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24 September 2024 | GP Short Notes # 941

DG ISPR's presser: Imran Khan's military trial, counter-terrorism operations

Rohini Reenum

19 September 2024 | GP Short Notes # 946

Russian Deputy Prime Minister’s visit: Day One

Rohini Reenum

19 September 2024 | GP Short Notes # 940

The 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum:

Sayeka Ghosh

19 September 2024 | GP Short Notes # 939

80 years of Benelux: A Profile

Samruddhi Pathak

17 September 2024 | GP Short Notes # 945

The Fall of “Constitutional Package”: Who says what

Rohini Reenum

10 September 2024 | GP Short Notes # 944

PTI faces the brunt of Islamabad rally

Rohini Reenum

9 September 2024 | GP Short Notes # 943

PTI's rally in Islamabad

Rohini Reenum

7 September 2024 | GP Short Notes # 942

Pakistan observes Defence Day

Rohini Reenum

2 September 2024 | GP Short Notes # 938

Germany Far-right AfD wins Thuringia and Saxony elections

Samruddhi Pathak

27 August 2024 | GP Short Notes # 937

Dacoit and Militant attacks in Punjab

26 August 2024 | GP Short Notes # 936

Internet disruptions and slowdown in Pakistan: Domestic responses

23 August 2024 | GP Short Notes # 937

Greece Wildfires: Where, Why and How?

Advik S Mohan

21 August 2024 | GP Short Notes # 937

Disposal of poll petitions may miss deadline: Fafen report

16 August 2024 | GP Short Notes # 935

Pakistan, Thar Coal and China

Nuha Aamina

16 August 2024 | GP Short Notes # 934

A Catalonian leader’s visit to Spain creates a problem: Who is Carles Puigdemont? And what is the is

Neha Tresa George

29 July 2024 | GP Short Notes # 928

Japan and the Pacific: Tenth Pacific Island Leaders Meeting (PALM 10)

Femy Francis

27 July 2024 | GP Short Notes # 927

Shandong: Chinese aircraft carrier

R Sachin Arvind

26 July 2024 | GP Short Notes # 933

Protests in Kenya: Into the fifth week

Anu Maria Joseph

26 July 2024 | GP Short Notes # 932

The Middle East: Houthis and Hezbollah attacks against Israel; Netanyahu visits the US

Ayan Datta

26 July 2024 | GP Short Notes # 926

Profile: Chinese Space Station Tiangong

R Sachin Arvind

25 July 2024 | GP Short Notes # 925

Takeaways: Third 20th CPC Plenary meeting 2024

Sayeka Ghosh

15 July 2024 | GP Short Notes # 924

20th Third Plenary session of CPC: “Comprehensively deepening reform”

Femy Francis

13 July 2024 | GP Short Notes # 923

The Supreme Court on the Reserved Seats: Key Takeaways of the Verdict

12 July 2024 | GP Short Notes # 931

Suicide Bombings in Nigeria

Ayan Datta

12 July 2024 | GP Short Notes # 930

Afghanistan: The Doha Talks with the Taliban

Nuha Aamina

12 July 2024 | GP Short Notes # 929

Kenya: Crisis continues, as the protests expand despite President's interventions

1 July 2024 | GP Short Notes # 922

Pakistan and the T20 Cricket World Cup 2024: A Critique and Comparison

Kavitha Sri

28 June 2024 | GP Short Notes # 921

Kenya: Protests force the government to withdraw the financial bill

Anu Maria Joseph

28 June 2024 | GP Short Notes # 920

Dagestan: Terror attacks expose Russia’s vulnerabilities

Padmashree Anandhan

28 June 2024 | GP Short Notes # 919

Israel: The conflict with Hezbollah intensifies

Ayan Datta

21 June 2024 | GP Short Notes # 918

Putin in North Korea: Signs Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Padmashree Anandhan and Sayeka Ghosh

21 June 2024 | GP Short Notes # 916

The US: Extreme weather events in California and beyond

Akriti Sharma

21 June 2024 | GP Short Notes # 915

Israel: Challenges to Netanyahu’s War

Ayan Datta

21 June 2024 | GP Short Notes # 914

Ukraine Peace Summit: 78 countries sign communique

Govind Anoop

18 June 2024 | GP Short Notes # 917

Putin visits North Korea after 24 years

Neha Tresa George and Govind Anoop

17 June 2024 | GP Short Notes # 913

Switzerland: 78 countries issue joint communique assuring peace for Ukraine

Govind Anoop

7 June 2024 | GP Short Notes # 903

The War in Gaza: Biden's New Three-Phase Proposal for a Ceasefire, Release of Hostages

