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NIAS GP Debate on Climate Change
The US' Leaders Summit on Climate: Global Issue, Regional Prisms
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Avishka Ashok, Akriti Sharma, Abigail Miriam Fernandez, Rashmi Ramesh, Apoorva Sudhakar, Harini Madhusudan & Lokendra Sharma
On 22 April, US President Joe Biden hosted the "Leaders Summit on Climate". The summit was attended by 40 world leaders along with business leaders around the globe. He said: "As we transition to a clean energy future, we must ensure workers who have thrived in yesterday's and today's industries have as bright a tomorrow in the new industries as well as in the places where they live." He added: "Time is short, but I believe we can do this," He also announced that the US would cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52 per cent by 2030 below 2005 levels. He further added that the US would double its annual financing commitments to developing countries by 2024. The summit aimed at addressing the climate crisis, including emissions reductions, finance, innovation and job creation, and resilience and adaptation.
East Asia
Five countries from the region, including China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, attended the summit. Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities. He also demanded that developed countries should help the developing countries in transitioning to clean energy. He pledged to peak its emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. He also said that the country would strictly control coal-fired power generation projects and phase down coal consumption. Being the world's largest emitter, China did not announce any revised targets. However, Xi committed to cooperate with the US on climate change.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that Japan would ramp up its efforts to reduce its carbon emissions. He pledged to reduce emissions by 46 per cent by 2030 and a net-zero emission of greenhouse gases by 2015. In 2013, the country had aimed for a 26 per cent reduction. The new goals set by Suga will be challenging to achieve but shows Japan's willingness to work towards a cleaner and healthier earth.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced that the country would stop all overseas funding that involves coal power projects. It will also produce a dynamic goal called the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the UN to further climate action. In this effort, the country has increased its national target to a 24.4 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030.
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called for an end to fossil fuel subsidies. She used the platform to urge other countries to follow New Zealand's actions by pricing carbon, ending fossil fuel subsidies and making climate-related financial disclosures mandatory.
Australia is one among the few countries which refused to change its national goals in reducing emissions substantially. However, Prime Minister Scott Morrison elucidated that Australia was on track and would meet its Paris commitments. Thus, Australia would be working towards reducing emissions by 26 to 28 per cent by 2030, as promised in 2005. The US urged Australia further to reduce its carbon emissions in the coming years.
South Asia
Three countries, including India, Bangladesh and Bhutan, were invited to the "Leaders Summit on Climate". However, countries like Sri Lanka and Nepal, which are highly vulnerable to climate change, were not invited to the summit. Consequently, South Asia remained inadequately represented at the summit. Also, major economies like India and Bangladesh refrained from announcing new targets.
Indian PM Narendra Modi reiterated the previous target of 450 GW of renewable energy by 2030. He also announced the US-India Climate and Clean Energy Partnership to mobilize finance and speed clean energy innovation and deployment. He said: "We at India are doing our part." However, India did not release any new targets ahead of the COP26.
Bangladesh's PM Sheikh Hasina called for an ambitious action plan by the developed countries to reduce their carbon emissions. She demanded USD 100 billion to the developing countries by the developed world. She also announced that Bangladesh would submit the new NDC by later this year.
Bhutanese PM announced that the country is drafting a tougher second NDC. He said that Bhutan's development measures are guided by Gross National Happiness. The country is not only carbon neutral but carbon negative. He said: "But even with our efforts we remain highly vulnerable to the impact of climate change." He further added: "I cannot understand this irony of contributing a lot into the environment conservation yet having to suffer so much."
Central Asia
From Central Asia, Kazakhstan's Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources participated in the Leaders' Summit on Climate. The minister expressed the country's readiness to participate in the US grant programs for green financing as a pathway to a 71 per cent reduction in emissions, which was outlined as a goal of Kazakhstan's strategy for low-carbon development through 2050.
Although no US president has ever visited Central Asia, the countries of the region share the Biden administration's agenda of environmental protection. Thus, initiation from the US will draw more attention to renewable energy development and climate change. According to the US Strategy for Central Asia 2019-2025: Advancing Sovereignty and Economic Prosperity, environmental safeguard is one of the core principles. These include C5+1 projects that are being implemented across Central Asia with over USD 34 million from the US in the areas of security, economic connectivity, and the environment.
Middle East
From the region, the heads of states of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Israel attended the Leaders Summit on Climate.
