Viraj Vaidya

Turkey strive to become a leader of the Islamic world. In 2022, the United Nations accepted a new name for Turkey as Türkiye, after Ankara requested the United Nations to change the name. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in support of the name change said, “word Türkiye represents and expresses the culture, civilisation, and […]

The Maldives is an archipelagic country in South Asia, situated in the Indian Ocean and officially known as the Republic of Maldives. India and the Maldives have established cordial relations across various domains, ranging from the economy to security. In the recently held elections in the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu emerged victorious. However, it is noteworthy

Nepal, only Hindu Rashtra in the World before 2008, nestled in the lap of the Himalayas, has a rich cultural and religious heritage that has shaped its identity over centuries. For almost one decade (1996-2008) Nepal endured a civil war between the Monarchy and Maoist groups, which resulted in the transformation of Nepal from a

The United States of America appears to be asserting its influence in Asia to discourage China, once again positioning itself as a prominent figure in the region. However, does this imply that the United States seeks peace in Asia? Not necessarily. The United States primarily prioritizes its own interests, succinctly captured by Henry Kissinger’s description

The Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip has been going on now for forty days, which has fetched lots of responses across the globe. The most vocal being the Muslim World in condemnation of Israel’s retaliatory actions in Gaza. The de-facto leader of the Muslim World, Saudi Arabia has not taken any strong action against

Globalization has made countries interdependent and interconnected just like a web of a spider. Countries cannot always resort to hard power to resolve the conflict because that may harm the interests of other countries which are dependent on each other. Sanctions against a particular country have come out to be risk-free weapons to make that

US-China relations have experienced a challenging phase over the past decade, marked by persistent disagreements and disputes. Key contentious issues include matters concerning Taiwan, disputes in the South China Sea, sanctions on Chinese companies, spy flights and balloons, among others. The strained relationship between these two global powers has raised concerns on various fronts. The

Qatar, a tiny but rich country in the Gulf, has been in the news recently for its court giving death sentence to eight former Indian Navy Officers in alleged espionage charge. This news is in development with the Indian Government assigning high importance to the case, so it would be very early to discuss this

“Nuclear countdown begins” Well this title of a blog is scary but this title justifies the content of the blog and I have many examples to support it. Nuclear countries are increasing their nuclear stockpiles, Russian Parliament has backed the decision of the Kremlin to withdraw the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

The October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists has once again pushed the Middle Eastern region towards major escalation. As of now, Israel has started its retaliatory attack against Hamas in Gaza Strip with the Western countries giving full freedom to Israel’s right to defend itself. Possibilities are high that this war may start