Making Sense of the US–China Balloon Row
The US–China balloon row shows that the significance of methods like balloon surveillance has not reduced in the era of high-tech satellites and drones.
- Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak
- 2023 |
- IDSA Comments
- |
The US–China balloon row shows that the significance of methods like balloon surveillance has not reduced in the era of high-tech satellites and drones.
India could help in the resumption of the suspended scientific exchanges by the West in the Arctic.
OPEC+ policies have had significant implications for oil importing developing countries as well as oil producing states.
Canada and the Republic of Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategies signal a major transformation in their respective foreign policy outlook.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak needs to overcome multiple domestic and foreign policy challenges for the Conservatives to retain power in the 2024 general elections.
Science diplomacy can be used effectively to address critical challenges facing the South Asian region.
The petrodollar system that came into existence in the 1970s has come under stress, with oil being traded increasingly in non-US denominated currencies.
The Ukraine crisis, shifting geopolitical alliances in the Indo-Pacific and Western-imposed economic sanctions on Russia have strengthened China–Russia cooperation in the Arctic.
Xi’s visit to Riyadh builds on the strong economic engagements between China and Saudi Arabia.
The efficacy of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure will depend on the member-states’ ability to focus on countering terrorism concerns while managing their divergent regional interests.



