Reports Indicate That the Sino-Indo Rivalry Is Heating Up in the Bay of Bengal

Reports Indicate That the Sino-Indo Rivalry Is Heating Up in the Bay of Bengal

Absent the comparative (Russian-mediated?) restoration of Sino-Indo trust, especially after bilateral ties nosedived this past week, their rivalry will likely only get worse. A Tough Week For Sino-Indo Ties Ties between China and India continued their downward trajectory over the past week as a result of three developments: China’s renaming of Indian-controlled disputed territory; both…

Analyzing the ODNI’s Assessment of South Asia’s Interstate Conflict Potential

Analyzing the ODNI’s Assessment of South Asia’s Interstate Conflict Potential

The dual-triangulation at play can be simplified as the US hoping to indirectly use India to “contain” China while at the same time relying on Pakistan to fulfill the same role vis-à-vis India. The US would be pleased if the Sino-Indo border dispute erupts into a serious conflict since it expects that this would complicate…

Corrupt and Fraudulent: Laying Bare the Adani Group

Corrupt and Fraudulent: Laying Bare the Adani Group

There is nothing Gautam Adani will not do for money.  In this sense, he is admirably dedicated to greed, so much so he has become its foremost caricature worthy of permanent enthronement.  Mark this man’s name in the scriptures of eternity. For the unfamiliar reader, the $218 billion Adani imperium, one specialising in transport, infrastructure,…

Pakistan Shouldn’t Have Skipped the Moscow Meeting on Afghanistan

Pakistan Shouldn’t Have Skipped the Moscow Meeting on Afghanistan

The five disadvantageous outcomes of Pakistan’s decision were that: 1) Russia was left wondering why Pakistan conveyed its interest in this event during Kabulov’s trip to Islamabad only for it to not take part; 2) questions are now raised about the sincerity of its rapprochement with Moscow; 3) Islamabad also hinted that bilateral spats with…