2 years ago

After Afghanistan, Turkmenistan’s creeping shift to conservative Islam is alarming

<p> When the Taliban, with the support of Pakistan, and the blessings of both the US and Qatar, took charge…

3 years ago

Is Turkey trying to fix an alliance with Pakistan, Iran and Qatar?

<p> A group of 19 academicians and former soldiers from Pakistan held a four-day long dialogue with their Turkish counterparts discussing…

3 years ago