Shankar Kumar

–The writer is a senior journalist with wide experience in covering international affairs. The views expressed are of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda

In Ex-Naval Personnel’s Release, Weight of India’s Diplomacy Gets Recognised  

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After his two-day whirlwind official trip to the UAE, Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Doha on February 14, which was in a way thanksgiving visit to Qatar for its magnanimity to release former...

Checkmating China

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To the surprise of India watchers, while the Maldives is undergoing political turmoil with the pro-China leaning President Mohamed Muizzu facing the threat of impeachment from the opposition—comprising the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and...

Houthis Red Sea Menace to Continue Amid Israel-Hamas War

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The Yemen-based Houthi militia group has increased its attacks on commercial vessels passing through the Red Sea and its adjoining areas, but what surprises many is that Tehran has not acted tough against the...

As a Pro-China Man, Is Prez Muizzu Gearing Up to Zap Maldives’ ‘India First’ Policy?   

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  It is strange with Maldivian new President Mohamed Muizzu. Blinded by his hatred towards India, he is ready to do what archipelagic country’s former President Abdulla Yameen did during his six-year term from 2013...

India-US Relations Turning Cold

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  Call it the US’s Cold War era mindset or Washington DC’s uncanny ability to cut the same branch of the tree on which it sits; it has risked to challenge its ties with India...

Indo-French Ties Gets A Boost

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  In real terms, Indian and French partnership has been built on trust and mutual understanding which has never wilted, not even in 1998 when the West-led by the U.S. put India under sanctions after...

PM Modi’s US Visit: India Gains Access to Critical Technologies

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  The visit, in essence, was born out of realism created in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China’s aggressive behaviour in the Indo-Pacific region. A concern in this regard resonated across the...

PM Modi’s Forthcoming US Visit: Will Defence Partnership Take Front Seat?

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  The forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Modi to the US is creating a buzz in the international power corridor as it is taking place at the time when intensity of Chinese aggression in the...

G-7 vs China: Flexing Muscles for Supremacy

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  Beijing, which was once again ignored by the G-7 for its annual meet, organised first in-person summit with five Central Asian countries during the same time-frame the G-7 leaders held a summit in Hiroshima;...

China’s Taiwan Fixation, PLA Says Ready to Smash Island’s Independence

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  Last week, India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar along with foreign ministers from across Europe and the Indo-Pacific region assembled in the Swedish capital to discuss growing tension around Indian Ocean, South China Sea,...

Cyber-Attack: Are Chinese Hackers Becoming a Headache for India and the World?

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  Last year, India suffered hugely on account of suspected hackers from China on its health and power sectors. Delhi-based premier hospital, the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences could not properly handle treatment of patients...

With Eye on Taiwan, China Calls for ‘Total War’ to Defeat US and its Allies

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  A few days after Chinese President Xi Jinping in his address to the CPC Dialogue with World Political Parties High-level meeting in Beijing on March 15, highlighted that China “advocates solidarity and win-win mentality in...

War of Perceptions: PM Kishida’s Ukraine Visit Edges Past Xi-Putin Meet

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President Xi Jinping returned to China on Wednesday after completing a much hyped three-day visit to Russia, but then without any clarity whether his visit to Moscow, called a ‘journey of peace’ remained successful...
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