During the summit, the US committed to the creation of the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate along with the UAE. The goal of this initiative is to accelerate innovation, research and development in agriculture and food systems that will contribute to lowering carbon growth as well as ensure food security. The UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change said that the country is increasing investment in innovation in agriculture and building cities that can survive on solar energy.
Saudi Arabia's King Salman pressed on the need to boost international cooperation to manage climate change, as it does not "recognize national borders". He mentioned the initiatives taken by the Kingdom, particularly the "Saudi Arabia Green Initiative" and the "Middle East Green Initiative", which were announced by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in March 2021. The initiative aims to reduce the carbon emissions in the region by at least 10 per cent. He also announced plans to host forums on the two initiatives in 2021.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel would enhance renewable energy production and ensure complete electricity generation through renewables by 2050. However, this is a long-term plan to shut coal-based power plants by 2025 and work towards producing 30 per cent of electricity through renewables.
In April 2021, US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry held meetings with the Middle Eastern and other Arab states: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Iraq, Jordan, Sudan, Egypt and Oman. These countries gathered in the UAE for a Regional Climate Dialogue, where climate action was the focus. The Middle East is an important region, given that the countries are arguable amongst the biggest producers of non-renewables, including oil and natural gas. Non-renewables are one of the primary causes of global warming across the globe. In this regard, the inclusion of this region is important, as it brings accountability and has the potential to induce significant policy changes. The Regional Climate Dialogue stated that the countries will work together for the "success of the Paris Agreement and will cooperate with the global partners to strengthen climate ambition."
Africa
On 22 April, five African presidents participated in the Leaders Summit on Climate. The continent was represented by the presidents of South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), along with the President of the African Development Bank.
The participation of African leaders was important as the continent faces some of the worst impacts of climate change despite being one of the least contributors. The ADB President said that Africa incurs a loss of USD 7 billion to USD 15 billion a year to climate change. He cited the IMF and said the amount is expected to rise to USD 50 billion per year by 2040. He added: "Africa is not at net zero. Africa is at ground zero. We must therefore give Africa a lift to get a chance of adapting to what it did not cause."
Similarly, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the country would revise its targets on carbon emissions. According to the previous target, South Africa was supposed to begin reducing its emissions in 2035. However, Ramaphosa said the country would start reducing in 2025 as the emissions would peak in the same year, thereby shifting by 10 years. He also said South Africa would plan to build the capacity to generate more than 17 GW of renewable energy by 2030.
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi called on the developed countries to mobilize USD 100 billion per year "from 2020 and to raise it by 2025."
Europe
The Prime Minister of Denmark, President of the European Commission, President of the European Council, President of France, Chancellor of Germany, Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister of Norway, President of Poland, President of Russia, Prime Minister of Spain, President of Turkey, and Prime Minister of the UK, attended the Leaders Summit on Climate.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that Germany has already reduced its emissions by 40 per cent compared to 2019. She reiterated the EU commitment to be climate neutral by 2050. "We want to have at least 55% less emissions by 2030 compared to 1990," she said.
The UK PM Boris Johnson announced that the UK government is aiming to slash the country's emissions by 78 per cent by 2035 compared to 1990 levels. The government previously made a commitment to reduce emissions in 2030 by at least 68 per cent compared to 1990 levels.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia's ecosystems make a "gigantic" contribution by absorbing about 2.5 billion tonnes of global CO2 emissions a year, noting that decades of restructuring of industry and energy had halved the country's emissions to 1.6 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent compared with 1990
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Commission had just agreed to Europe's first-ever climate law with the European Parliament and the 27 governments. Mentioning that the agreement is a setting stone of the goals of the European Green Deal to make Europe climate neutral by 2050, she said, "We have also agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030."
On 22 April, ahead of the Biden-led summit, the EU reached a tentative climate deal creating a roadmap to put the 27-nation bloc on a path to being "climate neutral" by 2050. The member states and parliament agreed on binding targets for carbon emissions, thereby extending Europe's political commitment to becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, to also a legal commitment. Under the provisional deal reached, the EU has committed itself to an intermediate target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 per cent by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.
Latin America
Five Latin American countries, including Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia, participated in the Leaders Summit on Climate. All major economies of the region (Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina) and one small country (Colombia) were invited to the summit. However, Latin America's representation was comparatively better than that of Africa and Asia. The threats posed by climate change in the region include an increase in extreme weather events, droughts, rising sea level and ocean acidification. The fragile ecosystem of the Amazon and the Andean glaciers are at a huge risk.
