Climate change
Loss and Damage Fund: A Step Towards Addressing Climate-Induced Human Rights Issues
As the 28th Conference of Parties or COP-28, takes place in Dubai, member states...
Indo-Pacific
Chinese Foreign Minister’s Visit to the US: A Thrust on Strengthening China-US Bilateral Diplomacy
On Nov. 15, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. convened...
The Indian Ocean Region: A Theatre of Opportunity
The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is considered by India...
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Climate change
Loss and Damage Fund: A Step Towards Addressing Climate-Induced Human Rights Issues
As the 28th Conference of Parties or COP-28, takes...
Economy
Pakistan’s Military Extends its Role in Economic Decision-making Through the Special Investment Facilitation Council
June 2023 saw the establishment of the Special Investment...
Central Asia
From Oil to Renewables: Kazakhstan’s Transformative Environmental Journey
In the contemporary geopolitical landscape, Kazakhstan's emerging role as...
Economy
A Budding Partnership: The Growth of Japanese–Bangladeshi Politico-Strategic Ties
On Nov. 11, 2023, the 14.3-km long channel of...
From Historical Bonds to Modern Alliances: Decoding China’s Relations with Afghanistan
Throughout history, Afghanistan and China have maintained a friendly...
Boosting Regional Cooperation through IORA and BIMSTEC: Recent Trends
The first quarter of the 21st century has been...
South Asia
Pakistan’s Military Extends its Role in Economic Decision-making Through the Special Investment Facilitation Council
June 2023 saw the establishment of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) in Pakistan. The country’s economy has been in a dire state for...
A Budding Partnership: The Growth of Japanese–Bangladeshi Politico-Strategic Ties
On Nov. 11, 2023, the 14.3-km long channel of the Matarbari deep-sea port and the first unit of the 1,200 MW Matarbari coal-fired power...
Is India’s New Gender Quota Bill an Empty Promise?
The Indian parliament passed a historic bill that necessitates the lower house of the parliament and the state legislatures to earmark one-third of their...
Navigating the Geopolitical Waters: India-Maldives Relations in a Shifting Global Landscape
As Union Minister Kiren Riju attends the swearing-in ceremony of the Maldives President on Nov. 17, 2023, the issues surrounding the evolving China-Maldives relations...
The Invisibles Who Stand in Darkness
Ironic though it may sound, it is as if the Taliban emirate is a kind of ivory tower whose only Achilles heel is woman....
India’s Indigenous Naval Powers Are Strategically Fleeting
Deep Sea Technologies are the need of the hour and India is working towards it with diligence. Some of India’s latest innovations in maritime...
Does India Have a Successful Grand Strategy?
Traditional examples of good grand strategies are illustrated in the unification of Germany by Bismarck and the policy of containment. It is opined that...
The Maitree Super Thermal Power Project: Evolving Bangladesh-India Energy Partnership
On Nov. 1, 2023, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina underscored the joint inauguration of three development schemes aided by India as a manifestation of the...
How Kashmir Became the Obsession of a Generation
When Haider –– Vishal Bhardwaj's widely acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet –– came out in 2014, I was struck by the brilliant yet obvious...
Americas
CARICOM-BRICS Relations Are in the Spotlight. Here Are Some Takeaways
The argument — voiced in an Aug. 29, 2023 guest editorial titled 'Caricom and new BRICS' in the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper — that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) bloc's leadership "should...
Age, Legal Woes and Biden’s Presidential Ambitions
With the US presidential election looming just a year ahead, Democrats find themselves in a disconcerting predicament. Recent polls have sent ripples of concern...
US-China Tussle in the Middle East: The Biden Administration’s Response
The US President Joe Biden has repeatedly drawn flak for the deterioration of ties between Washington and Riyadh – attributed to his cold shouldering...
Europe
European Leaders Failed the Palestinians
Over the past weeks, the crisis in the Middle East has drawn clear dividing lines, where the young generation of European...
Lithuania is the Model Country, Smaller Nations Should Follow
Lithuania is one of the smallest countries on earth but also packs a big punch in diplomacy and foreign policy. A...
Russia’s Staggering Losses from Avdiivka and Attrition Warfare
Ukraine is continuing its ongoing summer counteroffensive, with significant clashes in Verbove and on the left bank of the Kherson oblast....
Will Russia Withdraw from the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?
In the complex landscape of global nuclear diplomacy, Russia's contemplation of withdrawing from the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) has...
Southeast Asia
Preparing for a Disinformation Maelstrom: Lessons for the Philippines
The tensions in the West Philippine Sea and the...
Indonesia’s ASEAN Summit 2023: Some Key Takeaways
The ASEAN Summit week in early September was filled...
Vietnam Stock Market Performance Shows Success of Anti-corruption Reforms
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Comparing the behaviour of stock markets in Southeast Asian...
What Can We Expect From the New Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet?
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Cambodia will have a new prime minister on August...
Cambodia: What Lies Behind the Sudden Resignation of Prime Minister Hun Sen?
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The fact that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, now...
Southeast Asia
Myanmar Crisis, ASEAN’s Soft View and Diplomacy
The week of mid-July has been eventful and captivating for ASEAN-watchers, with several significant meetings taking place. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...
