What is ASEAN?
The Association of Southeast Asian Region is a regional multilateral grouping which intends to cater to economic and security cooperation among its member states: Thailand, Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and the Philippines. The group has played varied role in terms of regional and economic integration among the member states, signing of […]
Steering the New Order: India’s Foreign Policy in Israel and West Asia’s Geopolitics
For decades, India carefully steered the turbulent waters of West Asia, balancing energy security, diaspora well-being, and economic ties while maintaining a calculated distance from Israel. The relationship was taboo, steeped in ideological reservations and diplomatic tightropes. But all that has changed. Pragmatism is now at the wheel, and India is now forging closer relations […]