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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

20 December 2020 | GP Short Notes # 453

China Chang'e-5 success: The lunar missions and the larger space ambitions

Sukanya Bali

20 December 2020 | GP Short Notes # 452

India resets relation with Bangladesh in virtual meeting marking Victory Day

Sourina Bej

13 December 2020 | GP Short Notes # 451

Brexit: The trade deal may not come through

Harini Madhusudan

13 December 2020 | GP Short Notes # 450

Venezuela: Maduro consolidates his hold with a new election

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

13 December 2020 | GP Short Notes # 449

Morocco: Fourth country to normalize relations with Israel in 2020

Apoorva Sudhakar

6 December 2020 | GP Short Notes # 448

An Afghan agreement in Doha: A breakthrough reported between the government and the Taliban

D Suba Chandran

6 December 2020 | GP Short Notes # 447

Escalating tensions between Australia and China: A tweet raises diplomatic heat

Sukanya Bali

6 December 2020 | GP Short Notes # 446

COVID-19: The UK government approves emergency vaccine rollout, sparking hope and questions

Sourina Bej

29 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 445

Hong Kong: The Joshua Wong trio pleads guilty, as the UK calls it as "the most concerning period in

Sukanya Bali

29 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 444

Ethiopia: After a 72-hour ultimatum, and a military operation, the PM announces full control of Tigr

Apoorva Sudhakar

22 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 443

The COVID-19 Vaccine Race: The politics of development and distribution

Harini Madhusudan

22 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 442

The US in the Middle East: A week of hectic engagements over Israel, Syria, Iran, Qatar and Iraq

Rashmi Ramesh

22 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 441

The United States: Trump's strategy to block the election results suffer reversals in Georgia and Pe

D Suba Chandran

15 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 440

Hong Kong: Pro-Beijing legislators takeover, as pro-democracy lawmakers resign

Sukanya Bali

15 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 439

Myanmar Elections: Suu Kyi's NLD wins in a landslide, reaches out to ethnic minorities

Lokendra Sharma

15 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 438

Yemen: The UN warns of a humanitarian catastrophe, once again!

Rashmi Ramesh

8 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 437

Myanmar: General elections marred by a civil-military tussle

Lokendra Sharma

8 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 436

Europe: Austria and France seek pan-European measures against Islamic Extremists

Harini Madhusudan

8 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 435

The US: Joe Biden will be the new American President. And Kamala Harris the Vice-President.

D Suba Chandran

1 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 434

In Syria, Russia attacks pro-Turkey rebels, indicating a looming Russia-Turkey Cold War

Apoorva Sudhakar

1 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 433

Another terror attack in France, and growing tensions with Turkey

Sourina Bej

1 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 432

India and the US sign crucial defence agreements

D Suba Chandran

25 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 431

Japan: Prime Minister Suga's State visits to Vietnam and Indonesia

Minhaj Khan

25 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 430

Sudan: To normalize relations with Israel, following UAE and Bahrain

Lakshmi V Menon

25 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 429

Pakistan: To stay on the 'grey list' until February 2021. FATF wants Islamabad to do more

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

18 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 428

Israel: The State resumes new settlements in West Bank, as a US delegation visits Israel, Bahrain an

Lakshmi V Menon

18 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 427

Thailand: Emergency declared in Bangkok as protests intensify

Lokendra Sharma

18 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 426

Pakistan: PDM sets off with its first anti-government rally in Gujranwala

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

11 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 425

Europe and Saudi Arabia: Lambasting Riyadh's human rights record, the EU to cut its presence in the

Sourina Bej

11 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 424

World Bank's latest report on South Asia: Economic vulnerabilities and repercussions

Apoorva Sudhakar

11 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 423

Energizing the Quad: Foreign Ministers of India, Japan and Australia and the US Secretary of State m

Minhaj Khan

4 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 422

Turkey: New EU sanctions threat will do little, as Erdogan is on an offensive

Sourina Bej

4 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 421

France: New bill to prevent Islamic Separatism

Shreya Sinha

4 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 420

The US: The First Presidential Debate

Vivek Mishra

26 September 2020 | GP Short Notes # 419

South Asia: Finally, a SAARC meeting

Rashmi Ramesh

26 September 2020 | GP Short Notes # 418

East Asia: The new Japanese Prime Minister talks to the South Korean President

Harini Madhusudan

26 September 2020 | GP Short Notes # 417

Europe: The Second Wave of COVID-19, and calls for a second lock down

Sourina Bej

19 September 2020 | GP Short Notes # 416

TikTok: After months of uncertainty, there is a deal on the US horizon. Trump has given his "blessin

