GP Short Notes
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25 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 690
South Africa: Ramaphosa re-elected as party president, amid ANC divisions
25 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 689
China: Australian leaders' visit reflects a thaw in bilateral relations
11 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 686
Peru: Political instability following Pedro Castillo's impeachment
11 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 685
China: President Xi's visit to Saudi Arabia hints at Beijing's pivot to the Middle East
27 November 2022 | GP Short Notes # 682
Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim appointed by the King as the Prime Minister
23 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 678
China: President Xi seeks 'socialist modern' state through the 20th Party Congress
6 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 671
Russia-Ukraine: Putin signs the unification of Ukraine territories into law
6 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 670
North Korea: Latest missile launch and the ensuing military drills in the Pacific Ocean
22 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 667
Armenia-Azerbaijan: Over 100 troops killed in renewed border clashes
16 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 665
North Korea: New legislation hinders denuclearization talks
11 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 660
Eastern Economic Forum: Russia appeals to the Asia Pacific for investments
1 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 657
Ethiopia: Renewed fighting in Tigray, ending five months of ceasefire
28 August 2022 | GP Short Notes # 655
Government declares 'national emergency' amid rain-induced floods
7 August 2022 | GP Short Notes # 654
Ukraine: Amnesty condemns civilian cover tactics in urban warfare
7 August 2022 | GP Short Notes # 652
Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan engenders strong opposition from China
17 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 647
The Middle East: Biden's visit to Israel, Saudi Arabia, and West Bank
10 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 645
Japan: Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination and his legacy
10 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 644
The UK: After Boris Johnson’s resignation, a tight race for the next prime minister begins
3 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 642
Israel: Parliament dissolves and prepares for the fifth election in four years
3 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 641
G7 Summit: Ukraine dominates the agenda, undermining the development focus
3 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 640
NATO Madrid Summit 2022: Leaders discuss emerging challenges to secure the Euro-Atlantic
26 June 2022 | GP Short Notes # 637
BRICS SUMMIT: China hosts the 14 Summit; calls for inclusivity and collective action
19 June 2022 | GP Short Notes # 636
The US: The Federal Reserve's interest rate increase and its global fallouts
8 May 2022 | GP Short Notes # 634
India-Nordic Summit 2022: Focus on building mobility, blue economy and SDGs
1 May 2022 | GP Short Notes # 633
US and Ukraine: Biden's 33 billion assistance package aims at a long term relationship
24 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 630
China: Boao Forum for Asia brings the world's attention to the Indo-Pacific
10 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 628
New IPCC report: Emphasis on mitigation and climate change action
3 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 626
Europe: 'Pay for gas in rubles,' says Putin, EU leaders reject in unison
20 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 623
The US and Europe: Isolate Moscow, without a direct military engagement
6 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 618
Biden’s State of the Union Address: Focus on Building back better
19 February 2022 | GP Short Notes # 616
Mali: France’s troop withdrawal amid friction with military government
19 February 2022 | GP Short Notes # 615
The EU- Africa summit 2022: Issues and Challenges of a “special relationship”
29 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 611
China: New Ambassador to Australia encourages friendly bilateral relations
15 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 607
Russia and the West: Diplomatic efforts fail to make a breakthrough on Ukraine and other issues
20 December 2020 | GP Short Notes # 453
China Chang'e-5 success: The lunar missions and the larger space ambitions
20 December 2020 | GP Short Notes # 452
India resets relation with Bangladesh in virtual meeting marking Victory Day
13 December 2020 | GP Short Notes # 449
Morocco: Fourth country to normalize relations with Israel in 2020
6 December 2020 | GP Short Notes # 448
An Afghan agreement in Doha: A breakthrough reported between the government and the Taliban
6 December 2020 | GP Short Notes # 447
Escalating tensions between Australia and China: A tweet raises diplomatic heat
6 December 2020 | GP Short Notes # 446
COVID-19: The UK government approves emergency vaccine rollout, sparking hope and questions
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
29 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 444
Ethiopia: After a 72-hour ultimatum, and a military operation, the PM announces full control of Tigr
22 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 443
The COVID-19 Vaccine Race: The politics of development and distribution
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
22 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 441
The United States: Trump's strategy to block the election results suffer reversals in Georgia and Pe
15 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 440
Hong Kong: Pro-Beijing legislators takeover, as pro-democracy lawmakers resign
15 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 439
Myanmar Elections: Suu Kyi's NLD wins in a landslide, reaches out to ethnic minorities
15 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 438
Yemen: The UN warns of a humanitarian catastrophe, once again!
