ICWA: Global Review 2022

Contents: Preface. IMAPCT AND IMPLICATIONS OF RUSSIA-UKRAINE CRISIS. 1. European Responses to the Ukraine Crisis/Ankita Dutta. 2. Ukraine Crisis and its Implications/Himani Pant. 3. Russia-Ukraine Crisis and Implications for Central Asian Countries/Punit Gaur. 4. Gulf Responses to the Ukraine Crisis/Lakshmi Priya. 5. Russia-Ukraine Conflict and Food Security Challenge in WANA Region/Fazzur Rahman Siddiqui. 6. The crisis in Ukraine and Russia’s engagement with Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba/Arnab Chakrabarty. 7. The Impact of Russia-Ukraine War on Global Food Security/Sankalp Gurjar. 8. Ukraine Crisis: Evolving European Security Architecture/Ankita Dutta. 9. Southeast Asia and the Ukrainian Crisis/Sripathi Narayanan. 10. Crisis in Ukraine and Japan-Russia Relations/Jojin V.  John. 11. Europe’s Energy Security in the Aftermath of Ukrainian Crisis/Ankita Dutta. 12. Current Situation in Ukraine and its Impact on Russian Foreign Policy/Himani Pant. 13. Implications of Iranian Drones in Ukraine/Lakshmi Priya. INDO-PACIFIC 14. India’s Outreach to Indian Ocean Islands Amidst Dynamic Strategic Environment/Pragya Pandey. 15. Maldives-Australia: Budding Indo-Pacific Cooperation/Samatha Mallempati. 16. Contextualising the Presidential Fleet Review and Exercise Milan/Sripathi Narayanan. 17. Expanding the Strategic Envelope: Indo-Pacific, Africa and Shinzo Abe/Sankalp Gurjar. 18. The United States and the Pacific Island Countries/Stuti Banerjee. 19. Sabre-Rattling in the Taiwan Strait: Implications for the Indo-Pacific Region/Teshu Singh. 20. ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework/Temjenmeren Ao. 21. ASEAN’s Approach to the Indo-Pacific/Temjenmeren Ao. 22. Canada Embraces the Indo-Pacific with a Formal Strategy/Pragya Pandey. 23. China’s First Indian Ocean Region Forum and its Growing Assertiveness in the Region/Pragya Pandey. 24. Growing German Engagement in the Indo-Pacific/Tarveen Kaur. SOUTH ASIA 25. Afghan Civil Society and Western officials held Talks with Taliban delegation in Oslo/Anwesha Ghosh. 26. Sri Lanka’s Post-War Reconciliation: Rising Concerns/Samatha Mallempati. 27. What led to the Economic Crisis in Pakistan?/Rahul Nath Choudhury. 28. Pakistan National Security Policy: An Assessment/Dhrubajyoti Bhattacharjee. 29. India sends Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan via Pakistan/Anwesha Ghosh. 30. The Crisis in Sri Lanka: Stalemate Continues/Samatha Mallempati. 31. Is China looking for a Greater Role in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan?/Anwesha Ghosh. 32. Taliban’s Quest for Legitimacy Continues/Kaushik Nag. 33. Political Developments in Sri Lanka Amidst the Economic Crisis/Samatha Mallempati. 34. Afghan Taliban mediate Ceasefire between Pakistan and Pakistani Taliban/Anwesha Ghosh. 35. India’s Initiatives following a Deadly Earthquake in Afghanistan/Anwesha Ghosh. 36. Developments in Sri Lanka: A Bleak Economic and Political Future?/Samatha Mallempati. 37. One Year since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan/Anwesha Ghosh. 38. Maldives: Exploring a Greater Role in the Region/Samatha Mallempati. 39. Pakistan’s exit from the FATF ‘grey list’: Implications for Global Counter-Terrorism Efforts and for Islamabad/Shrabana Barua. 40. Long-standing Border Dispute and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Reignite Tensions between Taliban and Pakistan/Anwesha Ghosh. 41. Post July 2022 Developments in Sri Lanka: Economy and Politics/Samatha Mallempati. 42. Growing Power Cooperation in South Asia/Kaushik Nag. SOUTHEAST AND EAST ASIA. 43. China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor: An Assessment/Sudeep Kumar. 