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India’s Arctic policy regime and its geopolitical significance
First published in Policy Circle, 8 September 2022 India’s Polar policy has assumed considerable significance with the notification of its Arctic Policy early this year and the passing of the Indian Antarctic Law by the Indian [...]
The Arctic Council: future scenarios for the international forum
What is the importance of the Arctic Council in resolution of today's problems? The Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund and the Information and Analytics Center of the Project Office for the Development of the Arctic (PORA) [...]
Beyond the Udaipur Killing Lies the Spectre of Blasphemy. It’s Time to Banish the Ghost
First published in The Wire on 9 July 2022 The ghastly killings of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Udaipur, and Umesh Kolhe in Amravati have sent shock waves across the country. Lal was hacked to death by Riyaz Attari [...]
What India must do to protect its ties with the Islamic world
First published in Indian Express, 11 June 2022 India’s diplomatic dilemma over the outrage from the Muslim countries — in the wake of remarks on the Prophet by two BJP leaders, one of whom has been [...]
Religion and Diplomacy: India’s Higher Stakes
First published in Eurasia Review, 8 June 2022 Religion in many societies is a veritable powder keg, and any inept handling of issues related to faith has tricky implications for social and political life, as much [...]
The Ukraine War: Russia Runs Roughshod Over International Law
First published in Eurasia Review, 15 March 2022 The war in Ukraine still keeps the world on tenterhooks, with the humanitarian crisis getting worse after 18 days. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February [...]
Current Affairs
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Farewell to INF Treaty: Setting Multilateralization for N-Person’s Game?
K.M. Seethi First Published in Countercurrents, 5 February 2019 https://countercurrents.org/2019/02/05/farewell-to-inf-treaty-setting-multilateralization-for-n-persons-game/ The Unites States withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty (1987) and the subsequent Russian decision to quit the regime generated considerable fears and anxieties [...]
National Awards: Ethics of Conferment and Politics of Selection
K.M. Seethi First Published in Countercurrents, 27 January 2019 https://countercurrents.org/2019/01/27/national-awards-ethics-of-conferment-and-politics-of-selection/?fbclid=IwAR1CPHVDvRR-TQ_DKE1Q7aSA_yAzIu7oE4ztjprJNtIfcNXOlpIctutkEsU As expected, the announcement of the national awards for 2019 again brought forth a storm of controversy in India. This time it has drawn special [...]
Modi’s Politics of ‘Soft Power’ in times of Hard Realities of the Indian Diaspora
K.M. Seethi First Published in Countercurrents, 22 January 2019 https://countercurrents.org/2019/01/22/modis-politics-of-soft-power-in-times-of-hard-realities-of-the-indian-diaspora/ Even as the general elections are round the corner, the Narendra Modi Government makes it a point to use religion and culture as effective tools to sustain [...]