Parikshith Pradeep

19 September 2020 | GP Short Notes # 415

Japan: Yoshihide Suga is the Prime Minister. But, there are old challenges he will have to address f

Harini Madhusudan

19 September 2020 | GP Short Notes # 414

The Middle East: After UAE, Bahrain agrees to normalize relations with Israel, as the three sign the

Lakshmi V Menon

12 September 2020 | GP Short Notes # 413

California: Wildfire continues to rage

Rashmi Ramesh

12 September 2020 | GP Short Notes # 412

The SCO Foreign Ministers meet in Moscow; India and China reach a five points consensus

Samreen Wani

12 September 2020 | GP Short Notes # 411

BREXIT: UK's new bill renews the tensions with the EU

Sourina Bej

5 September 2020 | GP Short Notes # 410

South Korea: The return of COVID and a Church controversy

Harini Madhusudan

5 September 2020 | GP Short Notes # 409

Poisoning of Kremlin critic: EU, Germany talks tough against Russia

Sourina Bej

5 September 2020 | GP Short Notes # 408

India- China border standoff at LAC: No consensus at sight

Rashmi Ramesh

30 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 407

Japan: Shinzo Abe announces resignation

Harini Madhusudan

30 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 406

South China Sea: China launches missiles in the disputed waters

Teshu Singh

30 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 405

Iran: The US gets snubbed at the UNSC, while Tehran agrees for IAEA inspection

Samreen Wani

30 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 404

Greece and Turkey: Bilateral relations deteriorate beyond drilling rights

Sourina Bej

23 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 403

Greenland: The ice sheet melts at a record rate

Rashmi Ramesh

23 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 402

Coup in Mali: Plunging further into chaos

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

23 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 401

Amid protest, Belarus becomes a new sphere of contention between the EU and Russia

Sourina Bej

23 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 400

Democratic Convention in the US and the formal nominations of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden

Vivek Mishra

16 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 399

With rising Covid-19 cases, Europe at the brink of a second wave

Sourina Bej

16 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 398

Kamala Harris: The Running Mate to Joe Biden in US Presidential Elections

Shreya Upadhyay

16 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 397

Hong Kong: Media arrests under the National Security Law

N Jayam

9 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 396

India, Pakistan and J&K: Differing views on 5 August 2020

D Suba Chandran

9 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 395

SLPP Victorious as the Curtain Closes on Sri Lanka General Election 2020

Chrishari de Alwis Gunasekare

2 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 394

Vietnam: The second wave

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

2 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 393

Italy: Former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini to go on trial for blocking ship carrying migrants fr

Sourina Bej

2 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 392

Sri Lanka: Getting ready for the general elections this week, amidst the COVID-19

Chrishari de Alwis Gunasekare

25 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 391

Global Nuclear Security progress has slowed

Sukanya Bali

25 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 390

The race for Mars: UAE and China launch their deep space missions

Harini Madhusudan

25 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 389

COVID recovery in Europe: The EU agrees to a historical deal with €750billion

Sourina Bej

25 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 388

Closing the Chinese Consulate in Houston and the American Consulate in Chengdu

Shreya Upadhyay

18 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 387

UK's 5G Plans: In a volte-face, Britain bans Huawei

Sourina Bej

18 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 386

India and Iran: The Chabahar rail link issue exposes the bilateral challenges

Poornima B

18 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 385

India and China into the fourth round: Dialogues, Agreements and Challenges of Disengagement

Teshu Singh

18 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 384

Post-COVID Economic Recovery: China registers first with 3.2 per cent in the second quarter

Harini Madhusudan

11 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 383

Singapore's ruling party wins general election again, but with a lesser margin

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

11 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 382

Trump rules out Phase-two trade talks with China

Harini Madhusudan

11 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 381

Erdogan converts the iconic Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque, reversing Turkey's secular outlook

Sourina Bej

4 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 380

'Long Live the President': Russian constitutional reform votes allow Putin power till 2036

