Energy Security
The Iran-Pakistan Pipeline: Pressler 2.0?
The Pakistanis are playing a high-stakes gamble, one in which they think the odds are stacked in their favour in a way that while they stand to gain a lot even if things don’t quite work in the way they imagine they won’t end up losing too much.
China to Survey Disputed Marine Territories for Natural Resources
China seems to have made this move to strengthen its claim to disputed marine territories by conducting “surveys” which a country normally does in its own territory.
India's Growing Energy Woes
The power blackouts on 30 July 2012, first in north India and again in north, north-east and eastern India, which plunged seven northern Indian states into darkness for several hours, disrupting norma
Transporting Overseas Energy Resources: A Pressing Need but is it a Feasible Prospect?
While overseas coal acquisition is a priority for both the government and private players, an important issue confronting them is the transportation of the acquired resources to the domestic market.
China’s Strategic Petroleum Reserves: A Reality Check
While maintaining a reserve of 100 days worth of imported petroleum consumption at present consumption rates may be the stated policy of the Chinese government, an analysis of the existing capacities seems to suggest that China may be in a position to store much larger strategic oil reserves should it so desire.
US Strategic Thinking in an Era of Energy Self Sufficiency
With the United States possibly becoming self sufficient in oil and natural gas, a profound change in its strategic thinking is bound to take place.
Can Unconventional Gas Be a Game-Changer for India?
The discovery of extracting unconventional (shale) gas through hydraulic fracturing has revolutionised the gas industry in the US and has given rise to a debate over whether it has the potential to re
Beyond the Indus Water Treaty: A Perspective on Kashmir’s “Power” Woes
At the core of the Kashmiri discourse on the shortage of power is the distribution of water resources that was agreed to between India and Pakistan through the instrumentality of the Indus Water Treaty.
EU Oil embargo on Iran—China is now the pivot
All China has to do is to purchase Iranian oil and off-set this against a supply of essential consumer goods from China to Iran and settle the accounts in Chinese Yuan.
A Time Series Forecast of Geopolitical Market Concentration (GMC) Risk: An Analysis of the Crude Oil Diversification Portfolio of India
The oil-rich Middle East region is always seen as a politically volatile region, but it has been the source of crude oil supply to all major consumers worldwide for decades.