Ayan Datta

6 June 2024 | GP Short Notes # 905

China: A Hong Kong trial finds 14 people guilty of subversion

Akhil Ajith

6 June 2024 | GP Short Notes # 904

The US: President Biden's executive immigration order for Mexico border

Dhriti Mukherjee

31 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 899

South Africa Elections 2024: Early results imply a coalition

Anu Maria Joseph

31 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 898

Armenia: Protests against PM Pashniyan on ceding villages to Azerbaijan

Ayan Datta

31 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 897

The War in Gaza: Despite growing international pressure, Israel continues its operations in Rafah

Shamini Velayutham

29 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 912

Putin’s Belarus Visit: Holds talk on strategic partnership

Shilpa Joseph

28 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 911

Taiwan President’s Inaugural Address: Four Takeaways

Akhil Ajith

25 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 910

Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway: China’s inroads into Cambodia

Akhil Ajith

24 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 902

Unrest in New Caledonia

Neha Tresa George

24 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 901

Battle for Kharkiv: Russian advance in northern border showcases Ukraine’s struggle

Padmashree Anandhan

24 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 900

Growing international pressure on Israel: ICC’s call for arrest warrants and the recognition of Pale

Shamini Velayutham

23 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 909

The New US Sanctions on China: Bilateral and Global Fallouts of US-China Trade War

Lakshmi Karlekar

20 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 908

President Putin visits China

Padmashree Anandhan

17 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 896

Georgia: Parliament approval of foreign influence bill triggers mass protests

Indrani Talukdar

17 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 895

Catalonia and the Spain Elections: Decline of pro-independence voices

Neha Tresa George

17 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 894

Gaza: Impending operation in Rafah, Regrouping of Hamas and the Genocide Case in ICJ

Shamini Velayutham

16 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 923

Assassination Attempt on Slovakia Prime minister

Padmashree Anandhan

14 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 908

President Xi's visit to Serbia

Femy Francis

13 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 907

President Xi's visit to France

Padmashree Anandhan

11 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 886

NIAS-CR Special Analysis on Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway

Akhil Ajith

10 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 893

Biden's Speech at the Holocaust Memorial: Four Takeaways

Sayeka Ghosh and Neha Tresa George

10 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 892

Australia: Protests against gender violence

Akhil Ajith

10 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 891

The Ceasefire Conundrum in the Middle East: Hamas accepts a deal, Israel rejects

Shamini Velayutham

8 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 906

The China-Laos Railway: Who benefits what of the Boten-Vientiane connection

Akhil Ajith

8 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 885

The China-Laos Railway: Who benefits what of the Boten-Vientiane connection

Akhil Ajith

7 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 884

On 03 May, China launched its Chang’e-6 lunar probe aboard the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket from t

Femy Francis

3 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 890

The US: Contradictions in the Abortion laws in Arizona and Florida

Dhriti Mukherjee

3 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 889

Middle East: The Elusive Negotiations and the Pressure on Hamas

Shamini Velayutham

2 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 883

Tesla-Baidu deal: Six takeaways

Femy Francis

1 May 2024 | GP Short Notes # 882

Protest against gender violence in Australia: What and Why

Akhil Ajith

25 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 888

Ecuador: Overwhelming support for a referendum on strict security measures

Dhriti Mukherjee

25 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 887

The UK: Parliament approves the Bill to deport migrants to Rwanda

Padmashree Anandhan

25 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 879

Farmers in Pakistan's Punjab threaten to protest: Five reasons why

Vaneeta

24 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 881

17 April 1895: The Treaty of Shimonoseki ends the first Sino-Japan War (1894-95)

Nupur Priya

23 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 880

Solomon Islands Election 2024: Who and What?

Akhil Ajith

20 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 878

Germany and China: It’s the economy, stupid Five Takeaways of Chancellor Scholz’s visit to Beijing

Femy Francis

18 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 877

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, 13 Years Later: Energy Debate, Safety Concerns and Global Fallouts

Sayaka Gosh

18 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 872

Sudan: One Year of Civil War

Anu Maria Joseph

18 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 871

The Middle East: Steady Escalation

Shamini Velayutham

17 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 870

Switzerland: Climate inaction is violation of human rights rules ECHR

Rosemary Kurian

15 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 867

Pakistan's narrow tax base: Failures so far, challenges ahead

Dhriti Mukherjee

13 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 866

Pakistan’s Distribution Companies (Discos): Five issues on why they are facing loss

Rohini Reenum

12 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 876

No “sufficient credible information,” to warrant CSIS concerns, Trudeau testifies on Chinese interfe

Femy Francis

12 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 865

Europe's New Migration Pact: Will it address the issues?