8 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 436
Europe: Austria and France seek pan-European measures against Islamic Extremists
8 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 435
The US: Joe Biden will be the new American President. And Kamala Harris the Vice-President.
1 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 434
In Syria, Russia attacks pro-Turkey rebels, indicating a looming Russia-Turkey Cold War
1 November 2020 | GP Short Notes # 433
Another terror attack in France, and growing tensions with Turkey
25 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 431
Japan: Prime Minister Suga's State visits to Vietnam and Indonesia
25 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 430
Sudan: To normalize relations with Israel, following UAE and Bahrain
25 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 429
Pakistan: To stay on the 'grey list' until February 2021. FATF wants Islamabad to do more
18 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 428
Israel: The State resumes new settlements in West Bank, as a US delegation visits Israel, Bahrain an
18 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 427
Thailand: Emergency declared in Bangkok as protests intensify
18 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 426
Pakistan: PDM sets off with its first anti-government rally in Gujranwala
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
11 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 424
World Bank's latest report on South Asia: Economic vulnerabilities and repercussions
11 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 423
Energizing the Quad: Foreign Ministers of India, Japan and Australia and the US Secretary of State m
4 October 2020 | GP Short Notes # 422
Turkey: New EU sanctions threat will do little, as Erdogan is on an offensive
26 September 2020 | GP Short Notes # 418
East Asia: The new Japanese Prime Minister talks to the South Korean President
26 September 2020 | GP Short Notes # 417
Europe: The Second Wave of COVID-19, and calls for a second lock down
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
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
19 September 2020 | GP Short Notes # 414
The Middle East: After UAE, Bahrain agrees to normalize relations with Israel, as the three sign the
12 September 2020 | GP Short Notes # 412
The SCO Foreign Ministers meet in Moscow; India and China reach a five points consensus
5 September 2020 | GP Short Notes # 409
Poisoning of Kremlin critic: EU, Germany talks tough against Russia
30 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 406
South China Sea: China launches missiles in the disputed waters
30 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 405
Iran: The US gets snubbed at the UNSC, while Tehran agrees for IAEA inspection
30 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 404
Greece and Turkey: Bilateral relations deteriorate beyond drilling rights
23 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 401
Amid protest, Belarus becomes a new sphere of contention between the EU and Russia
23 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 400
Democratic Convention in the US and the formal nominations of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden
16 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 399
With rising Covid-19 cases, Europe at the brink of a second wave
16 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 398
Kamala Harris: The Running Mate to Joe Biden in US Presidential Elections
9 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 395
SLPP Victorious as the Curtain Closes on Sri Lanka General Election 2020
2 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 393
Italy: Former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini to go on trial for blocking ship carrying migrants fr
2 August 2020 | GP Short Notes # 392
Sri Lanka: Getting ready for the general elections this week, amidst the COVID-19
25 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 390
The race for Mars: UAE and China launch their deep space missions
25 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 389
COVID recovery in Europe: The EU agrees to a historical deal with €750billion
25 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 388
Closing the Chinese Consulate in Houston and the American Consulate in Chengdu
18 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 386
India and Iran: The Chabahar rail link issue exposes the bilateral challenges
18 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 385
India and China into the fourth round: Dialogues, Agreements and Challenges of Disengagement
18 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 384
Post-COVID Economic Recovery: China registers first with 3.2 per cent in the second quarter
11 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 383
Singapore's ruling party wins general election again, but with a lesser margin
11 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 381
Erdogan converts the iconic Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque, reversing Turkey's secular outlook
4 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 380
'Long Live the President': Russian constitutional reform votes allow Putin power till 2036
4 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 379
Taliban received Russian bounties to kill US troops, claims American news report
4 July 2020 | GP Short Notes # 378
Six months on, deaths from COVID-19 pandemic cross half a million globally
27 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 376
70 years of Korean War: South Korea vows to deescalate tensions with stern caution to North Korea
27 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 375
After the withdrawal, the US-Russia START talks returns in Austria
27 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 374
A new COVID-19 hotspot: Latin America battles pandemic, leadership crisis
20 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 372
US-Germany relations tense, as Trump signals withdrawal of troops
20 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 371
Two years of Trump-Kim summit: Singapore, Hanoi and the road to nowhere
13 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 370
Brazil stares at instability, as coronavirus curve peaks and Bolsonaro threatens of a military inter
13 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 369
Middle East: In a public appeal UAE cautions Israel against the annexation of West Bank
13 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 368
North Korea warns the US against meddling in Inter-Korean affairs, and threatens South Korea
13 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 367