Brazilian President Bolsonaro made surprising announcements. He committed to carbon neutrality by 2050, pledged to double spending on environmental enforcement and reiterated an earlier declared goal of ending deforestation by 2030. Coming as a result of pressure put by the new Biden administration, Bolsonaro's commitments have been met with scepticism given his poor track record, especially with managing the forest fires and deforestation in the Amazon.
Argentina's President Fernandez said that the country will honour the Paris deal. He committed to "develop 30% of the national energy matrix with renewable energy" and promised to "adopt profound measures to eradicate illegal deforestation, classifying it as an environmental crime."
Mexican President Obrador did not announce any new emissions reduction target. He rather suggested expanding his administration's "Sembrando Vida" (Sowing life) reforestation campaign to entire Mexico and also to Central America. He suggested that the US could consider granting temporary work visas and residence permits to participants for the same.
Chilean President Pinera reaffirmed the country's commitment to reduce carbon emissions. He called for the establishment of marine protected areas around Antarctica and committed to decarbonizing energy mix by 2040. Chile has, over the last two years, announced its intention to achieve carbon net-zero by 2050 or earlier.
Colombian President Márquez highlighted that even though his country only contributed 0.6 per cent of the global emissions, they end up being one among 20 most vulnerable countries. He announced a net zero target by 2050 and also called for innovative financial mechanisms to support developing countries in fighting climate change.
About the authors
Akriti Sharma, Harini Madhusudan, Rashmi BR and Lokendra Sharma are PhD Scholars, Abigail Miriam Fernandez and Apoorva Sudhakar are Research Associates and Avishka Ashok is a Research Assistant at the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore.
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Preetha Renganarayanan
US-Venezuela Tensions: Military, Diplomatic and Internal Challenges to President Trump
Lekshmi MK
France's President Macron's visit to China: Strengthening bilateral ties, trade, and strategic engagement
Sunidhi Sampige & Tanvi Harendra
President Putin's India Visit: Economic, Military, and Strategic Agreements
Rohini Reenum
One Year of Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire: Continuing Violations and Evolving Endgames
Akriti Sharma
Devastating floods in Southeast and South Asia: High Casualties and Multiple Challenges
Anu Maria Joseph
The G20 Summit: Who said what? Major Takeaways
Brighty Ann Sarah
Israel’s escalating attack on Hezbollah and Syria’s deepening sectarian violence
R Preetha
US-Saudi Arabia Reset: Crown Prince meets the American President and sign key agreements on Defense, AI, Critical Minerals
Akriti Sharma
COP30 Summit at Brazil: Major takeaways
Brighty Ann Sarah
Escalating ceasefire violations and settler violence in Gaza, Israel-Syria tensions, and Israel's pressure on Hezbollah
Akriti Sharma
Climate Change: COP30 begins with full momentum and high expectations
Rohini Reenum
Israel's ceasefire violations in Lebanon: History, Causes and Consequences
Brighty Ann Sarah and Preetha R
The War in Gaza and the 20-point peace plan: An audit of phase one and the pivot to phase two
D Suba Chandran
Women, Peace and Security: 25 Years of UNSC 1325, its achievements and limitations
Neha Tresa George
Thailand and Cambodia: A joint declaration, US-ASEAN intervention and its challenges
Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi
Pakistan and Afghanistan: Military Strikes, Border Clashes and Ceasefire Talks
Brighty Ann Sarah
Breakthrough in Gaza: Trump’s 20-Point Plan, A New Opening, and Its Challenges
Brighty Ann Sarah and R Preetha
The War in Gaza: US Post-War Plans and Global Accountability Efforts
Brighty Ann Sarah and R Preetha
The War in Gaza: The Ceasefire Conundrum, Attack on Gaza City, and Israel's new settlement plans
Abhimanyu Solanki
Pakistan: Cholistan Canal Dispute, Militant Violence & Power Sector Crisis
Ditipriya Ghosh
India and the Maldives: Was Modi’s visit to the Maldives a diplomatic reset?
