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

Indo-French Ties Gets A Boost

  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

  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?

  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

  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

  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?

  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

  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

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...

India’s Moment: Hosts G20, Quad FM Conclaves and Raisina Dialogue in Row

  In the first week of March, India was a host to several activities--ranging from the G20 foreign ministers’ meet to the Quad ministerial engagement to the Raisina Dialogue, creating an opportunity for the country...

Spy Balloon: China Tests US Sky, Sharpens its Surveillance Tools at Huge Diplomatic Costs

  Accusation and counter accusation between the US and China over the controversial balloon, described as Beijing’s surveillance airship and spotted over northern US sky in the last days of January and early days of...

Space Includes New Area of US-Japan Security Cooperation Against China

A warm welcome was given to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his first official visit on January 13 to the White House where US President Joe Biden hailed Tokyo’s newly launched defence policy, National...

Will Nepal Under Prachanda Play China Card Against India?

This question has gained salience more in the background of the fact that he will survive at the helm of the country’s affairs not at the pleasure of President Bidya Devi Bhandari but at...

US Stonewalls China in Pacific, Aligns with Japan to Give Tough Time in Taiwan Strait

  Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had paid 10-day official visits to Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste and a virtual visit to Micronesia from May 26 to...
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