Viswapramod blog

  As the world heads towards a neo-hegemonic phase dominated by China and the USA, it becomes an imperative for us to understand and analyse the future of multilateralism. In the contemporary times, the prominent multilateral institutions in the world are gradually losing their significance and relevance, like the United Nations. Inaction by the international institutions, growing discontent for international liberal order, lack of faith in dispute resolution mechanisms of international institutions and the dwindling relativism of International morality are some of the reasons for the decline in the culture of multilateralism in the world. A discussion in the international sphere, especially amongst the European and American powers is taking place with regards to the future that lies in the multilateral institutions. This is happening because of a reversal trend of multilateralism. Due to several infringements and pressure points emerging between Russia, European Union, China and...

Last month, Pakistan released its “so called” aspirational National Security policy document, in which it has attempted to project itself in a new dimension to the external world, by seemingly attempt give itself a new direction in pursuance of its national security objectives and its geopolitical Interests. Although there is no roadmap towards the execution of this policy, this gives us a sense of covert lament and appeal of the Pakistanis to a global audience to save its economic travesty which is well known to everyone. It’s perhaps a tacit acknowledgment of the fact that its highly turbulent internal developments are damaging the external relationships of Pakistan. The Key points of its national security policy are;  Economy is said to be at the core of the policy, with claims of economic resilience and vibrant economy with a geostrategic location.  It calls for opening up of trade and Investments with India.  Its foreign affairs section has been divided into five parts 1...

 In the Middle East, Qatar has been acquiring a very significant role in the past few years, often for its geostrategic significance and sometimes infamously for its institutional terror linkages. A year ago the sanctions imposed by GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) accusing Qatar of funding terror organizations and excessive media intervention, were lifted. Its role in Afghanistan was really a game changer. For more than a decade now, it has provided an international and diplomatic base to the Taliban, in its county. It has hosted and facilitated the US-Taliban peace deal, which led to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. It is quite evident that Qatar has managed to emerge from its isolation and assert its place in not just the regional environment, but also in the global power dynamics. Recently the United States has designated Qatar as a major non-NATO ally. This move clearly has paved way for a greater security co-operation and investments at a time when President Joe Biden is se...

Ever since the Abraham Accord came into being in 2020 and normalised the relations between UAE and Israel, a lot of geostrategic developments are taking place in the middle eastern region. New alliances, partnerships and multilateral networking have picked up quite swiftly. In this strong tailwind of changes, a new alliance including India, UAE, USA and Israel has been in the works. The Foreign Ministers of these countries met for the first time in October 2021 and pitched for the development of stable strategic partnerships with each other. This alliance is also being called the West Asian quad because of its perceived geopolitical implications on the emerging world order. This alliance is said to be a result of minilateral diplomacy, wherein there is a lot of behind the scenes discussions going on to foster and develop the relationship constructively. The primary objectives of this alliance are going to be on economics and infrastructure followed by water and environment, security he...

On the 26th of December 1991, the Soviet Union was officially disintegrated by then President of USSR, Mr Mikhail Gorbachev, marking an official end to the cold war and the mighty Soviet Union, which was perceived to be a dreamland of communism. From a hardcore stalinist-communist  era to a disruptive era of the scrambling reformer Gorbachev, the USSR witnessed a series of power dynamics, transformative landmarks, historical milestones and lousy geopolitical pitfalls. The principal confrontation was between the ideological, philosophical and intellectual themes of Soviet socialism versus American Capitalism, where socialism embarked upon an enigmatic state of equality and social justice that appealed to the poorer classes, the capitalist system promised economic freedoms, liberty and democracy to its people. However towards the end of the 1980’s the scenario was quite clear, American capitalism with its strategic power and resolve had superseded or rather crushed the Soviet social...

    Contemporary Geopolitics is making the world order navigate through highly turbulent and vociferous times. Combating a pandemic and the apprehensive rise of Chinese hegemony has caused the already disruptive diplomatic institutions in the world, to engage in a transactional and an aggressive modus operandi. India's international challenges are no different than these; the rising hostilities with the Chinese, Pakistan’s everlasting nuisance, growing strategic gaps in the Indian subcontinent, dynamic changes in the Asian and Global Geopolitics compels us to address the concerns of strategic ambiguity which is supposed to have gripped the policymaking community and the echelons of decision-making authorities both in political and bureaucratic circles. Therefore examining and analyzing the nature and conduct of India’s foreign policy, the structural fault lines and strategic ambiguity that come along with it becomes critical. A clear understanding of India's foreign policy in ...