Introduction Southeast Asia's South China Sea is an arm of the western Pacific Ocean. It is located to the south of China, east and south of Vietnam, west of the Philippines, and north of Borneo. It is linked to the East China Sea and Philippine Sea via the Taiwan Strait and the Luzon Strait, respectively. This sea is strategically significant due to its placement as the connecting link between the Indian and Pacific Oceans (Strait of Malacca). According to the United Nations

What is SWIFT? SWIFT is a messaging network used by financial institutions and countries to securely transmit information and instructions using a standardised code system. Although SWIFT has become an important part of the global financial infrastructure, it is not a financial institution in itself. It does not hold or transfer assets. Rather, its usefulness stems from its ability to facilitate secure, efficient communication among member institutions. SWIFT assigns each fin

Introduction “Foreign Policy is a systematic statement of deliberately selected national interests. "~ Hartmann States now have to work with non-state entities more than ever before because of the increasing depth of globalisation and transnational activity. In order to optimise the benefits of international multilateral collaboration, the previously mentioned interaction is reviewed and monitored. Foreign policies are created by the government through high-level decision-mak

Indo-Egyptian relations have existed since ancient times. Ashoka's edicts deal with his relations with Egypt during the reign of Ptolemy II. In modern times, Mahatma Gandhi and Saad Zaghloul shared a common goal of achieving independence for their countries, a relationship that would blossom into an unusually close friendship between Gamal Abdel Nasser and Jawaharlal Nehru, culminating in the signing of a Friendship Treaty in 1955. This relationship inevitably resulted in the

What is 'CELAC' Exactly? The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) is a Latin American and Caribbean regional bloc. Caribbean states devised a plan on February 23, 2010, at the Rio Group-Caribbean. On December 3rd, 2011, in Caracas, Venezuela, the Declaration of Caracas was signed. It is made up of 33 sovereign countries in the Americas with a population of over a million people. The United States, the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands, on the oth

Historical Background Prior to the arrival of colonial powers, the United States' east coast was connected to India and Africa. Trade routes between India's west coast and Africa's east coast were thriving. However, these trades gradually dwindled. Colonisation harmed contacts and eroded trade confidence. However, India's and Africa's independence accelerated the momentum once more. Despite its leadership in the fight against apartheid, particularly in South Africa, and for d