A Global Coalition of Legislators to counter the challenges from China
6 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 365
Black Lives Matter: Anti-Racist protests expand from the US into the Atlantic and Pacific
6 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 364
India and Australia strengthens the bilateral strategic partnership; nine agreements signed, includ
6 June 2020 | GP Short Notes # 363
India-China Military Commanders meet in Ladakh to discuss the recent border differences
30 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 362
European Commission proposes a massive recovery fund of 750 billion euro
30 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 361
India: Worst locust attack in 30 years could be climate change-induced
30 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 360
India-China border: Military tensions across the Line of Actual Control (LAC)
23 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 359
The US to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty: Yet another Trump-drawal.
16 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 357
Australia-China Tensions: Public support rise for the Australian government against Beijing
16 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 355
After three months Italy allows travel and settles towards a new normal
16 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 354
The US Naval ships in the Malaysian Coast and the Chinese Aggression in the South China Sea
9 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 353
Israel: Supreme Court approves ruling coalition deal despite Netanyahu's indictments
9 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 351
Threatening Food Security: Locust attacks across East Africa, Iran and Pakistan
9 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 350
Trade Talks: Amid tariff threats, the US-China officials discuss Phase One deal
2 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 348
Australia and New Zealand restarts the border, creating a 'Travel Bubble'
2 May 2020 | GP Short Notes # 347
Internal and external messages from China, with a decision to hold 'Two Sessions', and ease internat
25 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 343
Tensions in the South China Sea, as the US and Australia, join forces. Against China
25 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 342
Iran: First Military Satellite launch is a strategic achievement, says the IRGC Chief
18 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 341
Israel: Political instability continues, as the President orders Parliament to choose a new Prime Mi
18 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 340
The US Re-opening: Trump's decision leads to differences with Federal governments
18 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 339
Germany: Another success story, as lockdown measures relax with the curve flattening
18 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 338
South Korean Elections: High turnout tells a different story of democracy and fighting a pandemic
15 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 337
Report: China's actions along the Mekong river threatens the livelihood in Southeast Asia
15 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 335
India's Northeast: The NSCN complains to the Prime Minister, alleging Governor is delaying the peace
15 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 334
Myanmar: Conflicts in Chin and Rakhine rage, despite the Corona threat
15 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 333
Bangladesh: Abdul Majed executed for the killing of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
11 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 331
Yemen: Saudi Arabia-UAE coalition declares ceasefire while Houthis balk
11 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 329
Europe: Amid North-South Divide, EU declares €500bn as rescue package to fight the COVID-19
8 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 326
India: Assam's Foreigners Tribunal Struggles to Sift through Ethno-Religious Faultlines
8 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 322
COVID 19: As lockdown intensifies, there is an increase in Global Domestic Violence
4 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 321
From China to Hungary, the State is using the pandemic to censor media
4 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 319
China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea...: The Second Wave in Asia
4 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 318
Big powers scramble for medical supplies; the US is accused of piracy
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
1 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 316
Afghanistan: Deal is a smokescreen for the Taliban, says an international report
1 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 315
Myanmar: Economic dependence on China will deepen the internal conflicts
1 April 2020 | GP Short Notes # 314
Sri Lanka: The President pardons a soldier convicted of war crimes
29 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 312
Afghanistan: The travails of a dialogue between the Taliban and the government
29 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 310
Unstoppable in Italy: The Virus records 900 deaths in a day, as the pandemic accelerates in Europe
25 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 306
Pakistan: The Centre and Provinces differ in fighting the Coronavirus
25 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 305
International report on COVID-19 and Conflict: Fragile States ill-prepared, More conflicts likely
21 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 303
Coronavirus: Germany imposes the first lockdown in Bavaria and Saarland
18 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 301
The United States: Strong public response, despite the late spike and Trump's slow reaction
18 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 300
Europe: Shut down in Italy and Spain, and the danger in Germany
18 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 298
The Missing Collective: South Asia's regional attempt through the SAARC
18 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 297
Maldives: With 17 cases, it has been contained so far, with no community spread
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
14 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 290
Coronavirus Pandemic: Shutdown in Italy, National Emergency in Spain
14 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 289
WHO on Coronavirus outbreak: A Pandemic "That CAN Be Controlled."
