ISDP Voices

China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) and the meeting of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), popularly known as the two sessions, are going to take place from the 5th of March. Traditionally the NPC has been called a “rubber stamp parliament” which has little authority over decision making. However, irrespective […]

The October 7, 2023, Hamas attack in Israel and the consequent Israeli war on Gaza has reignited the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, bringing it to the fore of Middle East and international politics. The recurrence of violent events keeps the Middle East on the boil forcing the regional and external powers to respond to the immediate issues […]

Since the 1979 Iranian revolution, regional geopolitics in the Middle East has been significantly influenced by Iran’s actions and interventions. Iran has strategically developed “anti-U.S.” alliances, often fostering relationships with non-state actors despite differing ideologies, such as seen with Hamas. This complex dynamic highlights Iran’s multifaceted approach to regional influence that seeks to challenge the […]

With the changing geopolitical landscape, India’s transport and logistics sector stands at a critical juncture. The reason is that the sector not only has to respond to the call to move goods from the point of production to the point of consumption domestically but also has to answer the call to move India’s domestic production […]

“Life, if you looked about you, bore no resemblance not only to the lies that streamed out of the telescreens, but even to the ideals that the Party was trying to achieve.” – George Orwell, 1984 In today’s world, freedom of expression is deteriorating in many nations. The V-Dem Democracy 2023 projects this trend (see graph); […]

Iran and Pakistan are neighboring Islamic Republics. Both countries share a border of about 900 kilometers stretching from the Balochistan province of Pakistan to the Sistan-Balochistan province of Iran. On January 16, 2024, Iran surprisingly attacked Pakistan and launched missile and drone strikes into Panjgur town of Balochistan province. As a result of the strikes, two children were killed, […]

French President Emmanuel Macron was in India as a chief guest of the 75th Republic Day celebrations. India celebrates this day to mark the nation’s transition to a republic in 1950 when the Constitution of Independent India was adopted. A French leader being invited as the Guest of Honor for the Indian Republic Day marks […]

On November 3, 2023, the latest film in the Godzilla franchise, Godzilla Minus One, was released in movie theaters across Japan. A resounding success in Japan, the film has also exceeded expectations in America, where it has set box office records for the U.S. release of a live-action Japanese film.   Storytelling on Screen A […]

How are India-China relations poised for 2024? For India and China, passive-aggressive tensions, primarily due to India’s projected global rise and current security-focused bonhomie with the U.S., have certainly shaped the year gone by, as evidenced by Chinese President Xi Jinping ignoring the G20 summit held in India or India intensifying its crackdown on Chinese […]

India landed the leading role on the world stage in 2023, playing host to the G20 Summit in New Delhi  as it took on the Presidency and arguably became the leading voice for the emerging Global South. Last year was one of firsts for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who saw his country overtake China as […]