Brighty Ann Sarah and R Preetha
The War in Gaza: Israel's reoccupation plan and International support for the Two-State Solution
Naomi Miriam Mathew
US-China tariff extension:
Abhiruchi Chowdhury
The Trump-Putin Meeting at Alaska:
Abhiruchi Chowdhury
India-UK FTA and Vision 2035 Framework:
Abhiruchi Chowdhury
Trump’s 50 per cent tariffs on India:
Astha Panda
Bhutan's Ageing Crisis: What do the numbers say about the demographic shift?Â
Ayush Joshi
Afghanistan: Evolution of Islamic State - Khorasan Province
Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi
China's FDI surge in Pakistan: Numbers, Sectors, and Stakes
Brighty Ann Sarah and R Preetha
The War in Gaza: Failed negotiations, unfolding famine and the mounting international pressure
Swati Sood
The US-EU Trade Deal:
Abhiruchi Chowdhury
Trump tariffs:
Kasvi Batra
Elections for Japan’s Upper House:
Swati Sood
PM Modi’s Visit, India and the Maldives:
Naomi Miriam Mathew
Indian PM Modi’s Visit to Argentina:
Swati Sood
Indian PM Modi's visit to Brazil:
Kasvi Batra
Australian PM Albanese’s visit to China:
Lekshmi MK & Swati Sood
US-EU Tariff tensions:
Lekshmi MK
UN Ocean Conference, Deep Sea Mining and Seabed Exploitation
Lekshmi MK
Ocean Darkening:Â
Naomi Miriam MathewÂ
SIPRI 2025 Report on World Nuclear Forces: Nine Major Trends
Rohini Reenum
Syria: Druze-Bedouin clashes and the Israeli intervention
Brighty Ann Sarah, R Preetha, Santhiya M, Aparna A Nair and M Kejia
Israel, Iran, the US and "The 12 Day War" in the Middle East: Claims & Counter Claims
Brighty Ann Sarah
Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting:
Merin Treesa Alex
One Big Beautiful Bill Act:
Kasvi Batra
Prime Ministers visit to Ghana:
M Kejia
PM Modi’s Visit to Trinidad and Tobago:
Astha Panda
Bhutan's Gelephu Gate: Deepening Regional Connectivity
Emma Rose Boby
Declining Media Freedom in Bangladesh: What and Why
Fleur Elizabeth Philip
Thailand and Cambodia
Merin Treesa Alex
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
Santhiya M
Russia and Mali bilateral agreements:
Ananya Dinesh
China and the Pacific IslandsÂ
Aparna A Nair
China and the Darwin Port:
Farhaz Rashid Ahmed
Five years after George Floyd’s death:Â
Farhaz Rashid Ahmed
The Awami League is banned in Bangladesh: Why? What next?
Gauri Gupta
Shenzhou-19 Mission: A Profile
M Kejia
G7 Summit 2025:
Aparna A Nair
Second China-Central Asia Summit:
Brighty Ann Sarah, R Preetha, Santhiya M, Aparna A Nair & M Kejia
Operation Midnight Hammer: US bombs three nuclear sites in Iran
Kumari Gargi, Naomi Miriam Matthew, & Fleur Elizabeth PhilipÂ
Shangri-La Dialogue 2025: Who said what?
Santhiya M
Cambodia and Thailand: Preah Vihear border dispute and the ICJ interventions
Femy Francis
The US-China:
Lekshmi MK
The UN Ocean Conference in France:
R Preetha
New Zealand: MÄori indigenous resistance meets harsh parliament response
Gauri Gupta
The US: Protests against Trump’s immigration raid in Los Angeles
Ananya Dinesh
US-Iran Nuclear Deal
Santhiya M
Nepal’s Republic Day Parade and Pro-Monarchy Protests: Who, What and Why?
Lekshmi MK
Poland's Presidential Elections:
Merin Treesa Alex
South Korea’s Presidential Elections:
Emma Rose Boby
Bangladesh Elections 2026: Who Wants What, When and Why?
M KejiaÂ
Sagarmatha Sambaad in Nepal
Lekshmi MK
Eleven PIC sign a joint statement with ChinaÂ
Merin Treesa Alex
Global Politics Explainer
Fleur Elizabeth Philip
State of Germany-Israel Relations
Aashish Ganeshan
The US:
Fleur Elizabeth Philip
President Macron’s visit to Vietnam, Indonesia & Singapore:
Gauri Gupta
China-ASEAN-GCC Summit:
Ayan Datta
Gaza
Aparna A Nair
UK-EU Summit:
Farhaz Rashid Ahmed
Poland’s Presidential Elections:
Aashish Ganeshan
Elections in Portugal:
Abhiruchi Chowdhury
Presidential elections in Romania:
Femy Francis
China-Pakistan-Afghanistan Foreign Ministers meeting in Beijing
Aashish Ganeshan
US in the Middle Easr
Gauri Gupta
China in Latin America
Lekshmi MK
Turkey:
Padmashree Anandhan
Ukraine:
D Suba Chandran
India and Pakistan:
Abhiruchi Chowdhury
US, Ukraine and Russia:
Fleur Elizabeth Philip
Singapore Elections in 2025:
D Suba Chandran
A Militant attack in J&K:
R Preetha and Brighty Ann Sarah
East Asia:
Padmashree Anandhan
The US-Ukraine
R Preetha
Canada Elections 2025:
Abhishiktha S Kumar
Nepal’s Pro-Monarchy Protests:
Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi
Sri Lanka’s Human-Elephant Conflict: What, Where and Why
Santhiya M
Decline of the Greens since 2005
Brighty Ann Sarah
Explaining the rise of extremism in East Germany
Vaneeta
Canada’s New Prime Minister: Who is Mark Carney? What are his immediate Challenges?
