Editorial Simplified: Not A Zero-Sum Deal | GS – II

The likelihood of an American pull-out from Afghanistan raises the spectre of instability in Afghanistan, South and Central Asia. If this happens, security could hinge on efforts made by regional powers to stabilise Afghanistan.

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Editorial Simplified: Integrating the Island | GS – II

Today as a rising China projects its economic and military power into the Indian Ocean, any strategy for regional balance would necessarily involve the economic and military development of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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Editorial Simplified: Powering South Asian Integration | GS – II

Recently, the Union Ministry of Power issued a memorandum that set the rules for the flow of electricity across South Asian borders. It is important not only because it leads South Asian electricity trade in progressive directions but is also a concession to India’s neighbors in an area of political and economic importance.

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