New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Dragon is playing with water, as reports suggest, through several ambitious river projects to expand “hydro-hegemony” in the region. China’s “water games” across South Asia include capitalising on mega-dams in Medog on the Tibetan Plateau, such as the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze, and pushing the Teesta River management project in Bangladesh to turn hydropower into geopolitical leverage.Incidentally, China now has 24,217 large dams; the US follows with 10,053, whi…
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New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Thirty early-career faculty members from universities and research institutes across India joined a two-week capacity building programme on “Geopolitics in the 21st Century: Global Trends, Regional Dynamics, and Implications for India”, at the Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday, an official said. “The programme inaugurated at the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Academy of International Studies is sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and aims to cover…
Washington/New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) As the regional security implications continue to unfold in the Middle East, India must adopt a broader perspective and recognise that European strategic autonomy remains inherently limited compared to its own. While diversifying its economic partnerships, India should not be under any illusions that continental Europe would intervene if the former’s independent foreign policy attracts Anglo-American displeasure, a report said on Tuesday.“The events of 28…