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Embassy violations cast a long shadow

It has long been held that embassies should be treated as “off-limits” to other nations. Yet in a single week, two governments – both long-established democracies – stand accused of violating, in different ways, the laws surrounding foreign diplomatic missions.

FDI Conundrum

The dynamics of foreign direct investment (FDI) serve as a barometer of a country’s attractiveness and competitiveness. Amidst the shifting tides of geopolitics and supply chain diversification, India finds itself at a critical juncture, grappling with the implications of its FDI performance vis-à-vis the China-plus one strategy.

India’s changing security threats

With China, India adopted a deterrence-by-denial strategy. There were no strike elements deployed against our northern adversary. Indian thinkers believed that China could be contained by diplomacy and economic integration. Imports from China continued to rise, with it having a favourable balance of payments.

Managing its neutrality a challenge for Nepal

Gagan Thapa, Member of Parliament and a powerful general secretary of the Nepali Congress, was most likely talking about carving out sectors of influences to source investments. What else could he have been talking about, for he most certainly wasn’t talking about selling the country’s interest to the highest bidder?

Consequences of a confrontation

China’s growing presence in the international arenas of strategic interest to the US has induced the latter to ramp up its defence alliance with the nations that share historical animosity with the former. Positioning Taiwan, the South China Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the “semiconductor” at the centre of the war strategy, the Biden administration is spreading its wing towards the eastern frontier to contain China