Padmashree Anandhan

12 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 864

Uncertainty and Risks: ADB's latest report on Pakistan's economic outlook

11 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 875

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to China

Akhil Ajith

11 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 869

Latin America: Mexico suspends diplomatic ties with Ecuador

Dhriti Mukherjee

11 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 868

The War in Gaza: Between Talks in Cairo and an Impending Military Offensive in Rafah

Shamini Velayutham

11 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 863

Pakistan’s burgeoning water crisis: What is the problem, and what are its fallouts

Rohini Reenum

10 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 874

Global Politics Explainer South Korean Elections 2024: A “mid-term referendum” on President Yoon’s

Femy Francis

10 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 862

Sindh's Dacoit Problem

Rohini Reenum

9 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 861

Profile: Street Crimes in Karachi

Dhriti Mukherjee

9 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 860

Germany legalises cannabis: Is it a step in the right direction?

Rosemary Kurian

6 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 873

The State of Southeast Asia Survey Report 2024: Five Key Takeaways

Akhil Ajith

5 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 865

Canada investigates Chinese interference in 2019 and 2020 elections

Femy Francis

5 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 857

Threat letters to the judges

Shamini Velayutham

4 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 868

30 years after the Rwandan Genocide

Anu Maria Joseph

1 April 2024 | GP Short Notes # 866

Global Politics Explainer: Japan approves the export of defence equipment to other countries. Why?

Akhil Ajith

28 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 851

Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K): A profile

Alka Bala

28 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 850

Russia: ISIS terror attack in Moscow

Padmashree Anandhan

28 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 849

Gaza: Finally, a UN Security Council Resolution

Rosemary Kurian

27 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 856

Suicide attack in KP kills five Chinese nationals; Beijing wants to “severely punish the perpetrator

Shamini Velayutham

26 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 848

“Advanced Persistent Threat”: The US, UK and New Zealand accuse China of orchestrated cyber-attacks

Femy Francis

22 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 855

Pakistan “cannot survive” without another IMF package, says PM Shehbaz Sharif

Dhriti Mukherjee

22 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 846

Haiti: Continuing political instability

Navinan GV

22 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 845

The War in Gaza: The search for a ceasefire and military operations in Rafah

Nuha Aamina

22 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 844

The Gambia: The genital cutting and the return of the FGM debate

Anu Maria Joseph

21 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 854

Another Militant Attack in Gwadar: Who, Where and Why

Dhriti Mukherjee & Shamini Velayutham

21 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 847

Xi’s new slogan: "New Quality Productive Forces"

Akhil Ajith

20 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 824

Article 23: Hong Kong council hastily approves new controversial “National Security Law”

Femy Francis

19 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 848

Post elections, Putin warns of

Padmashree Anandhan

19 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 823

Marriages in China are increasing, says a BBC study

Femy Francis

15 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 843

Continuing Kidnappings in Nigeria

Narmatha S and Vetriselvi Baskaran

12 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 853

The Aurat March returns. So do its detractors

Dhriti Mukherjee

11 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 847

Portugal: Luis Montenegro claims victory in the snap elections

Padmashree Anandhan

9 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 821

Revised Chinese ‘State Secret Law’ to include ‘work secrets’

Ryan Marcus Manuel

8 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 842

The War in Gaza: The Elusive Search for a Ceasefire

Shamini Velayutham

8 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 841

Haiti: State of Emergency as violence surges with gang leaders warning of civil war and genocide

Navinan GV

8 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 840

Denmark: Greenlandic Inuit's call for colonial justice

Anu Maria Joseph

8 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 839

France: First country to enshrine abortion rights in the Constitution

Padmashree Anandhan

7 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 852

Supreme Court on Bhutto’s Trial: Five Questions and Three Answers

4 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 820

Shehbaz Sharif: New Prime Minister, Old Issues

D Suba Chandran

1 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 838

Ghana: The anti-LGBTQ bill threatens a liberal democracy in West Africa

Anu Maria Joseph

1 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 837

Poland: The Farmers' protest on Ukraine grain and EU regulations

Manoranjan Kumar

1 March 2024 | GP Short Notes # 836

NATO 32: Leaving neutrality, Sweden to join after Hungary's approval

Padmashree Anandhan

29 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 819

Challenges faced by the French wine industry

Alka Bala

22 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 835

Ukraine: The Battle for Avdiivka

Padmashree Anandhan

17 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 818

China's domination in Europe's solar industry

Alka Bala

17 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 817

Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s remarks on no-confidence motion trigger “political earthquake”

