Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

ISC MONITOR (July 13, 2021)

1. Kandahar consulate evacuation is temporary: India https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kandahar-consulate-evacuation-is-temporary-india/article35262896.ece 2. Ministers take the fall for Modi’s sagging image https://asiatimes.com/2021/07/ministers-take-the-fall-for-modis-sagging-image/ 3. Civil society must accept...

ISC MONITOR (July 06, 2021)

1. India a major pillar in Europe’s Indo-Pacific policy https://asiatimes.com/2021/06/india-a-major-pillar-in-europes-indo-pacific-policy/ 2. India- Bangladesh- Sri Lanka: Preventive Response to Increased Competition in the Regionhttps://moderndiplomacy.eu/2021/07/05/india-bangladesh-sri-lanka-preventive-response-to-increased-competition-in-the-region/ 3. Confronting...

ISC MONITOR (June 29, 2021)

1. India should be ashamed of meeting Afghan Taliban: Moeed Yusuf https://www.dawn.com/news/1632009/india-should-be-ashamed-of-meeting-afghan-taliban-moeed-yusuf 2. Covid cracks Modi’s ‘Teflon’ popularity https://asiatimes.com/2021/06/covid-cracks-modis-teflon-popularity/ 3. Democracy in peril:...

ISC MONITOR (June 22, 2021)

1. India needs pragmatic leadership https://asiatimes.com/2021/06/india-needs-pragmatic-leadership/?fbclid=IwAR1xukfSLzVTjF1YgMdd8Kwlxef2pSbp4RAsT6fSh-GBSsUxTJz4dM_1Doo 2. India receives $64 bn FDI in 2020, fifth largest recipient of inflows: UN https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-receives-64-bn-fdi-in-2020-fifth-largest-recipient-of-inflows-un-121062100305_1.html 3. Lakshadweep:...

ISC MONITOR (June 15, 2021)

1. India must bolster efforts to secure Andaman Sea https://asiatimes.com/2021/06/india-must-bolster-efforts-to-secure-andaman-sea/ 2. India’s Democracy Is the World’s Problem    https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2021/06/g7-india-narendra-modi-democracy/619144/ 3. India signs joint statement at G-7 for freedom...

ISC MONITOR (June 08, 2021)

1. Bangladesh: No longer in India’s shadow https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2021/06/04/bangladesh-no-longer-in-indias-shadow/?fbclid=IwAR2yYPo98fNlEntDUBHD1BbgDXNb6Q9BS6-ZKo_5hIM-2f-kkZcLOCPtGVA 2. India’s retired diplomats are divided on Modi’s foreign policy. RSS has picked its team...

ISC MONITOR (June 1, 2021)

1.   India’s 1st full-year GDP contraction in 4 decadeshttps://asiatimes.com/2021/05/indias-1st-full-year-gdp-contraction-in-4-decades/ 2.   Narendra Modi’s seven years in power, and what it means for India and the rest...

ISC MONITOR (May 25, 2021)

1. Friction with China moving EU closer to India https://asiatimes.com/2021/05/friction-with-china-moving-eu-closer-to-india 2. Some Indian states face Black Fungus treatment shortage as cases in Covid-19...

ISC MONITOR (May 18, 2021)

1. Deadly silence over India’s Covid-hit economy https://asiatimes.com/2021/05/deadly-silence-over-indias-covid-hit-economy/ 2. Modi presses ahead with $1.8 billion parliament renovation even as Covid-19 ravages Indiahttps://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/06/india/india-modi-parliament-intl-hnk/index.html 3. Thousands evacuated from India’s...

ISC MONITOR (May 11, 2021)

1.  India Covid: Kumbh Mela pilgrims turn into super-spreadershttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57005563 2.  India’s biggest steelmaker slashes output as oxygen shortage biteshttps://www.ft.com/content/bc9e439c-1a3d-473c-8fcd-e7d3b8d89d80 3.  Has Modi Conceded ‘South Asia’ to...

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