11 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 288
Turkey-Russia Ceasefire Deal in Syria: Idlib's Agony is Far From Over
11 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 286
Anti-CAA Protests in Dhaka; Likely Echoes in West Bengal Elections
7 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 282
Russia-Turkey agreement on Idlib: How long before the 'olive branch' breaks?
7 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 280
8 March 2020: Women's Day after Twenty Years of UNSC Resolution 1325
4 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 279
Libya: Ceasefire in tatters, as the UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame resigns
4 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 275
The Doha deal between the US and the Taliban: What it is all about?
4 March 2020 | GP Short Notes # 274
Pakistan: Women ready for another Aurat March amid strong condemnation
29 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 271
Coronavirus spreads to Italy, Iran and South Korea: Cases at dangerous levels outside China
29 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 270
Malaysia: A new Prime Minister, and the beginning of a political turmoil?
22 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 267
South Sudan: President and Opposition leader announce unity deal
22 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 266
Afghanistan: The US and Taliban conclude a preliminary seven days deal
22 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 265
FATF: Pakistan to remain in "Greylist", Iran and North Korea "blacklisted"
22 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 264
Germany: Hanau shootings reveal the rise of racism in Europe
19 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 261
India’s Northeast: Committee submits report on Clause 6 of the Assam Accord
19 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 257
Afghanistan: Elections Commission announces Ashraf Ghani as the winner, Abdullah Abdullah disagrees
16 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 255
Pakistan's rapprochement with Turkey, following Imran Khan's visit to Malaysia
12 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 251
India’s Northeast: The Assam State Government to enumerate “indigenous” Muslim population in a new c
12 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 250
Bangladesh: 15 dead as an overcrowded boat with 138 Rohingyas capsizes
1 February 2020 | GP Short Notes # 239
WHO declares Public Health Emergency; China is confident of containing the virus
27 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 235
India's Northeast: Cadres of eight militant organisations surrender in Assam
27 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 234
Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani's apprehensions on Taliban's engagement with peace
25 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 231
China and Myanmar signs several MoUs and agreements: Just not the BRI
25 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 230
Wuhan Coronavirus: spreads beyond Asia, affecting the Chinese new year travel plans
19 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 228
India's Northeast: Internally displaced Brus to be finally settled in Tripura
19 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 227
India: Supreme Court declares the Internet as a fundamental right
19 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 221
Nile River Dam: Preliminary deal between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan
18 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 220
Alternatives to Huawei: The US introduces legislation to fund 5G
11 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 214
Iraq passes a resolution demanding the removal of all foreign troops
11 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 213
Iran responds with lowkey missile attacks on non-serious targets, deescalating tensions with the US
4 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 212
In North Korea, Kim Jong-un calls off the 'self-declared moratorium'
4 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 211
The Fires in Australia highlights the perils of ignoring Climate Change
4 January 2020 | GP Short Notes # 209
