It is a well-known fact that China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is undergoing sweeping reforms. The reforms that were announced in November 2015 cover six major areas. One of them involv... Read more
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed off on a slew of agreements that reinforced defence ties between the two countries that have remained strong in th... Read more
The 18th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was held from June 9-10 in the Chinese coastal city Qingdao. This was the first meeting aft... Read more
Late last week, as most of America’s political class was transfixed by the denouement of the Kavanaugh confirmation battle, Vice President Mike Pence gave a wide-ranging address on the U.S.... Read more
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday referred to the possibility of a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. A visit to North Korea by U.S. Sec... Read more
The Maldives has a new President-elect, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who will be sworn in on November 17. In one of the first interviews given by his camp, Solih’s spokesperson Mariya Ahmed Didi s... Read more
Last week at the United Nations, President Donald Trump claimed his administration had made progress in contending with North Korea, and promised to repeat the same feat with Iran. Heaping p... Read more
Dunya Maumoon, a former Foreign Minister (2013-2016) under outgoing Maldives President Abdulla Yameen and now in opposition to him, speaks to SNI’s Amitabh P Revi just after she met the Pres... Read more
Ankit Panda offers a concise summary of what the COMCASA agreement, which ensures cooperation on communications technology and policy, means for the future of U.S.-India relations. It clears... Read more
