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Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, Lecturer in Political Science, S.V.M. Autonomous College, Odisha, India. Previously worked as the Programme Coordinator, School of International Studies, Ravenshaw University, Odisha, India.
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Change in Leaderships in small South Asian Countries: Their Implications are understood with reference to India and China0
- Commentary
- September 30, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, 30 September 2018 The ripples of change in leadership have traversed from Nepal to Bhutan onto the Maldives. However, their implications have been understood primarily with reference to India and China given their size, economy and predominant roles they have been playing in these strategically vital countries. These countries are not
READ MOREIndia’s Strategic Autonomy in the Face of American Sanctions against Iran and Russia0
- Commentary
- September 23, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 23 September 2018 As American sanction threats on Iran mounted with fresh sanctions waiting, its impacts on India are clearly visible. As per news reports, Iran is left with only 2 oil clients in India after Chennai Petroleum has announced to stop processing Iranian crude oil. Many Indian insurance companies
READ MOREIndo-Bangladesh Relations: Possible Implications of the Friendship Pipeline Project0
- Commentary
- September 22, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra Addressing underdevelopment has been an issue of priority for Bangladesh. Despite being a smaller country in the South Asian landscape, it took the first step towards forging regional cooperation ahead and it was the former President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman who made the first concrete proposal for establishing a framework for
READ MOREThe Modi government of India and Challenges to Diplomatic Responses to Chinese and Pakistani Threat Perceptions0
- Commentary
- September 18, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 18 September 2018 As the Chinese footprint in the South Asian and the Indian Ocean region expanded under the rubric of ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI), India’s threat perceptions from muscular China surged due to reasons like lack of trust between them historically, Chinese long-term assistance to Pakistan in
READ MOREWobbling China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) hides more than it reveals0
- Commentary
- September 15, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 15 September 2018 Through the mega ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI), Beijing has moved massive capital in the shape of loans to many countries for infrastructural and interconnectivity projects with the apparent objective of reviving Silk Road and Maritime Silk Road cutting across Asian, European and African continents and CPEC is
READ MOREIs India bracing for a Proactive Strategy in South Asia and Indo-Pacific Region?0
- Commentary
- September 10, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 10 September 2018 Indian strategic practices were not only shaped by Kautilya’s pragmatic ideas contained in his magnum opus ‘Arthashastra’ and practices of ancient kings and medieval rulers, equally and importantly, the doctrines of non-violence inherent in the philosophy of Buddhism and Gandhian idea and practice of Satyagraha, exerted a
READ MOREIndia’s Strategic Partnership with the US may be a Slippery Slope0
- Commentary
- September 7, 2018
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj and Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman wave to reporters, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan, New Delhi, India, Sept. 6. The leaders are meeting for the first ever U.S.-India 2+2 ministerial dialogue in which
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India, Pakistan and the Kashmir Puzzle0
- Commentary
- September 4, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra nnn4 September 2018 Following Islamabad’s diplomatic success at the UN when the 49-page report published in June 2018 by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) – which covered a short period between July 2016 and April 2018 – took a more critical view of the
READ MOREThe threat of ISIS in Afghanistan: Continuing Blame game and the Afghan Peace Process0
- Commentary
- August 31, 2018
An Islamic State fighter, second from right, speaking to a journalist after surrendering in Jowzjan Province, in northern Afghanistan, on Wednesday.CreditCreditAssociated Press Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, Lecturer in Political Science, S.V.M. Autonomous College, Odisha, India. Previously worked as the Programme Coordinator, School of International Studies, Ravenshaw University, Odisha, India. While Lt. Col. Martin O’Donnell
READ MOREA Geopolitical Perspective on Pakistan’s Economic Crisis0
- Commentary
- August 26, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 26 August 2018 Pakistan under the leadership of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan not only inherits the legacy of economic and political instabilities of earlier regimes, the issues have assumed more complex and serious forms and the new government is hard-pressed to undertake the gargantuan task of overcoming the financial crisis without
READ MOREWill India and China Economic Partnership Contribute to Afghan Peace Efforts?0
- Commentary, Issue 26 – Fall 2018
- August 24, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 24 August 2018 India-China relations have palpably taken a positive turn post-Doklam standoff following an informal meeting between the Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Modi in the Chinese city of Wuhan in April 2018 followed by a meeting on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
READ MOREAfghanistan: the Graveyard of Empires turning into a Graveyard of Civilians0
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- August 19, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 19 August 2018 The geostrategic location of Afghanistan has tempted many dominant powers to intervene but in vain as no Empire or state has been able to occupy Afghanistan. The British and Czarist Empires and later the Soviet Union and the United States have failed to achieve their
READ MOREWill the Trump Administration Renounce American Geopolitical Interests Pursued by Preceding US Administrations in Afghanistan?0
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- August 16, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 16 August 2018 The peace process in Afghanistan is likely to be a complicated and long drawn-out affair as has been indicated by the Taliban again escalating violence in the Afghan city of Ghazni in contradiction to their willingness to pursue talks evidenced in their observance of Eid
READ MOREAmericans are not likely to leave Afghanistan without Interests Protected: Lessons from Cold War Geopolitics0
- Commentary
- August 14, 2018
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 14 August 2018 Afghanistan’s sensitive geo-strategic location caught attention not only of regional powers but also the extra-regional powers like the British Empire in the nineteenth century and the US in the twentieth century. Its prized location instead of being a boon for Afghanistan has become a bane
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