Discuss the relevance and potential success or failure of the so called "Quadrilateral Contact Group" as envisaged by Afghanistan.

Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) is a four-nation group working for reconciliation in Afghanistan which includes Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and the United States of America Group aims to initiate reconciliation process between civilian government in Afghanistan and  Talibans  to preserve Afghanistan’s ..

Present a cost benefit analysis of so called India+3 and proposed talks of 'Rule of Law in Indo-Pacific'.

India is at the threshold of many grand alliances at the international arena with major powers of the world. All these alliances are based to counter the rise of China.   Quad:  There has been much hype about the “quad” ..

What India stands to gain from Quad? Critically discuss while analyzing if there are any strategic or diplomatic takeaways for India from this recently rejuvenated multilateral forum.

Quad or Quadrilateral is a diplomatic initiative for regional coalition between great big democracies in the Indo-Pacific. The member countries in Quad are India, Japan, US and Australia. Recently, first meeting of Quad diplomats at office level happened in Manila. ..

Analyze the political, strategic and economic outcomes of India's Act East policy.

India Act East Policy is an excellent platform to deepen and strengthen its relationship with the ASEAN and East Asian countries. There has been a special focus on countries like Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam as they form a ..

How the United States' regional strategy for South Asia under President Donald Trump is different from that under former US President Barak Obama? Discuss while underlining the progress in bilateral relations between India and US during last two years.

One of the aspects of new strategy is expansion of American military in South Asia which is opposite to previous strategy under Obama.  For example, the Obama administration was intent on drawing troops and that to within a short a ..

Despite being a responsible power, why is India reluctant to join Non-Proliferation treaty? Discuss.

Non-Proliferation treaty is an international agreement which focuses on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, disarmament and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. As per NPT, those countries who have manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive devices before ..

Critically discuss India’s current approach towards global governance institutions and multilateralism. Is there any significant difference from the past approach? Discuss with suitable examples.

Global governance is the collective political cooperation among the key players that aimed at improving the problems that affect multiple regions. The global governance institutions are the United Nations, the International Criminal Court, the World Bank, etc. The objective of ..

What do you understand by a Praetorian Democracy? Explain with suitable examples. Why some prefer to call Pakistan a Praetorian Democracy?

This term Praetorian Democracy is derived from Praetorian Guard (Latin: cohortes praetoriae), which was a special unit of the Imperial Roman Army to serve as personal body guards to the Roman emperors. During Roman Republic, the Praetorians served as a ..