There are multiple reasons why proclaiming to be a genuine conservative (note the small ‘c’) whilst supporting rioting and separatism in Hong Kong are mutually exclusive positions. Most apparently, seeing as social conservatism is built upon the foundation of respect for law and order and a complete rejection of mob […]
From a diverse history to a sectarian crisis The modern borders of India do not precisely correspond to those of any one of the many sovereign entities that arose in south Asia over the millennia. Instead, today’s India in terms of its political geography was shaped by the modern Partition […]
Yesterday, India effectively annexed the formerly occupied region of Jammu and Kashmir by abrogating Article 370 of the Indian constitution and the related presidential order 35A. 370 provided for limited autonomy in Jammu and Kashmir whilst 35A forbade non-Kashmiris from purchasing real property in Jammu and Kashmir. With these provisions […]
Prior to its ignominious collapse, few thought that the USSR would ever fall. It was militarily mighty, it had large gold reserves and it was self-sufficient in terms of its soil producing some of the world’s most important natural resources. And yet due to mismanagement, poor leadership, economic idiocy and […]
Of the many intriguing and important developments to occur during Imran Khan’s successful visit to the United States was Donald Trump’s offer to mediate in the Kashmir catastrophe. Making the matter all the more intriguing was the fact that whilst Donald Trump stated that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had […]
It was easily foreseeable that Imran Khan and Donald Trump would develop a good personal rapport once they got the opportunity to meet in person. For Trump ,the personal is political and as such, dynamic, unique and charismatic leaders appeal to him over the bland, technocratic and uninspiring. For this […]
At the core of this piece is an exploration of the different ways in which both real and manufactured crises are managed by three large Asian countries that have dominated the headlines throughout 2019. India The key to decoding Indian crisis management is an understanding of the concept of plausible […]
After a tense 2017 characterised by the Doklam/Donglang border stand-off, China-India relations improved in 2018 and look to improve further throughout 2019. Although few meaningful agreements have been inked between New Delhi and Beijing in recent years, there is a decidedly less frosty atmosphere than there was two years ago […]
Donald Trump has not made the United States less safe and he has not made the United States less wealthy. The fact is that under Trump there have not been any international terrorist incidents on US soil. Simultaneous to this, while the US economy has since 1971 been dangerously predicated […]
US foreign policy has become less and less predictable over the last two years, but one thing that has been totally consistent is Donald Trump’s willingness to tariff, sanction or embargo just about every foreign economy in the world. This is the case irrespective of all other diplomatic considerations. When […]
