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
12 December 2021 | GP Short Notes # 603
India and Russia: Modi and Putin try to rekindle the bilateral relations
5 December 2021 | GP Short Notes # 600
China in Africa: FOCAC celebrates two decades of mutually beneficial relationship
28 November 2021 | GP Short Notes # 599
Europe: France-UK tensions over a migrant disaster across the English Channel
21 November 2021 | GP Short Notes # 596
China: Virtual meeting between Biden and Xi calls for greater cooperation
14 November 2021 | GP Short Notes # 595
Belarus: The migrant crisis and the state of political affairs
14 November 2021 | GP Short Notes # 594
China: President Xi secures his position in party history with the "historical resolution"
14 November 2021 | GP Short Notes # 593
The Glasgow Compromise on Coal: Phasing down, instead of phasing out
17 October 2021 | GP Short Notes # 586
Taiwan: President Tsai's address tries to resist increasing pressures from China
17 October 2021 | GP Short Notes # 584
India and China: The 13th round of bilateral military dialogue
3 October 2021 | GP Short Notes # 582
Japan: Fumio Kishida wins the leadership race to become the next Japanese PM
3 October 2021 | GP Short Notes # 581
The US: After getting passed by the Senate, Biden's infrastructure bill is in trouble as the House D
26 September 2021 | GP Short Notes # 578
Russia: General Elections 2021 underlines Putin's political hold
26 September 2021 | GP Short Notes # 577
UN: The General Assembly discussions focus on multilateralism, climate change, migration and COVID v
26 September 2021 | GP Short Notes # 576
Quad: Expanding the areas of cooperation into regional infrastructure, emerging technologies and cyb
19 September 2021 | GP Short Notes # 575
Europe: The Annual State of the EU address 2021 by President Ursula von der Leyen
19 September 2021 | GP Short Notes # 574
Inspiration4: SpaceX captures new heights, with a three-day mission in space
19 September 2021 | GP Short Notes # 573
North Korea: New missile tests to challenge the US, Japan and South Korea
19 September 2021 | GP Short Notes # 572
AUKUS: The US-led new security alliance brings UK and Australia onboard but upsets France
22 August 2021 | GP Short Notes # 566
Afghanistan: With the Taliban back, Pakistan feels victorious in Kabul
22 August 2021 | GP Short Notes # 565
Russia: For Moscow, the Central Asian concerns are crucial in the Taliban's Afghanistan
22 August 2021 | GP Short Notes # 564
China: Beijing's economic interests in Afghanistan outweighs likely threats from the Taliban
15 August 2021 | GP Short Notes # 562
The Global Spread of Delta Variant: Mutation Uncertainties, and the Vaccination Drives
8 August 2021 | GP Short Notes # 561
Japan: Remembering Hiroshima bombing, "Little Boy" and 80,000 people, 76 years later
8 August 2021 | GP Short Notes # 560
Southeast Asia: Finally, ASEAN appoints a Special Envoy to Myanmar
8 August 2021 | GP Short Notes # 559
South China Sea: New tensions with Navy drills and foreign warships
1 August 2021 | GP Short Notes # 558
Lebanon: Appointment of a new PM raises hope for a revival of the economy
25 July 2021 | GP Short Notes # 554
Peru: After month-long political drama, Castillo's election confirmed
18 July 2021 | GP Short Notes # 551
Nepal: Ending constitutional crisis, Supreme Court appoints a new Prime Minister
11 July 2021 | GP Short Notes # 546
Haiti: Political crisis follows the assassination of President Moise
27 June 2021 | GP Short Notes # 542
EU: The Merkel-Macron proposal on an EU-Russia summit, and its opposition
27 June 2021 | GP Short Notes # 541
NATO summit 2021: Biden's leadership, Russia, China, cyber security and Climate change.