Sourina Bej

4 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 379

Taliban received Russian bounties to kill US troops, claims American news report

Sukanya Bali

4 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 378

Six months on, deaths from COVID-19 pandemic cross half a million globally

Harini Madhusudan

27 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 377

Palestine protests against Israel's West Bank annexation plans

Lakshmi V Menon

27 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 376

70 years of Korean War: South Korea vows to deescalate tensions with stern caution to North Korea

Aarthi Srinivasan

27 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 375

After the withdrawal, the US-Russia START talks returns in Austria

Harini Madhusudan

27 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 374

A new COVID-19 hotspot: Latin America battles pandemic, leadership crisis

Rashmi Ramesh

27 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 373

The US Senate passes sanctions bill in support of Hong Kong

Vivek Mishra

20 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 372

US-Germany relations tense, as Trump signals withdrawal of troops

Sourina Bej

20 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 371

Two years of Trump-Kim summit: Singapore, Hanoi and the road to nowhere

Vivek Mishra

13 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 370

Brazil stares at instability, as coronavirus curve peaks and Bolsonaro threatens of a military inter

Harini Madhusudan

13 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 369

Middle East: In a public appeal UAE cautions Israel against the annexation of West Bank

Lakshmi V Menon

13 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 368

North Korea warns the US against meddling in Inter-Korean affairs, and threatens South Korea

Aarthi Srinivasan

13 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 367

A Global Coalition of Legislators to counter the challenges from China

Sourina Bej

6 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 366

A major oil spill in the Arctic; Russia declares emergency

Rashmi Ramesh

6 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 365

Black Lives Matter: Anti-Racist protests expand from the US into the Atlantic and Pacific

Sourina Bej

6 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 364

India and Australia strengthens the bilateral strategic partnership; nine agreements signed, includ

Aarthi Srinivasan

6 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 363

India-China Military Commanders meet in Ladakh to discuss the recent border differences

D Suba Chandran

30 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 362

European Commission proposes a massive recovery fund of 750 billion euro

Sourina Bej

30 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 361

India: Worst locust attack in 30 years could be climate change-induced

Rashmi Ramesh

30 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 360

India-China border: Military tensions across the Line of Actual Control (LAC)

Ashna Joy

23 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 359

The US to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty: Yet another Trump-drawal.

Harini Madhusudhan

23 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 358

China announces National Security Laws on Hong Kong

N Jayaram

16 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 357

Australia-China Tensions: Public support rise for the Australian government against Beijing

Aarthi Srinivasan

16 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 356

After the attacks in Kabul, the US-Taliban deal in the doldrums

Neha Dwivedi

16 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 355

After three months Italy allows travel and settles towards a new normal

Sourina Bej

16 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 354

The US Naval ships in the Malaysian Coast and the Chinese Aggression in the South China Sea

Teshu Singh

9 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 353

Israel: Supreme Court approves ruling coalition deal despite Netanyahu's indictments

A Padmashree

9 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 352

Iraq: Mustafa al-Kadhimi is the New Prime Minister

Lakshmi V Menon

9 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 351

Threatening Food Security: Locust attacks across East Africa, Iran and Pakistan

Rashmi Ramesh

9 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 350

Trade Talks: Amid tariff threats, the US-China officials discuss Phase One deal

Harini Madhusudan

2 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 349

India extends lockdown, but with a graded easing of restrictions

Alok Kumar Gupta

2 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 348

Australia and New Zealand restarts the border, creating a 'Travel Bubble'

Aarathi Srinivasan

2 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 347

Internal and external messages from China, with a decision to hold 'Two Sessions', and ease internat

Harini Madhusudan

2 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 346

Europe shows the way, but with a warning

Sourina Bej

2 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 345

Trump's is Opening up America with an 'America First Again' push

Shreya Upadhyay

25 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 344

Israel: New Coalition deal keeps Netanyahu in power

Aarathi Srinivasan

25 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 343

Tensions in the South China Sea, as the US and Australia, join forces. Against China

Harini Sha P

25 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 342

Iran: First Military Satellite launch is a strategic achievement, says the IRGC Chief

A Padmashree

18 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 341

Israel: Political instability continues, as the President orders Parliament to choose a new Prime Mi

Liya Philip

18 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 340

The US Re-opening: Trump's decision leads to differences with Federal governments