Dhriti Mukherjee

16 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 816

He came, he saw and he said No Why did Nawaz choose Shehbaz? Four explanations

D Suba Chandran

15 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 834

War expands to Rafah, the border town

Nuha Aamina

15 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 815

Imran Khan seeks coalition with MWM and JI

Shamini Velayutham

14 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 814

Who is Sardar Ali Amin Gandapur, PTI’s Chief Minister for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?

Rohini Reenum

10 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 813

Pakistan Elections, Two Days After: What do the numbers say?

Rohini Reenum, Femy Francis, Dhriti Mukherjee and Shamini Velayudham

9 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 811

EU finalises rulebook on AI Act: Reactions and implications

Rosemary Kurian

8 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 833

Senegal: Protests amidst the postponement of elections

Anu Maria Joseph

8 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 810

Pakistan Elections 2024. Voting comes to an end as counting starts

Rohini Reenum, Femy Francis, Dhriti Mukherjee and Shamini Velayudham

7 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 809

First half of FY 2023-24 reflects a strong trade relationship between Pakistan and China

Rajika Kanungo

7 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 806

Third EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum: Three takeaways

Alka Bala

2 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 808

Cipher case verdict: Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi receive ten-year sentence

Shamini Velayutham

2 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 807

Toshakhana case verdict: Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi sentenced for 14 years

Rohini Reenum

2 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 805

European Council Summit ends with a deal to aid Ukraine

Padmashree Anandhan

1 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 832

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso's termination from ECOWAS and regional challenges

Anu Maria Joseph

1 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 831

France: Farmer protests continue despite government measures

Padmashree Anandhan

1 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 830

UNRWA relief fund shutdown exacerbates crises

Nuha Aamina

1 February 2024 | GP Short Notes # 804

Decoding the UK-Rwanda migration bill post supreme court ruling

Alka Bala

30 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 803

Gilgit-Baltistan: In a state of continuous protest

Dhriti Mukherjee

29 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 802

PTI’s manifesto bats for a just and equitable Pakistan

Dhriti Mukherjee

29 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 801

Macron pledges for a stronger and fairer France in a press conference: Three takeaways

Padmashree Anandhan

27 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 800

Germany approves citizenship bill

Rosemary Kurian

25 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 829

Haiti: Continuing Violence and Kidnappings

Dhriti Mukherjee

23 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 799

Iran-Pakistan Crisis Update

Rohini Reenum

19 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 798

Iran-Pakistan Crisis

Dhriti Mukherjee

19 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 797

Xi's New years Speech

CEAP Team

18 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 828

The Red Sea Crisis: Attacks and Counter Attacks

Nuha Aamina

18 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 798

Pakistan strikes back: Retaliatory missile attacks on Iran

Rohini Reenum

17 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 798

Iran attacks alleged terror bases in Pakistan

Shamini Velayutham

17 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 796

Norway: Parliament approves controversial deep-sea mining

Alka Bala

11 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 827

Ecuador: State of emergency, following prison riots and escape of a drug lord

Dhriti Mukherjee

11 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 826

Middle East: Blinken's Fourth Visit

Shamini Velayutham

10 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 795

The AI- controversy surrounding Imran Khan’s article

Dhriti Mukherjee

8 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 794

On tapping women’s potential

Rohini Reenum

8 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 793

United Nations’ World Economic Situation and Prospects 2024: Key takeaways for Pakistan

Rohini Reenum

4 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 825

The War in Ukraine: Drones, missiles and counterattacks

Padmashree Anandhan

4 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 792

PTI’s Electoral Symbol Saga

Shamini Velayutham

1 January 2024 | GP Short Notes # 791

An analysis of CRSS Annual Security Report 2023

Dhriti Mukherjee

25 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 690

South Africa: Ramaphosa re-elected as party president, amid ANC divisions

Apoorva Sudhakar

25 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 689

China: Australian leaders' visit reflects a thaw in bilateral relations

Avishka Ashok

19 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 688

The Bahamas: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrested

Madhura Mahesh

19 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 687

The US: Rekindling relations with Africa at Leaders Summit

Apoorva Sudhakar

11 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 686

Peru: Political instability following Pedro Castillo's impeachment

Madhura Mahesh

11 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 685

China: President Xi's visit to Saudi Arabia hints at Beijing's pivot to the Middle East