44. China-Philippines South China Sea Dispute, PCA Award and Post-Arbitral Relations/Mudassir Qamar. 45. China’s Economic Challenges and Priorities for 2022/Sanjeev Kumar. 46. The Upcoming Elections in the Philippines/Temjenmeren Ao. 47. ASEAN’s Myanmar Dilemma/Sripathi Narayanan. 48. China’s Central Asia Summit/Sanjeev Kumar. 49. North Korea: A Decade under Kim Jong-un/Jojin V.  John. 50. South Korean Presidential Election: Between Practical and Predictable Foreign Policy/Jojin V.  John. 51. China-Japan Relations and the Taiwan Issue/Sudeep Kumar. 52. State of the Economy in Southeast Asia/Temjenmeren Ao. 53. China’s New Artifice: Global Security Initiative/Teshu Singh. 54. EAM’s Visit to Europe: Impressions from China/Sanjeev Kumar. 55. Philippines under a new Administration led by Marcos Jr/Temjenmeren Ao. 56. Shinzo Abe’s Legacy and India-Japan Relations/Sudeep Kumar. 57. India’s Military Diplomatic Engagement with Southeast Asia/Sripathi Narayanan. 58. One Year of China’s Global Development Initiative: High on Rhetoric, Low on Substance?/Sanjeev Kumar. 59. China’s 20th Party Congress and ‘Party Building’ Project/Sanjeev Kumar. 60. South Korea-Japan Reconciliation in Sight Amidst the North Korean Threat/Tunchinmang Langel. 61. Outlook on South Korea and Vietnam’s Progression towards a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership”/Tunchinmang Langel. 62. Veracity of Chinese Overseas Police Stations/Teshu Singh. 63. Significance of Japan’s New National Security Strategy 2022/Tunchinmang Langel. WEST ASIA. 64. Morocco becomes the First Arab State to Sign an open Defence Agreement with Israel/Arshad. 65. Changing Dynamic of Turkey - Arab Relationship: An Overview/Fazzur Rahman Siddiqui. 66. Implications of Houthi Drone and Missile Attacks on the UAE/Lakshmi Priya. 67. Why Libya Failed to Conduct Presidential Election in December 2021?/Arshad. 68. Resumption of the Iran Nuclear Deal Talks(JCPOA)–Assessment of the European Role/Akanksha Thakur. 69. What India gains from trade deal with Australia and the UAE?/Rahul Nath Choudhury. 70. India and UAE Fostering Economic Ties through CEPA/Lakshmi Priya. 71. Lebanon Elections: An Assessment/Fazzur Rahman Siddiqui. 72. Riyadh’s ‘Balancing Act’ in the WANA Region/Lakshmi Priya. 73. The Past, Present and Future of the Abraham Accords/Delma Joseph. 74. President Biden’s West Asia Tour: A Reflection of Political Realism/Fazzur Rahman Siddiqui. 75. I2U2: The Aspects and the Prospects/Ishani Agnihotri. 76. Jeddah Summit for Security and Development: Aspects and Prospects/Arshad. 77. The Greco - Turkish dispute over the Aegean Sea/Aashriti Gautam. 78. Return of Netanyahu to Power: An Assessment/Fazzur Rahman Siddiqui. 79. Istanbul Blast and its Implications: An Overview/Fazzur Rahman Siddiqui. CENTRAL ASIA. 80. Unprecedented Situation in Kazakhstan: Causes & Implications/Athar Zafar. 81. India - Central Asia Summit: A Milestone in Engagement with the Region/Athar Zafar. 82. Election in Turkmenistan: Continuity or Change ?/Punit Gaur. 83. China’s Growing Engagement with Central Asia/Gunjan Sidana. 84. Tajikistan Strengthens Cooperation with Partners to Address Security Challenges/Athar Zafar. 85. A Perspective on Fourth Consultative Meeting in Central Asia/Punit Gaur. AFRICA. 86. The Return of Instability to the Horn of Africa/Sankalp Gurjar. 87. Mali and the Great Power Politics in Africa/Sankalp Gurjar. 88. Ethiopia Starts Electricity Generation at GERD: An Assessment/Fazzur Rahman Siddiqui. 89. Egypt’s President Abdel Fatah Al - Sisi’s Visit to China: An Assessment/Arshad. 90. Political Journey of Tunisia under President Saied: An Assessment/Arshad. 