Sreshtha Chakraborty

R-Day invite to Sisi marks India’s Africa outreach

January 25, 2023

India’s invitation to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to the Republic Day celebrations as a Guest of Honour on Republic Day on 26 January can be marked as an essential outreach effort by the Indian government to the continent of Africa. Egypt, the second largest economy of the African continent,...

Art of ‘chip war’: The tech rivalry between US-China

December 30, 2022

Beijing and Washington increasing rivalry on semiconductors is a crucial indicator of how the U.S. sees China’s uses of technological know-how as a threat to its national Security. According to the 2022 U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS), the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is the United States “only competitor with...

China-Saudi ‘friendship’ is more than strategic reset

December 21, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Riyadh in the context of souring US-Saudi relations highlights a deepening of China-West Asia relations and maturing of its ties with several other regional countries, and this will significantly impact Western interests. China’s recent inroads in the Gulf Region have come into the limelight,...

Breaking myths on Islam through world cup: The Qatar way

December 10, 2022

Sport is a robust platform to reach a wider audience cutting across cultural and national differences. Sport is a valued human act that teaches respect for others, endurance, and teamwork. It also provides an opportunity to maintain relations despite strong conflicts. Taking advantage of this, Qatar made sports an essential...

FIFA World Cup 2022: Time to test Qatar’s Sports Diplomacy

November 11, 2022

As the Football World Cup 2022 is starting on the 20 November, Qatar is all geared with its Nation-Branding strategies and all out to flare up its most important soft power tool-Sports. The importance of Qatar in the international sphere lies in its uniqueness. The thumb-shaped spit of sand in...

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