Vivek Mishra

18 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 339

Germany: Another success story, as lockdown measures relax with the curve flattening

Sourina Bej

18 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 338

South Korean Elections: High turnout tells a different story of democracy and fighting a pandemic

Harini Madhusudan

15 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 337

Report: China's actions along the Mekong river threatens the livelihood in Southeast Asia

Teshu Singh

15 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 336

Afghanistan: 300 Taliban prisoners released

Sukanya Bali

15 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 335

India's Northeast: The NSCN complains to the Prime Minister, alleging Governor is delaying the peace

Monish Tourangbam

15 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 334

Myanmar: Conflicts in Chin and Rakhine rage, despite the Corona threat

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

15 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 333

Bangladesh: Abdul Majed executed for the killing of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Adnan Aziz Chowdhury

11 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 332

The US accuses the WHO of being China-centric

Sukanya Bali

11 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 331

Yemen: Saudi Arabia-UAE coalition declares ceasefire while Houthis balk

Lakshmi V Menon

11 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 330

China: After four months, Beijing ends the lockdown in Wuhan

Harini Madhusudan

11 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 329

Europe: Amid North-South Divide, EU declares €500bn as rescue package to fight the COVID-19

Sourina Bej

8 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 328

Syria: New UN Report on Idlib

Sukanya Bali

8 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 327

Afghanistan: Peace Deal is a Return to Regression for Women

Sukanya Bali

8 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 326

India: Assam's Foreigners Tribunal Struggles to Sift through Ethno-Religious Faultlines

Monish Tourangbam

8 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 325

A lethal impact on the Refugee/Migrant Camps

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

8 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 324

Indigenous Communities battle a complete wipeout

Rashmi Ramesh

8 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 323

Global Protest Movements in 2020: CoronaVirus as the Black Swan

D Suba Chandran

8 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 322

COVID 19: As lockdown intensifies, there is an increase in Global Domestic Violence

Sourina Bej

4 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 321

From China to Hungary, the State is using the pandemic to censor media

Sourina Bej

4 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 320

COVID-19: The Migrant Labor, Remittances and Economy in Asia

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

4 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 319

China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea...: The Second Wave in Asia

Rashmi Ramesh

4 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 318

Big powers scramble for medical supplies; the US is accused of piracy

Jenice Jean Goveas

4 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 317

The steep increase during the last week: Covid-19 casualties cross 60,000; the cases today are more

Harini Madhusudan

1 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 316

Afghanistan: Deal is a smokescreen for the Taliban, says an international report

Sukanya Bali

1 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 315

Myanmar: Economic dependence on China will deepen the internal conflicts

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

1 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 314

Sri Lanka: The President pardons a soldier convicted of war crimes

D Suba Chandran

29 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 313

The UN Secretary General’s call to halt the conflicts

Jenice Jean Goveas

29 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 312

Afghanistan: The travails of a dialogue between the Taliban and the government

Sukanya Bali

29 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 311

US: $2.2 trillion to stimulate the economy

Sneha Tadkal

29 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 310

Unstoppable in Italy: The Virus records 900 deaths in a day, as the pandemic accelerates in Europe

Sourina Bej

29 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 309

4000 and counting: Spain observes a spike in death rates

Harini Madhusudan

25 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 308

Afghanistan: While the violence continues, US cuts aid

Sukanya Bali

25 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 307

India: In an ambush, the Naxals kill 17 security personnel

D Suba Chandran

25 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 306

Pakistan: The Centre and Provinces differ in fighting the Coronavirus

Lakshmi V Menon

25 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 305

International report on COVID-19 and Conflict: Fragile States ill-prepared, More conflicts likely

Sourina Bej

21 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 304

CoronaVirus: The US-China blame game

Mahath Mangal

21 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 303

Coronavirus: Germany imposes the first lockdown in Bavaria and Saarland

Sourina Bej

21 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 302

Afghanistan: 30 killed in two days

Sukanya Bali

18 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 301

The United States: Strong public response, despite the late spike and Trump's slow reaction

Sneha Tadkal

18 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 300

Europe: Shut down in Italy and Spain, and the danger in Germany

Sourina Bej

18 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 299

China: Fall in numbers

Harini Madhusudan

18 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 298

The Missing Collective: South Asia's regional attempt through the SAARC

Sukanya Bali

18 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 297

Maldives: With 17 cases, it has been contained so far, with no community spread

Jenice Jean Goveas

18 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 296

Sri Lanka: With 43 cases so far, casualty number low

Ruwanthi Jayasekara

18 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 295

Nepal: In the second stage, cancels "Visit Nepal 2020"

