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Spectres of Nuclear ‘MAD’ness: Between Deterrence and Survival
First published in Eurasia Review, 8 August 2021 With the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in place, is there an optimistic scenario of a nuclear-weapon free world? This might certainly be a [...]
Sherni and the ‘Hunting Tale’
You would have gone to the forest 100 times, but could spot a tiger only once. But, be rest assured, the tiger would have spotted you 99 times. Published in GSC Dossier, 30 July 2021; and [...]
Unrest in South Africa – A Deeper Malaise
First published in GSC Dossier, 19 July 2021; also appears in Eurasia Review Even as the world observed the Nelson Mandela Day on Sunday, South Africa had not yet recovered from the unrest and large-scale violence [...]
World Population: Shifts and Turns Amid COVID-19
First Published in Eurasia Review, 11 July 2021 Is the global population poised for a structural shift in the coming decades? This could probably be a major theme of discussion among demographers and social policy [...]
Drones over the Line of Control? – Anxieties abound in South Asia
First Published in Eurasia Review, 30 June 2021Amid repeated detection of drones—Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)—in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and hours following a drone attack on the Indian Air Force (IAF) base at [...]
Challenges to India’s Arctic policy amid great power rivalry
Published in Policy Circle, 26 June 2021 The Arctic geopolitics has recently witnessed growing big power involvement and rivalry. India’s policy response to the changing geopolitical realities has both challenges and limitations. The Arctic region is [...]
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Strategic Turn-around in India-Russia Relations: South Asia Set to Witness Arms Build-up
Strategic Turn-around in India-Russia Relations K.M. SEETHI Published in Countercurrents, 13 October 2018 https://countercurrents.org/2018/10/13/strategic-turn-around-in-india-russia-relations-south-asia-set-to-witness-arms-build-up/ An abridged version appeared in Madras Courier, 11 October 2018 https://madrascourier.com/opinion/modis-push-for-a-multilateral-world/ The strategic turn-around in India-Russia relations is all too obvious with [...]
Trumponomics: Is Post-Fordism on Reverse Gear?
KM SEETHI Published in Countercurrents, 14 September 2018; also in William Bowels Info, 14 September 2018 https://countercurrents.org/2018/09/14/trumponomics-is-post-fordism-on-reverse-gear/ (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) US President Donald Trump has been speaking with hyperbole, over the [...]
Bolstering Nepal-China Connectivity: Kathmandu goes beyond a Zero-sum Game in South Asia
K.M.SEETHI First Published in Countercurrents, 9 September 2018. https://countercurrents.org/2018/09/09/bolstering-nepal-china-connectivity-kathmandu-goes-beyond-a-zero-sum-game-in-south-asia/ Nepal and China have made a significant step in bilateral relations by finalizing the text of the protocol to the proposed agreement that would help facilitate [...]