India has just launched an indigenous aircraft carrier, the INS Vikrant. This $3 billion naval vessel means it can now project power deep in the Indo-Pacific. The Vikrant joins frigates and destroyers to form a more sophisticated strike force of the Indian Navy. See full story
Category: International Politics
Nancy Pelosi Diplomacy And China’s Fury
Nancy Pelosi is not the US Secretary of State. Neither is she the President of the United States. But this week, she charted her own foreign policy course, sent jitters to the White House, and annoyed China. People’s Republic of China (PRC) hereinafter known as China, has always maintained that the Republic of China (ROC),…… Continue reading Nancy Pelosi Diplomacy And China’s Fury
Debate Arises Over Biden’s Nuclear Pact Call To Russia
US President Joe Biden has stated the readiness of the United States to negotiate a new nuclear arms control treaty limiting long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles with Russia in 2026. But a Nairaland commentator Sltp while analysing the call opined that it’s a US ploy to geopolitically dominate through a shot-range missile advantage. Sltp, who was…… Continue reading Debate Arises Over Biden’s Nuclear Pact Call To Russia
China, Others Create RCEP With GDP Of $26 Trillion
China has just inked a free trade deal with 15 economies in the Asia Pacific region. The deal is called the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership- RCEP. It creates a new free trade area with 2.2 billion people. That’s about 30% of the world’s population. The combined GDP of the RCEP is estimated at $26 trillion.…… Continue reading China, Others Create RCEP With GDP Of $26 Trillion
Nagorno-Karabakh: A Call For Independent Fact-Finding Commission
The Nagorno-Karabakh war is very painful, more especially as it comes in the period of a difficult pandemic. Our thoughts go out to those caught up in the war. We call for restraint on both sides and for conciliation. We remind the warring parties Armenia and Azerbaijan that under Article 2 paragraph 3 of the…… Continue reading Nagorno-Karabakh: A Call For Independent Fact-Finding Commission