Kabi Adhikari

18 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 294

India: With 147 cases, it is contained so far; the challenge now is to prevent the community spread

Rashmi Ramesh

14 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 293

Russia and Saudi Arabia at Loggerheads: The brewing oil war

Rashmi Ramesh

14 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 292

Afghanistan: The US-Taliban deal under stress

Sukanya Bali

14 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 291

Xi Jinping visits Wuhan, the epicentre of CoronaVirus

Harini Madhusudan

14 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 290

Coronavirus Pandemic: Shutdown in Italy, National Emergency in Spain

Sourina Bej

14 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 289

WHO on Coronavirus outbreak: A Pandemic "That CAN Be Controlled."

Jenice Jean Goveas

11 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 288

Turkey-Russia Ceasefire Deal in Syria: Idlib's Agony is Far From Over

Sneha Tadkal

11 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 287

Two Presidents in Afghanistan

Sukanya Bali

11 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 286

Anti-CAA Protests in Dhaka; Likely Echoes in West Bengal Elections

Sourina Bej

11 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 285

'Aurat March': A New beginning across Pakistan

Lakshmi V Menon

7 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 284

Afghanistan: Is the US- Taliban deal collapsing?

Sukanya Bali

7 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 283

Migrant Crisis between Greece and Turkey Escalates

Sneha Tadkal

7 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 282

Russia-Turkey agreement on Idlib: How long before the 'olive branch' breaks?

Sourina Bej

7 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 281

Coronavirus cases cross 100,000

Harini Madhusudan

7 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 280

8 March 2020: Women's Day after Twenty Years of UNSC Resolution 1325

Jenice Jean Goveas

4 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 279

Libya: Ceasefire in tatters, as the UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame resigns

Lakshmi V Menon

4 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 278

Syria: A Ceasefire hope in Idlib’s dynamic battle

Unnikrishnan MJ

4 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 277

Meghalaya violence: Anti-CAA protests persist; ILP demanded

Vaishali Handique

4 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 276

Sri Lanka withdraws from 30/1 Geneva Resolution

Ruwanthi Jayasekara

4 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 275

The Doha deal between the US and the Taliban: What it is all about?

Amal Anzari

4 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 274

Pakistan: Women ready for another Aurat March amid strong condemnation

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

29 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 273

New Trade Talks in Europe: UK cautions a ‘No Deal’ to EU

Sourina Bej

29 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 272

Trump in India: Optics, Substance and Rhetoric

Rashmi Ramesh

29 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 271

Coronavirus spreads to Italy, Iran and South Korea: Cases at dangerous levels outside China

Harini Madhusudan

29 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 270

Malaysia: A new Prime Minister, and the beginning of a political turmoil?

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

29 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 269

US and Taliban sign the long-awaited peace deal

Sukanya Bali

22 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 268

Thailand: The Court dissolves the opposition party

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

22 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 267

South Sudan: President and Opposition leader announce unity deal

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

22 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 266

Afghanistan: The US and Taliban conclude a preliminary seven days deal

Sukanya Bali

22 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 265

FATF: Pakistan to remain in "Greylist", Iran and North Korea "blacklisted"

Lakshmi V Menon

22 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 264

Germany: Hanau shootings reveal the rise of racism in Europe

Sourina Bej

19 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 263

Climate Change Fallouts: Impacts the Bird population

Jenice Jean Goveas

19 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 262

Mexico: Femicide continues; so do the protests against it

Unnikrishnan MJ

19 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 261

India’s Northeast: Committee submits report on Clause 6 of the Assam Accord

Vaishali Handique

19 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 260

Pakistan: Court convicts LeT founder Hafiz Saeed

Mahath Mangal

19 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 259

Pakistan: Suicide terrorism returns to haunt Quetta

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

19 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 258

Afghanistan: The US-Taliban Seven Day Deal

Raakhavee Ramesh

19 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 257

Afghanistan: Elections Commission announces Ashraf Ghani as the winner, Abdullah Abdullah disagrees

