Image Courtesy: ABC News The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost point of Earth. What was once a frozen wasteland is now a geopolitical hotspot. The 2009 US Geological Survey report raised global interest in the region. It estimated that the region holds 13 per cent of untapped oil and 30 per cent of the world’s natural gas. The report raised global interest in the region. Subsequently, the People’s Republic of China released its Arctic policy document in 201

Image Courtesy: Peace for Asia Water has become a source of peace and conflict all over the world. It is calculated that by 2030 the total freshwater will be available only to 60% of the world population and South Asia will be a major region that will severely suffer from water scarcity. Even though the  mighty Himalayas are a source of many of the transboundary rivers in South Asia such as Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra, due to climate change, countries like India, Pakistan, N

Image Courtesy: The Atlantic Introduction The Red Sea is one of the world's most important trade routes, with its southern tip in the Bab el-Mandeb strait (between Yemen and Djibouti) and its northern edge in the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Aqaba (Shay, 2023). The area serves as a gateway to world energy supplies and trade. The Republic of Djibouti is geographically located at the crossroads of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. Its access is pivotal to China's policy to

Image Courtesy: The Guardian When Donald Trump announced that the G2 would convene shortly, it seemed as though the Thucydides Trap that had defined Sino-American relations for decades had suddenly loosened its grip, challenging decades of scholarship predicting inevitable confrontation between a rising power and an established hegemon. Amid years of escalating rivalry, trade wars, technological decoupling, and accusations of authoritarianism versus democratic decline, the no

India stands at a pivotal moment in its economic journey. For decades, the nation’s growth narrative has leaned on a combination of low...

The South China Sea remains one of the most contested maritime regions in the world. China claims nearly 90% of the area as its exclusive...

Image Courtesy: NDTV India has taken a leap forward in increasing it’s strategic presence in the Indian Ocean by forming the maritime...

Guided by Ms Navya Syam, Research Officer, C3S Image Courtesy: China File Occasional Paper: 2/2025 An occasional Paper is a single topic...

Image Courtesy: Free Press Journal The religious destiny of the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation has now become a focal arena of conflict in a...

Guided by Mr. Subramanyam Sridharan, Distinguished Member, C3S Image Courtesy: The China-MENA Newsletter Abstract: This paper explores...