91. Can Africa Emerge as a Viable Alternative to Russian Gas Exports for Europe?/Kaushik Nag. 92. The New American Strategy for Africa Amidst the Intensifying Great Power Politics/Sankalp Gurjar. 93. Constitutional Referendum in Tunisia: An Overview/Fazzur Rahman Siddiqui. 94. The Conflict in Ethiopia and the Regional(In) Security in the Horn of Africa/Sankalp Gurjar. 95. William Ruto’s Presidency: What is in Store?/Gauri Narain Mathur. 96. Political Stalemate in Libya/Ishani Agnihotri. RUSSIA AND EUROPE. 97. A lookback on Angela Merkel’s 16 years as the German Chancellor/Akanksha Thakur. 98. Russia’s Diplomacy in the India - US - China Triangle/Himani Pant. 99. One Year of Brexit—Where do things Stand?/Ankita Dutta 100. Lavrov’s Visit to India/Himani Pant. 101. Reactions to the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill/Ankita Dutta. 102. The Politics of Nord Stream 2 Pipeline/Aashriti Gautam. 103. Understanding the Sweden Elections 2022/Monika Gupta. 104. First Summit of the European Political Community: Key Takeaways/Monika Gupta. 105. The Growing Relevance of Eurasian Economic Union for Russia/Himani Pant. US, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. 106. Year that Was: India - US Relations in 2021/Stuti Banerjee. 107. Towards a New Constitution in Chile - challenges for President Elect Gabriel Boric/Arnab Chakrabarty. 108. One Year of Biden Presidency/Stuti Banerjee. 109. Biden’s Executive Order to Split Frozen Afghan Funds between Relief and 9 / 11 Victims/Anwesha Ghosh. 110. US - China Relations under President Joe Biden/Teshu Singh. 111. Argentina’s recent outreach towards the PRC/Arnab Chakrabarty. 112. India and Canada Economic Ties: Re - Launching the Free Trade Agreement/Stuti Banerjee. 113. India and the Caribbean: Building Cooperation to Address Climate Change Challenge/Stuti Banerjee. 114. Analysis of the NATO’s Madrid Summit/Ankita Dutta. 115. President Biden’s Middle East Conundrum/Stuti Banerjee. 116. India and Peru: Building a Future Ready Partnership/Stuti Banerjee. 117. The ‘New Left’ and its Coming to Power in Latin America/Stuti Banerjee. AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA. 118. One Ocean Summit and its Implications/Sripathi Narayanan. 119. 2nd Modi - Morrison Summit: Augmenting India - Australia Strategic Partnership in the Indo - Pacific/Pragya Pandey. 120. Great Power Maneuvering and Geopolitical Shifts in the South Pacific/Pragya Pandey. 121. Defence and Security Cooperation: Key Pillars of the India - Australia Partnership It is Okay No change/Pragya Pandey. 122. Crisis for Pacific Regionalism as Kiribati Withdraws from the Pacific Island Forum(PIF)/Pragya pandey. 123. US - Pacific Island Country Summit and Pacific Partnership Strategy: An Assessment/Pragya Pandey. MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS. 124. 5th BIMSTEC Summit/Sripathi Narayanan. 125. Growing Significance of Iran’s Chabahar Port for Landlocked SCO Nations/Athar Zafar. 126. WANA Countries Eye BRICS Membership/Lakshmi Priya. 127. Potential of Financial Diversification Led by BRICS/Jaiveer Singh. 128. SCO Samarkand Summit and India’s Chairmanship: A Perspective/Athar Zafar. 129. Gulf Countries and the SCO Expansion/Lakshmi Priya. 130. ASEAN and its Quest for Energy Resilience and Security/Temjenmeren Ao. MIGRATION. 131. Need for a Migration and Mobility Track in India’s G20 Presidency/Surabhi Singh. 132. Formalising Skills, Encouraging Mobility: A Case Study of Sri Lanka’s Skills Passport and Bahrain’s New Work Permit/Oonmona Das. 133. EU’s Border Externalisation Approach: The Case of EU - Egypt Cooperation on Border Management/Gatha Nautiyal. Index