China and Japan: A Century of Conflict
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by Juhi Shah
3y ago
China and Japan, world’s two of the largest economies, have relations which are of utmost importance and very sensitive. The high level of trade between the two countries fails to give the true impression, which is an underlying and long-standing tension. The dynamics of these two countries have changed overtime. There was a time when Japan over-ruled China, which marked the beginning of China-Japan conflict. As China is rising quickly, the conflict continues. After the success of Japan in the first Sino-Japanese war in 1895 and signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki (peace treaty to end the war ..read more
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US plans to withdraw from INF treaty with Russia, what will it result into?
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by Juhi Shah
3y ago
Recently, President Donald Trump announced that the US would withdraw from bilateral treaty called the intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty, which it initially signed with Soviet Union in 1987 and after the collapse of Soviet Union, the treaty was sustained with Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The treaty prohibits all these countries to manufacture and test as well as eliminate all nuclear and conventional ground ballistic missiles, cruise missile and launchers, which range from 500 km to 5500 km. The treaty eliminated approximately 2700 short, medium and intermediate range missil ..read more
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Hyperinflation in Venezuela: Lessons from the past
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by Juhi Shah
3y ago
Venezuela is facing a socio-economic and political crisis since 2010. The situation gets worse every day with continuing inflation. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects inflation to reach 1 million percentages by the end of 2018 in Venezuela. This is a condition of hyperinflation. The country faced severe problems when former President Hugo Chavez reduced poverty and brought in too many socialist policies which were a result of vast oil wealth. He changed a lot of government policies and took control of the Supreme Court. 95% of Venezuela’s export earnings come from exporting oil. The ..read more
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The position of India in the geopolitics of India-Nepal-China triangle
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by Juhi Shah
3y ago
Nepal is not just another neighbor to India and China. After China’s annexation of Tibet in 1951, Nepal has been acting as a buffer state between the two countries. India-Nepal relations can be traced back to 1950s when both the countries signed the Peace and Friendship Treaty with each other, under which Nepal allowed access to weaponry from India, both countries agreed on open borders through which citizens in both the countries can move easily. They also signed the Treaty of Trade and Commerce in 1950 which strengthened their trade ties by streamlining customs and duties regulations between ..read more
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India strengthens its defense capacity as it signs the COMCASA agreement with the United States.
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by Juhi Shah
3y ago
On 6th September 2018, a 2+2 dialogue was held between India’s defense minister Nirmala Sitharam and minister of external affairs Sushma Swaraj and United States’ defense secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The main agenda of this meet was discussing regional security and ramp up defense ties with respect to joint development of weapons and combating terrorism. An agreement between the two countries “Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA)” was signed. This is a historic step towards strengthening defense cooperation between the two nations. COMCASA ..read more
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What does a full time membership of Shanghai Co-operation Organisation hold for India?
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by Juhi Shah
3y ago
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a political, economical, energy and security alliance which was established in June 2001 between Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. SCO is one of the largest regional groupings which is a counter to NATO. The Heads of State Council (HSC) is the supreme decision-making body in the SCO, it meets once a year and adopts decisions and guidelines on all important matters of the organisation. Military exercises among members are conducted regularly to promote coordination against terrorism, and to maintain regional peace an ..read more
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What can India expect from newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan?
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by Juhi Shah
3y ago
Imran Khan came victorious in the 2018 Pakistan elections and took his oath on 18th August 2018, after losing both 2008 and 2013 elections against former Prime Minister Nawaz Shariff. With a democratic leader coming into power there can be expectations of certain changes in the India-Pakistan relations. In his first speech after winning the elections he indicated that he looks forward to improving relations with India by focusing on better economical and commercial ties improving the trade of both countries and also discuss the core issue- Kashmir without the interference of the military. He a ..read more
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Impact on India, if USA and Russia make up their differences
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by Juhi Shah
3y ago
When President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin met recently in Helsinki they agreed on few points which USA and Russia have never done in the past. Generally American leaders and Russian leaders disagree on almost every point even in the United Nations. During the summit, President Donald Trump said that he believed Russia had not interfered in the US elections after talking to President Vladimir Putin. Both the presidents also agreed to bring out peace in Syria together. After the meeting, there is a thought that US-Russia relations might improve. During the cold war, India came up ..read more
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India’s Non-aligned approach with the Gulf/Arab countries and energy imports
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by Juhi Shah
3y ago
Amid the conflicts prevailing within the Arab-Israel nations, India has been successful in maintaining a balanced relation with these nations. India has to maintain diplomatic ties with the Arab nations because it is relied on these nations for oil and security/defense. By maintaining the balanced political relationship, it is making sure that any turmoil in the Gulf region does not affect the oil imports. The political strategy adopted by India in case of the Gulf/Arab countries is remarkable. The most talked about event of 2017 globally was the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ..read more
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Impact on Security of Europe if USA withdraws from NATO
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by Juhi Shah
3y ago
The North Atlantic Treaty organization is an inter-governmental military alliance between 29 North-American countries and European countries. NATO is basically a system of collective defense where its independent member states agree to mutual defense in response to any attack by an external country or party. In a NATO meeting held at Brussels in 2017, President Donald Trump indicated that USA might withdraw from NATO. Currently, the United States pays 22% of NATO’s total costs amounting to approximately USD $2 billion. When President Donald Trump arrived in Brussels for NATO meeting he asked o ..read more
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