International Issues

India-Israel Relations: Evolution, Challenges & Recent Developments

Israel-Palestine

Reading Time: 9 mins India, for a long time, had significantly profited from its close ties with Israel and little was done to acknowledge it. However, after the 2017 visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there is a significant breakthrough in the relationship, enhancing the scope of the ties. Subsequently, India has made significant steps in forging a precarious, yet necessary balance in the Middle East, ensuring that the economic and security interests are not threatened.

India-Australia Ties: Evolution, Cooperation Areas, Challenges, Way Forward

Australia

Reading Time: 11 mins Australia’s Prime Minister had called off his four-day visit to India from January 13 due to the catastrophic bushfires in his home country. However, when it does take place, the next India-Australia summit will be an important occasion to promote the bilateral ties between the two nations. The bilateral relations between India and Australia is often characterised as one of the perpetually unfulfilled promises. However, for the first time since India’s independence, India and Australia currently have an opportunity to develop diplomatic ties that are free from irritants. This is due to the common interests of the two nations that have come forth in the current changing geopolitics. 

India-Srilanka Relations: Evolution, Cooperation Areas, Challenges & Recent DevelopmentsPREMIUM 

Sri Lanka

Reading Time: 8 mins Due to the strategic location of Sri Lanka, many major powers have raced to claim their own interests in the nation. Currently, China is making use of Sri Lanka as a part of its BRI and string of pearls strategy. India too sees the significance of bilateral ties with the island nation. India and Sri Lanka’s bilateral ties are thousands of years of old, characterised by common culture, tradition and history. India, to counter China and create a balance of power in the region, must ensure close diplomatic ties with smaller neighbours like Sri Lanka.

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India-ASEAN Relations: Evolution, Challenges & Recent Developments

ASEAN / South-East Asia / Organisations/Groupings/Agreements/Conventions

Reading Time: 8 mins Recently, India had dropped out of the RCEP deal since the outstanding issues like India’s major trade deficit with countries in RCEP, lack of assurances on market access and the other nations’ insistence on keeping 2014 as the base year for tariff reduction was not addressed. These above-mentioned issues can lead to negative effects on the Indian farmers, MSMEs and dairy sector. This incident reflects India’s limitations when it comes to the diplomatic ties with the ASEAN nations despite the recent efforts taken through the Act East Policy. Addressing the existing issues with the ASEAN nations is vital for India’s national interest.

BRICS – Objectives, Significance, Challenges & OutcomesPREMIUM 

Organisations/Groupings/Agreements/Conventions

Reading Time: 8 mins The 11th BRICS summit was concluded in November 2019 in a subdued manner. There weren’t any remarkable pronouncements and had largely gone unnoticed. Yet, BRICS meeting confirmed that the group thought as the challenger of the G7 group, was still together and taking efforts to build consensus for the future despite the current challenges faced by the member nations.

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Inner Line Permit (ILP) System: Merits & Demerits

Bangladesh / Citizenship / North East

Reading Time: 3 mins The North Eastern States of India are protesting against the newly passed Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Apart from seeking withdrawal of the Act, they also demand ILP be implemented across the Northeast. Following the passage of the Citizenship Act, violent protests broke out in Assam, which led to the death of two of the protesters while clashing with the police. This violence quickly intensified and spread across to the neighbouring states of Tripura and Meghalaya. The entire seven sister states are demanding for the Inner Line Permit, a crucial demand in the debate surrounding the Act.

Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 2019 – The Conflict Between Humanity & Cultural Identity

Bangladesh / Citizenship / Important Legislation (Bills & Acts) / North East

Reading Time: 6 mins Recently, the Parliament has passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which seeks to ease norms for religious minorities from neighboring nations (non-Muslims) to get Indian citizenship by amending the age-old Citizenship Act, 1955. However, it has polarized regions in border states such as Assam since the locals fear that it will result in demographic change due to immigration.

India-Japan Relations: Evolution, Challenges & Recent DevelopmentsPREMIUM 

Japan

Reading Time: 9 mins In recent years, the bilateral ties between India and Japan have been enhanced exponentially due to various mutual interests that arose because of the changing global politics. The recently held 2+2 ministerial meeting between the two nations is one of the very many examples of India’s growing diplomatic relationship with Japan.

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