Avishka Ashok

6 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 684

Jiang Zemin and his Legacies

Teshu Singh

6 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 683

Taiwan: Local elections present unanticipated outcomes

Avishka Ashok

27 November 2022 | GP Short Notes # 682

Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim appointed by the King as the Prime Minister

Vignesh Ram

30 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 681

Putin's address in the Valdai Club

Padmashree Anandhan

30 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 680

Elon Musk's Twitter deal

Apoorva Sudhakaro

23 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 679

The UK: Liz Truss' resignation spins political chaos

Padmashree Anandhan

23 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 678

China: President Xi seeks 'socialist modern' state through the 20th Party Congress

Avishka Ashok

16 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 677

UN deems Russia’s referendums illegal

Rishma Banerjee

13 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 676

China: UNHRC proceeding on Xinjiang

Avishka Ashok

9 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 675

Trade and Statistics Outlook 2022-23: Four takeaways

Madhura Mahesh

9 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 674

OPEC: The curious case of OPEC's production cuts

Bhoomika Sesharaj

9 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 673

The US: Courting dictators to keep a favourable energy market

Ankit Singh

9 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 672

Reducing Inequality Index 2022: Three Takeaways

Ankit Singh

6 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 671

Russia-Ukraine: Putin signs the unification of Ukraine territories into law

Padmashree Anandhan

6 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 670

North Korea: Latest missile launch and the ensuing military drills in the Pacific Ocean

Avishka Ashok

2 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 665

The new DART Mission: A new era of planetary defence

Ankit Singh

29 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 669

Iran: Protests spark against hijab rules

Lavanya Ravi

25 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 664

Putin and Russia's New Ukraine Strategy

Harini Madhusudan

22 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 668

EU's food waste 2022: Three takeaways

Padmashree Anandhan

22 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 667

Armenia-Azerbaijan: Over 100 troops killed in renewed border clashes

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

18 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 663

Sweden: 2022 elections reflect political polarization

Padmashree Anandhan

18 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 662

SCO Summit 2022: Who said what

Bhoomika Sesharaj

16 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 666

Global Estimates of Modern Slavery 2021: Six takeaw

Madhura Mahesh

16 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 665

North Korea: New legislation hinders denuclearization talks

Avishka Ashok

16 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 664

Ukraine: Counteroffensive in Kharkiv and Kherson

Padmashree Anandhan

11 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 661

Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina’s State visit to India

Devjyoti Saha

11 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 660

Eastern Economic Forum: Russia appeals to the Asia Pacific for investments

Avishka Ashok

11 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 659

Russia: Military exercise Vostok 2022

Ankit Singh

8 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 658

The UN report on Xinjiang: Four Takeaways

Apoorva Sudhakar and Avishka Ashok

1 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 657

Ethiopia: Renewed fighting in Tigray, ending five months of ceasefire

Anu Maria Joseph

1 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 656

Iraq-Al-Sadr Withdraws, Protests Intensify

Rashmi Ramesh

28 August 2022 | GP Short Notes # 655

Government declares 'national emergency' amid rain-induced floods

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

7 August 2022 | GP Short Notes # 654

Ukraine: Amnesty condemns civilian cover tactics in urban warfare

Angelin Archana

7 August 2022 | GP Short Notes # 653

Sri Lanka starts bailout talks with IMF

Ankit Singh

7 August 2022 | GP Short Notes # 652

Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan engenders strong opposition from China

Avishka Ashok

31 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 651

Tunisia: Referendum paves the way for one-man rule

Apoorva Sudhakar

31 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 650

Biden-Xi phone call underlines tensions in bilateral relations

Avishka Ashok

24 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 649

Putin’s meeting with Khamenei and Erdogan

Angelin Archana

17 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 648

Elon Musk Versus: 'Twas a troll after all

Harini Madhusudan

17 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 647

The Middle East: Biden's visit to Israel, Saudi Arabia, and West Bank

Lavanya R

10 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 646

China and the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Bali, Indonesia

Avishka Ashok, Harini Madhusudan, and Akriti Sharma

10 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 645

Japan: Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination and his legacy

Avishka Ashok

10 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 644

The UK: After Boris Johnson’s resignation, a tight race for the next prime minister begins