20 June 2021 | GP Short Notes # 539
Iran: A predetermined election results in Ebrahim Raisi becoming the new President
20 June 2021 | GP Short Notes # 536
The US and Russia: The Geneva Summit an integrated bilateral Strategic Stability Dialogue
13 June 2021 | GP Short Notes # 534
Peru: The election is symbolic of the left-right struggle in South America
13 June 2021 | GP Short Notes # 532
The G7 Summit 2021: Focus on pandemic recovery, climate action, and global economy
6 June 2021 | GP Short Notes # 529
The US: President Biden bans American investments in Chinese companies
30 May 2021 | GP Short Notes # 526
Belarus: While the West impose bans, Putin supports "Europe's Last Dictator"
30 May 2021 | GP Short Notes # 525
Europe in Africa: France and Germany take responsibility for the past in Rwanda and Namibia
23 May 2021 | GP Short Notes # 523
UK: The BBC apology for the 1995 Diana interview highlights the good and bad sides of the UK media
23 May 2021 | GP Short Notes # 522
Cryptocurrency: The recent crash indicates a lack of maturity of the crypto market
23 May 2021 | GP Short Notes # 521
The Arctic Council ministerial meeting: Adopting the Strategic Plan 2021-30
23 May 2021 | GP Short Notes # 520
EU-China: European Union Parliament freezes Comprehensive Agreement on Investments with China
16 May 2021 | GP Short Notes # 519
Myanmar: 100 days of military rule is marked by instability, with use of force and public protests
16 May 2021 | GP Short Notes # 518
The US: Ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline sparks fuel shortages in the east coast
9 May 2021 | GP Short Notes # 513
UK and France: BREXIT pangs deepen as a new rule restricts fishing rights
25 April 2021 | GP Short Notes # 509
India: The second wave drives an unprepared country into a humanitarian disaster
25 April 2021 | GP Short Notes # 507
Russia: Putin draws redlines against the West, but withdraws troops from the Ukraine border
18 April 2021 | GP Short Notes # 504
The US: Sanctions imposed on Russia for involvement in 2020 elections
18 April 2021 | GP Short Notes # 501
Afghanistan: The US and NATO decides to withdraw; Ghani accepts it
11 April 2021 | GP Short Notes # 498
Greenland: Opposition's electoral victory will affect the rare earth mining
4 April 2021 | GP Short Notes # 494
COVID-19: The WHO releases report, but the question of origin remain unanswered
28 March 2021 | GP Short Notes # 492
Israel: Fourth Election in two years, but the stalemate continue
28 March 2021 | GP Short Notes # 491
India-Bangladesh: Modi visits Dhaka, to reboot 50 years of bilateral relations
21 March 2021 | GP Short Notes # 489
Lebanon: Protestors' return demanding resolution of political and economic crises
21 March 2021 | GP Short Notes # 488
UK: Defence and Foreign policy review indicates an expansion in strategy
14 March 2021 | GP Short Notes # 485
China’s Two Sessions: Emphasis on Science, Technology and Innovation
14 March 2021 | GP Short Notes # 484
Ten years after Fukushima: A disaster that changed the nuclear trajectory
7 March 2021 | GP Short Notes # 481
The UK: The post- Brexit fallout with the EU over Northern Ireland
28 February 2021 | GP Short Notes # 479
Australia: New Media law on Social Media and its global implications
28 February 2021 | GP Short Notes # 477
The US and Saudi Arabia: President Biden's new approach towards Saudia Arabia
28 February 2021 | GP Short Notes # 476
India and Pakistan: Both countries agree to revive the 2003 ceasefire
21 February 2021 | GP Short Notes # 475
The US: Weather anomalies suggest a fast approaching climate change
21 February 2021 | GP Short Notes # 474
Libya: Ten years after Gaddafi, the Libyans look forward with a new hope
21 February 2021 | GP Short Notes # 473
Munich Security Conference: Biden's commitment, Discussion on withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Russi
14 February 2021 | GP Short Notes # 471
The WHO mission in China: COVID-19 virus did not emerge from the Wuhan lab
14 February 2021 | GP Short Notes # 469
The US: Senate acquits Donald Trump once again, with Republicans voting against the impeachment
14 February 2021 | GP Short Notes # 468
India and China: Disengagement confirmed along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh sector
6 February 2021 | GP Short Notes # 467
China: New Redlines on Xinjiang, Taiwan and Hong Kong, as US-China relations starts under Biden
6 February 2021 | GP Short Notes # 466
Russia: New tension with Europe, Moscow expels European diplomats
6 February 2021 | GP Short Notes # 465
The US: Biden calls for the return of America and diplomacy, as he unveils the US foreign policy pri
30 January 2021 | GP Short Notes # 464
European Union: New challenges in addressing delay in vaccine supplies, new variants and anti-lockdo
30 January 2021 | GP Short Notes # 463
Pakistan: Supreme Court orders the release of the accused in Daniel Pearl's murder case; the US says
23 January 2021 | GP Short Notes # 462
India: New Delhi's re-engagement with neighbours through vaccine diplomacy
16 January 2021 | GP Short Notes # 460
Uganda: Museveni wins a sixth term amid politically charged elections
16 January 2021 | GP Short Notes # 459
The Middle East: Trump's latest move to designate the Houthis as 'Foreign Terrorists'
16 January 2021 | GP Short Notes # 458
North Korea's Party Congress: Kim Jong-un's next steps amidst economic crisis and change of leadersh
9 January 2021 | GP Short Notes # 456
Iran: Tehran announces 20 per cent uranium enrichment as a new US administration takes over
9 January 2021 | GP Short Notes # 454