Lakshmi V Menon

16 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 256

Taliban agrees to a seven-day deal to reduce violence

Sukanya Bali

16 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 255

Pakistan's rapprochement with Turkey, following Imran Khan's visit to Malaysia

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

16 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 254

General Election: Ireland turns Left, after decades

Sourina Bej

16 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 253

Coronavirus: Seven Weeks After

Harini Madhusudan

12 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 252

Israel: Violence in the post-Trump deal

Lakshmi V Menon

12 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 251

India’s Northeast: The Assam State Government to enumerate “indigenous” Muslim population in a new c

Vaishali Handique

12 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 250

Bangladesh: 15 dead as an overcrowded boat with 138 Rohingyas capsizes

Sourina Bej

8 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 248

The US Senate acquits Donald Trump

Jenice Jean Goveas

8 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 247

As the Coronavirus spreads, it impacts Southeast Asia more

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

4 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 246

Trump's Middle East plan gains mixed responses

Lakshmi V Menon

4 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 245

New Delhi: Shooting in an anti-CAA rally

Sukanya Bali

4 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 244

India's Northeast: Historic Bodo Peace Accord signed

Vaishali Handique

4 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 243

Afghanistan: Continuing Violence

Amal Anzari

1 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 242

Finally, the BREXIT: The “UK Dream” comes true

Sourina Bej

1 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 240

UK and EU on 5G and Huawei

Parikshith Pradeep

1 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 239

WHO declares Public Health Emergency; China is confident of containing the virus

Harini Madhusudan

1 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 238

Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan

Lakshmi V Menon

27 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 237

Libya: Peace Summit in Berlin

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

27 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 236

Lebanon: A new government but crisis is worsening

Lakshmi V Menon

27 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 235

India's Northeast: Cadres of eight militant organisations surrender in Assam

Vaishali Handique

27 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 234

Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani's apprehensions on Taliban's engagement with peace

Amal Anzari

27 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 233

Bangladesh's Burden and the ICJ verdict on the Rohingya

Sourina Bej

25 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 232

Lebanon: A new cabinet assisted by the Hezbollah

Sneha Tadkal

25 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 231

China and Myanmar signs several MoUs and agreements: Just not the BRI

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

25 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 230

Wuhan Coronavirus: spreads beyond Asia, affecting the Chinese new year travel plans

Harini Madhusudan

25 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 229

World Economic Forum: The 50th meeting at Davos

Rashmi Ramesh

19 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 228

India's Northeast: Internally displaced Brus to be finally settled in Tripura

Vaishali Handique

19 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 227

India: Supreme Court declares the Internet as a fundamental right

Vaishali Handique

19 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 226

Pakistan: Suicide attack in a Quetta mosque claims 15 lives

Rini Babu

19 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 225

Afghanistan: Taliban's Proposal to Reduce Violence

Amal Anzari

19 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 224

Honduras: Migrant Caravans pose a regional challenge

Amal Anzari

19 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 223

Syria: Sectarian leaders have a successful meeting in Berlin

Lakshmi V Menon

19 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 222

Tehran: Protests follow the Airplane shooting

Lakshmi V Menon

19 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 221

Nile River Dam: Preliminary deal between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

18 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 220

Alternatives to Huawei: The US introduces legislation to fund 5G

Sneha Tadkal

18 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 219

Taiwan: DPP returns to power with a large mandate

Yashaskar Shubham

18 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 218

A new phase in the US-China trade, as both ink the first cut

Sukanya Bali

18 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 217

Russia: Putin's New Democratic experiment

Sourina Bej

18 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 216

Myanmar welcomes Xi Jinping

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

11 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 215

Tehran calls for Indian mediation between Iran and the US

Parikshith Pradeep

11 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 214

Iraq passes a resolution demanding the removal of all foreign troops

Harini Madhusudan

11 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 213

Iran responds with lowkey missile attacks on non-serious targets, deescalating tensions with the US

Sukanya Bali

4 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 212

In North Korea, Kim Jong-un calls off the 'self-declared moratorium'

Parikshith Pradeep

4 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 211

The Fires in Australia highlights the perils of ignoring Climate Change

Rashmi Ramesh

4 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 210

6G Technology: China is an Early Bird

Harini Madhusudhan

4 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 209

US-Iran tensions heats up with the assassination of Qassem Soleimani

Sukanya Bali

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