Sourina Bej

3 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 643

NATO 2022 Strategic Concept: Four takeaways

Emmanuel Selva Royan

3 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 642

Israel: Parliament dissolves and prepares for the fifth election in four years

Lakshmi Menon

3 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 641

G7 Summit: Ukraine dominates the agenda, undermining the development focus

Rishma Banerjee

3 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 640

NATO Madrid Summit 2022: Leaders discuss emerging challenges to secure the Euro-Atlantic

Padmashree Anandhan

26 June 2022 | GP Short Notes # 639

Saudi Arabia: Rapprochement with Turkey

Ashwin Dhanabalan

26 June 2022 | GP Short Notes # 638

Europe: Approving Ukraine's candidature for the EU

Padmashree Anandhan

26 June 2022 | GP Short Notes # 637

BRICS SUMMIT: China hosts the 14 Summit; calls for inclusivity and collective action

Avishka Ashok

19 June 2022 | GP Short Notes # 636

The US: The Federal Reserve's interest rate increase and its global fallouts

Ankit Singh

8 May 2022 | GP Short Notes # 635

EU: New sanctions on Russia

Rishma Banerjee

8 May 2022 | GP Short Notes # 634

India-Nordic Summit 2022: Focus on building mobility, blue economy and SDGs

Padmashree Anandhan

1 May 2022 | GP Short Notes # 633

US and Ukraine: Biden's 33 billion assistance package aims at a long term relationship

Ashwin Immanuel Dhanabalan

24 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 632

The Solomon Islands: China's security agreement and a US visit

Arshiya Banu

24 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 631

Russia: New nuclear-capable ICBM test

Angkuran Dey

24 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 630

China: Boao Forum for Asia brings the world's attention to the Indo-Pacific

Avishka Ashok

17 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 629

Elon Musk and the battle for Twitter

Ashwin Immanuel Dhanabalan and Angkuran Dey

10 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 628

New IPCC report: Emphasis on mitigation and climate change action

Rashmi BR

10 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 627

New actions and sanctions on Russia

Harini Madhusudan

3 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 626

Europe: 'Pay for gas in rubles,' says Putin, EU leaders reject in unison

Sourina Bej

28 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 625

Europe: The new focus on defence

Ankit Singh

28 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 624

The G7 Summit: Focus on Russia and Ukraine’s defence

Padmashree Anandhan

20 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 623

The US and Europe: Isolate Moscow, without a direct military engagement

D Suba Chandran

20 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 622

China: A careful strategy on Russia and Ukraine

Avishka Ashok

13 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 621

South Korea Elections: Yoon Suk-yeol becomes the new President

Keerthana Nambiar

13 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 620

China: Fifth Session of the 13th NPC

Avishka Ashok

13 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 619

Ukraine: The Versailles declaration of the EU leaders

Joeana Cera Matthews

6 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 618

Biden’s State of the Union Address: Focus on Building back better

D Suba Chandran

6 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 617

Sanctions against Russia: Effects and Divides

Padmashree Anandhan

19 February 2022 | GP Short Notes # 616

Mali: France’s troop withdrawal amid friction with military government

Apoorva Sudhakar

19 February 2022 | GP Short Notes # 615

The EU- Africa summit 2022: Issues and Challenges of a “special relationship”

Anu Maria Joseph

12 February 2022 | GP Short Notes # 614

Quad summit in Australia: Focus on the Indo-Pacific

Avishka Ashok

12 February 2022 | GP Short Notes # 613

The One Ocean Summit: A framework toward conservation

Padmashree Anandhan

5 February 2022 | GP Short Notes # 612

Escalation and de-escalation in the Ukraine crisis

Ashwin Immanuel Dhanabalan

29 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 611

China: New Ambassador to Australia encourages friendly bilateral relations

Avishka Ashok

29 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 610

The Normandy Format: Europe, Russia and Ukraine

Padmashree Anandhan

15 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 609

Mali: Tensions escalate as ECOWAS imposes sanctions

Apoorva Sudhakar

15 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 608

Kazakhstan: Russia, China and the protests

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

15 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 607

Russia and the West: Diplomatic efforts fail to make a breakthrough on Ukraine and other issues

Joeana Cera Matthews

15 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 606

India, China 14th round of military talks in Ladakh

Teshu Singh

8 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 605

The US: Remembering 6 January

D Suba Chandran

8 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 604

North Korea: Pyongyang tests its second hypersonic missile

Keerthana Nambiar

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