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Author Archives: Abhishek Mohanty

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Venezuela is new theater for major powers’ rivalry

by Abhishek Mohanty February 1, 2019February 6, 2019

Venezuela, the most oil-rich state on earth, is becoming the new theater – the first one being Syria – for the rivalry between the US and Russia. Several analysts and scholars perceive the modern geopolitical conflict between Washington and Moscow as the new Cold War; however, as a matter of fact, the first one never […]

Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj (right) shakes hands with Tajik Foreign Affairs Minister Aslov Sirojidin Muhridinovich prior to a meeting in New Delhi on May 13, 2015. Photo: AFP / Prakash Singh
Posted inAfghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

India making inroads in Central Asia

by Abhishek Mohanty October 30, 2018
US President Donald Trump. Photo: Flickr Commons
Posted inChina, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Turkey, World

‘America First’ rhetoric brings India, Russia closer

by Abhishek Mohanty October 9, 2018October 9, 2018
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (C) and other officials hold a press conference in Surabaya after a series of suicide bombings.Widodo visited the area after a family of six including two young daughters staged suicide bombings at three Indonesian churches during services on Sunday May 13, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens in attacks claimed by the Islamic State group. Photo: AFP/ Presidential Palace
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Secular vengeance against fundamentalism stirring in Indonesia

by Abhishek Mohanty August 21, 2018
Buildings and cars are on fire after a bomb blast in tourist site of Kuta, Bali 13 October 2002.  At least 53 people including 10 foreigners, were killed when a bomb exploded in a popular nightclub on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.  AFP PHOTO/ DARMA / AFP PHOTO / DARMA
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, World

Setback for ISIS, opportunity for Widodo

by Abhishek Mohanty June 25, 2018
ARABIAN SEAâ The USS Albuquerque SSN-706 participates in a photo-exercise Sept. 10, 2006 in the North Arabian Sea. U.S. and Pakistani forces are conducting a bilateral exercise in the Northern Arabian Sea and in territorial waters of Pakistan as part of exercise INSPIRED UNION 2006. Exercise INSPIRED UNION enhances interoperability and tactical proficiency between coalition and regional forces, which may be used as part of regional maritime security operations. MSO set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment.Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, World

Renaming the US Pacific Command: Why Indo-Pacific?

by Abhishek Mohanty June 5, 2018June 6, 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sits as Indonesia President Joko Widodo drives a golf cart at the National Monument in Jakarta on May 30, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Beawiharta
Posted inAT Finance, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Asia, World

Widodo-Modi friendship kite flies high in Jakarta

by Abhishek Mohanty May 31, 2018
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses for a photo with Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang in front of a statue of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

India-Vietnam defense ties in spotlight with joint naval exercise

by Abhishek Mohanty May 29, 2018May 29, 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to his supporters as he arrives to address them during an election campaign meeting ahead of Gujarat state assembly elections, in Ahmedabad on December 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Amit Dave
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Indian PM Modi’s upcoming Jakarta visit: What’s in the cards

by Abhishek Mohanty May 23, 2018May 23, 2018
Aman Abdurrahman in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Bay Ismoyo
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, World

Islamic State in Indonesia: National identity trumps religious creed

by Abhishek Mohanty May 20, 2018May 21, 2018

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