The Indo-Japanese Partnership Is “Balancing” Between the US & China

The Indo-Japanese Partnership Is “Balancing” Between the US & China

The Indian Prime Minister had very productive visit to Japan, which came at a sensitive time where both Asian Great Powers are trying to delicately “balance” between the US and China. The two leaders agreed to a $75 billion currency swap and will begin preparing for their first-ever 2+2 talks between their Foreign and Defense…

China Is On the Warpath. Who Will Be the First Victim?

China Is On the Warpath. Who Will Be the First Victim?

The head of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, explicitly stated that the Chinese army was preparing for war. The newly appointed Minister of Defense of the country, Wei Fenhe, no less frankly stated that “challenges to China’s sovereignty over Taiwan are extremely dangerous and will lead to military action.” China completed the deployment…

India’s Economically “Multialigning” in the Midst of the US-Chinese Trade War

India’s Economically “Multialigning” in the Midst of the US-Chinese Trade War

India is taking advantage of the US-Chinese “trade war”. The Times of India reported that New Delhi sees a valuable opportunity for its companies to profit during the current global trade tensions between those two economic superpowers, prudently drawing up a list of which niches it could fill in both of them due to their…

The Chinese-Indian “Great Game” in East Africa

The Chinese-Indian “Great Game” in East Africa

Introduction China and India are actively competing with one another in East Africa, though this struggle for influence has largely failed to attract significant global attention. Both Great Powers are reluctant to recognize this in order to preserve their superficial and largely limited partnership through BRICS, while the US and its Mainstream Media partners don’t…

China Should Buy More Russian S-400s and Sell Them to Pakistan

China Should Buy More Russian S-400s and Sell Them to Pakistan

Russia’s relationship with Pakistan continues to improve, but the optics must improve rapidly Of all three nuclear superpowers, Russia’s geopolitical relations are the most interwoven and therefore the most complex. Russia is a nation with good relations with Israel and Iran, Turkey and Syria, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, China and Vietnam, Serbia and Croatia as…

Putin’s Visit to India and the Joint Russian-Indian Statement

Putin’s Visit to India and the Joint Russian-Indian Statement

At the very beginning of September, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin paid a visit to New Delhi to hold talks with India’s prime minister Narendra Modi. The outcome of this meeting looks extremely remarkable both for the bilateral relations for Russia and India and for the political puzzle that is evolving in the region of the…