Author: Vimal Gopikrishnan
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TRYST WITH DESTINY: INDIA V/S CHINA IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
GEOPOLITICS The following is a submission that I made as my dissertation for my Master of Arts International Relations at the University of Kent. I had enjoyed every aspect of the research that I had carried out to make this project come alive. I thank my supervisor Professor Jamie J. Gruffyd-Jones who guided me all…
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Why do so few terrorism scholars focus on state terrorism?
GEOPOLITICS Once a minor sub-field within the realm of security studies, terrorism studies has now expanded to become a standalone field with credible number of journals, research centres, leading scholars and experts, conferences, seminars, and research funding opportunities dedicated for it. According to Andrew Silk, most of the terrorism studies literature have been published since…
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WHY IS FEMINISM EUROCENTRIC?
HISTORY AND CULTURE This article was submitted by me towards the final assessment of my core module of International Relations MA; Analysing World Politics taught at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK. The research work on developing this piece of literature was intuitive as well as exciting, as I embarked on a journey that…
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DEFENCE COUP FOR NEW DELHI
DEFENCE PM Modi’s recent visit to the US and then to France furnished one of the most important catalysts to bolster India’s defense manufacturing capacity. The recent agreements on Jet Engine manufacturing with both US and France and submarine development, particularly nuclear powered one with France, extend unmatched capability to Indian Armed Forces. I believe…
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HIGHWAY TO PAX INDICA
FOREIGN POLICY It is widely believed that India is having its golden era of diplomacy, and this just happening at the back of the turmoil that rocked the world since February 2022, is no less phenomenal. The year 2023 is going to be an year for India to remember forever. India’s prowess in diplomacy will…
Strategic Indian 