International Relations teaches that rules are constantly evolving and are designed to serve the interests of powerful actors. With the U.S. belligerent actions against Venezuelan oil shipments and the crushing of the Cuban economy due to the embargo on oil vessels, this point is further illustrated. The pattern is not new; it is a continuation […]
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The India-EU partnership is increasingly shared by democratic values and mutual benefit, contributing to an emerging architecture of international order built not on rigid blocs but on flexible coalitions. The unprecedented participation of the top EU leaders as chief guests at the Republic Day Celebrations in India marks Europe’s paradigm shift in viewing India as
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This is the fifth in a 5-part weekly essay series – Veiled Valour: The Forgotten Women of Warfare. Mula Gabharu was born into the Ahom Dynasty of Assam, as the daughter of King Supimphaa. She was married to Phrasenmung Borgohain, the chief general of the Ahom army. Legend has it that Mula Gabharu loved Phrasenmung deeply, with a devotion that becomes central to her story and her legacy. Her strength was born from love, her love for her husband, for her motherland, and for the ideals she refused to surrender. Even in heartbreak, she found bravery.
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As the first woman to sit on the throne of the Delhi Sultanate, Razia Sultan had to claw her way through deeply ingrained misogyny. She was constantly under siege, not from foreign invaders, but from within, by those who couldn’t handle the idea of a woman as a Sultan. The glorious story of a women ruler who challenged norms and misogynistic culture remains quietly buried while grand monuments and roads are proudly named after invaders and corrupt statesmen. It speaks volumes about the India we live in, run by patriarchy, which immortalizes the actions of a king but questions the attire of a queen creating a revolution.
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Rani Abbakka of Ullal- The Admiral Queen was honoured by the Indian Coast Guard naming one of its patrol vessels ICGS Rani Abbakka.
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Queen Tomyris of Massagetae defied the notion that war and conquest were the domain of men. Her legend endures as a symbol of strength.
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This is the first in a 5-part weekly essay series – Veiled Valour: The Forgotten Women of Warfare. The story of the ‘Dragon Lady’ – the ‘Pirate Queen’, a leader who was in charge of integrating over 1000 vessels with no prior military knowledge and who went on to become one of the most powerful
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The ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar once again highlights the importance of sports in foreign relations. Sports, over the years, have helped unite nation-states with opposing ideologies. Diplomacy through sports harnesses soft power in geopolitics. Major sporting events like the Dynamo Moscow Football Tour after WWII stands as a testament to two rival countries coming together to settle their indifferences through the means of sport. The ping-pong game between China and the US helped end two decades of animosity between Sino-US relations. In recent years, sports diplomacy has been used to promote legitimate means of peace and development infrastructure in countries while hosting major sporting events. A country with a strategy of sports diplomacy will benefit in economic development and will leave a positive impact.
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