Ashok Sajjanhar

The Russia-Ukraine conflict, euphemistically called a ‘’special military operation’’ by Moscow when it launched the offensive, more than 7 months ago was not expected to last more than a few …

The 22nd Heads of State summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is scheduled to take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on September 15-16. Uzbekistan is leaving no stone unturned to …

<p> Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked for Tokyo to participate in the second in-person Quad (Australia, India, Japan, USA) Summit. The first in-person Summit was held in Washington DC in …

<p> <strong>Introduction</strong></p> <p> President Joe Biden of the United States hosted the Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Washington, D.C. on May 12 and 13 for …

<p> <strong>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake his first foreign visit this year to Germany, Denmark and France next week.</strong></p> <p> Some of PM Modi’s most significant engagements during his …

<p> <strong>The Central Asia Setting</strong></p> <p> <strong>Kazakhstan and the other four Central Asian countries viz Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have since the end of the Cold War and the …

<p> <strong>Russia was expelled from the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) at a Special Session of the UN General Assembly on April 7, 2022.</strong></p> <p> Like on earlier ten occasions …

<p> <strong>Russian President Vladimir Putin crossed the Rubicon when he ordered his troops in the early morning of February 24 to launch what he called a ‘’special military operation’’ but …

<p> The fourth meeting of the Quad foreign ministers was held in Melbourne on February 11.  It is a testament to the importance that the Quad members viz Australia, India, …

<p> <strong>In a passionate (some call it frenzied) speech in the Lok Sabha on February 2, Rahul Gandhi, the Congress MP from Kerala, charged that India is isolated in the …

<p> <strong>A momentous step to significantly reinforce partnership between India and Central Asia was taken at the First India-Central Asia Summit hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the …

<p> <strong>The first India-Central Asia Summit will take place in a virtual format on January 27. India is the only country to host such a Summit with Central Asia. It …

<p> <strong>The last few days witnessed unprecedented violence, bloodshed and frenzy on the streets of many cities of Kazakhstan including the capital Nur-Sultan and the largest city and former capital …

<p> <strong>The year 2021 can possibly be called the most disruptive and devastating year in recent memory for the whole world. It had started on a muted positive note with …