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Dr. Jyoti Prasad Das is a medical practitioner from Assam, India, where he contributes articles on geopolitics to a local daily. He can be contacted at jyoprd6@rediffmail.com.

Gauging the Sino-Indian Border Rows

India and China often face off with each other over the long unsettled Himalayan border. …

India’s Northeast: In the Chessboard of Geopolitics

India’s Northeast: In the Chessboard of Geopolitics

The far-flung Northeastern region (NER) is linked to the Indian mainland by a narrow strip of land that is the most striking feature of India’s geographical landscape – pernicious fallout…

India’s ‘Connect Central Asia’ Policy

The ‘Connect Central Asia’ policy (CCAP) was first unveiled by Minister of State for External Affairs, E. Ahmed, in a key note address at the 1st meeting of the India-Central…

Revisiting India’s Independence

India has economic interdependence with each of the three major powers in varying degrees. But economic integration does not last at the time of crisis. India must continue to have…

Growing Indo-Japan Ties with an Eye on China

Since 2003-04, India has been the biggest beneficiary of Japan’s official development assistance (ODA) policy.…

Future Tense in South China Sea

The importance of the South China Sea (SCS) has grown manifold in recent years, primarily for three reasons. One, it is a strategic economic zone due to the busy shipping…

Why Is Libya in the Crosshairs of the West?

Why Is Libya in the Crosshairs of the West?

The thaw in US-Libyan relations came in 2003, when Qaddafi abandoned his WMD program, renounced terrorism, opened up the oil sector to Big Oil, and compensated the victims of the…

The Egyptian Crisis and Its Geopolitical Ramifications

The Egyptian Crisis and Its Geopolitical Ramifications

There can be no telling when a nation revolts. An act of despair in Tunisia sparked a crisis in Egypt that propelled widespread mass action—liberal and non-violent—unheard of in the…