Harris is the daughter of an immigrant family and is of African American and South Asian descent, with a Jamaican father and an Indian mother.
Iran’s Accession to the Eurasian Union Will Benefit Russia and Kazakhstan
For Russia, Iran’s trump card is probably its sea, namely the Indian Ocean.
Radicalization and Religion: How It Happens?
The ongoing radicalization of Buddhism in Myanmar or Hinduism in India are highlighting that shift to radicalism that can affect all traditions, not to mention the rise of global Orthodoxy that pursues international projects in contradiction with the international order.
How Does China View the Muslim World?
At first, the lands of Islam were supposed to create a bridge spreading Chinese power into Europe, the Indian Ocean, and Africa.
Army to Protect Pakistan’s Troubled Ties with Saudi Arabia
General Manoj Mukund Naravane, the chief of the Indian army, visited the UAE and Saudi Arabia recently for the first time.
Why Did the United States Add Israel to CENTCOM?
The easternmost reaches of this combatant area butt up against India, China, and Russia.
The Most Dangerous Place in the World: Jammu & Kashmir and Its Ongoing Border Disputes
Using these factors as reference points, this article adds important context to the long-standing border conflicts between nuclear powers - India and China and India and Pakistan, in the disputed territory of J&K.
The Last Remaining Arms Control Treaty between the US and Russia Expires Soon: An Interview with Rebecca Davis Gibbons on the New START
We know that Pakistan, India, and North Korea are all either improving or increasing their arsenals as well.
War Within War in Yemen: Agendas and Prospects of Warring Parties
Having a strong presence in Aden means the UAE would have the luxury of the Bab al-Mandab strait, along with easier access to the Indian Ocean and more control over the Red Sea.
Political Assassinations: From the Assassins to Modern Politics
Following a long non-violent struggle against the British colonial authorities in India, and a year after India won its independence from Britain (1947), Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu extremist named Nathuram Godse.
Piracy and the Global Military Presence in the Gulf of Aden
s long as the perception of extra-regional and extra-continental solutions are given priority, the fight against piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the western coast of the Indian Ocean will remain on paper.
China-US Competition in the Asia-Pacific Will Grow Stronger With the RCEP
India’s Lack of Self-Reliance
India preferred not to sign the RCEP in order to protect its domestic market from the “invasion” of Chinese goods.
“Trumpism was an aberrational swing of the political pendulum to the extreme right”: Interview with Poka Laenui
It is a fear of the rise of China especially, as well as Vietnam, India, and North Korea in the East.
Can Diasporas Ease Tensions in International Politics?
These peoples include but are not limited to the Lebanese, Syrian, and Palestinian diasporas in South America, North America, and Europe; the Indian and Chinese diasporas in Malaysia; the Greek and Japanese diasporas in the United States; and the Turkish diaspora in Europe.
Muslim American Votes Were More Anti-Trump than Pro-Biden
The future of Muslims in America is dependent on whether they are willing to set aside the convention and be…
Making Sense of Hunger Strikes and Symbolic Politics
Without doubt, the supreme example of triumphant symbolic politics in modern times was the extraordinary resistance and liberation movement led by Gandhi that merged his individual hunger strikes unto death with spectacular nonviolent forms of collective action (for instance, ‘the salt march’ of 1930), accomplishing what seemed impossible at the time, bringing the British Empire to its knees, and by so doing, restoring independent statehood and sovereignty to India.
Slavery and Colonialism Go Deeper than Toppling Statues
In this case, 'Asian' refers more to people from the Indian Sub-Continent (since this is a historical/demographic emphasis) but also is 'inclusive' enough to cover everyone who is non-white (Caucasian minorities such as Eastern European, Irish or Roma people have other identifiers).
COVID-19 and Religion: Between Nationalism and Communal Responsibility
Take for instance the trending #CoronaJihad, a social media movement started by Hindu nationalists who blame Muslims for coronavirus in India, not to mention that Muslims are segregated or even denied treatment in hospitals throughout the country.
Faith, Society, Politics: How the Coronavirus is Changing the World
Recent news stories of cruise ships unable to dock; slurs directed at people of Far-East Asian descent in North America; foreign nationals unable to secure any kind of accommodation in India; and people from large urban areas being met with hostility in rural areas of France are just a handful of examples of pre-existing instincts laid bare.
Will Oman Be Ready for a Post-Oil Future?
In this context, significant efforts are being made to expand the ports in the cities of Duqm and Salalah along the Indian Ocean in the hope that these ports can also serve as alternative to Jabal Ali Port in Dubai.