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CASS-India Campaign

After launching seven successful campaigns in the past involving South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia and Asia-Pacific region, CASS-India is currently focusing on East Africa region. Normally each campaign period remains in force for three to four years. Depending upon the response, CASS-India would either extend or cut short the tenure of the campaign period. Indeed, East Africa Campaign has started since year 2016.

CASS-India Reaction

Suez Canal crisis in past and similarity with present geopolitics

Gauri Srivastava

INTRODUCTION:

The Suez Canal crisis has once again drawn lot of attention in recent weeks when a ship blocked the global trade running into billions of Dollars of losses within a span of two weeks. This even led to close down of few energy industries, ancillary units and power projects. This has prompted the great powers in the world and Asia to reconfigure their present strategy. The US, Europe, Gulf nations, China, Russia, Japan and India have now realized that the Suez Canal which forms the main backbone global economy is indeed a key pillar of global geopolitics.

ANALYSIS:

The present Suez Canal crisis started as a mere technical problem in the beginning but within 48 hours it spread as a major crisis as major sea lanes of communications are blocked. Thus the global energy basins were cut off suddenly just due to a ship’s technical problem.

But some major powers have realized that this type of crisis can bring their industries into a halt if they do not plan for an alternate option from now. The vast European landmass and

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CASS-India Training

Under ITP, CASS-India offers an Advanced StrategicStudies Course (ASSC) to Indian and foreign nationals. The ITP, which starts in the month of November every year, will enhance greater understanding of Afro-Asian Security Issues, including India.

(For more information about the ITP kindly contact: itp@cassindia.com)

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