Vaneeta
Trump wants to retake the Panama Canal. Why?
Souparno Rakshit, Emma Rose Boby and Souparnika Suresh
Bangladesh's New Political Party: Who, Why and What for?
Kumari Krishna
Sri Lanka: Seven takeaways of new President's first visit to China
C Shraddha
Trump's Inaugural Address: Five major takeaways
Kumari Krishna
Greenland: What is Trump's new interest? What has been the response from the islanders and the Europeans?
Vaneeta
Who is Nicolás Maduro? And why is there a controversy over his third term?
Vaneeta
Who is Nicolás Maduro? And what next for Venezuela after his third term?
Nupur Priya
Ireland Elections and What's Next?
Ayan Datta
Lebanon’s new President: Who is Aoun? Will he be able to address the mounting challenges?
C Shraddha, Vaishak Sreekumar, Kumari Krishna, Nova Karun K
Why did Justin Trudeau resign? What next for Canada?
Nupur Priya
UN’s Recent Report on Femicides: Six Takeaways
Prajwal TV
Political Crisis in France
Kavithasri M
Busan Plastic Pollution Summit: What happened in Busan? And what didnt?
Ayan Datta
Why Israel is NOT facing a strategic defeat in Gaza: A Response to Stanly Johny
Sayeka Ghosh
07 July 1978: Solomon Islands gains independence from British rule
Karthik Manoharan
05 July 1962: The Algerian War comes to an end
Prajwal TV
01 July 1968: US, Soviet Union, UK and 40 countries sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty
Mayank Bharti
05 July 1996: Dolly becomes the first mammal to be cloned
Ronakk Tijoriwala
01 July 2002: The Rome Statute establishes the International Criminal Court
Deepika Seervi
05 July 1962: Algeria declares its independence, ending 132 years of French occupation
Ayan Datta & Sayeka Ghosh
US Presidential Debate 2024: Trump exposes Biden’s weaknesses, promises stronger America
Dhriti Mukherjee
Haiti: The UN backed Kenyan police force lands
Prajwal T V
Julian Assange: The WikiLeaks founder pleads guilty, ending a long legal stand-off with the US
IPRI Team
The US: President Biden announces new executive order allowing hundreds of thousands of immigrants to get citizenship
IPRI Team
Israeli forces shot Palestinians in West Bank
Dhriti Mukherjee
Mexico Elections 2024: A Historic Moment sees a First Woman President in North America
Dhriti Mukherjee
The US: Jury finds Donald Trump Guilty on 34 counts. Five Takeaways of the verdict
By young scholars of NIAS Course on Global Politics: Contemporary World Order and Theories. Compiled by Sayeka Ghosh.
South Korea Elections 2024: An interview with Dr Sandip Mishra and Dr Vyjayanti Raghavan
By the NIAS-IPRI Course scholars on Contemporary Conflicts, Peace Processes, Theories and Thinkers. Compiled by Ayan Datta.
The War in Gaza: An Interview with Dr Stanly Johny
Rohini Reenum
Ebrahim Raisi: An Untimely Death, and What it means for Iran and its Neighbourhood
NIAS South Asia Team
South Asia This Week (21 Apr- 27 Apr 2024)
NIAS South Asia Team
South Asia This Week (14 Apr -20 Apr 2024)
Devi Chandana M
Seychelles-India Relations: Five Areas of Partnership
Sayeka Ghosh
26 April 1986: Chernobyl nuclear accident
Arya Prasad
Elections in South Korea: Six Takeaways
Sayeka Ghosh
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, 13 years later: Energy Debate, Safety Concerns and Global Fallouts
Diya Madhavan
The Rise of Temu: A Chinese online shopping app in the US
Ramya B
4 April 1968: Martin Luther King Jr assassinated
NIAS South Asia Team
South Asia This Week (25 Mar- 01 Apr 2024)
T C A Raghavan
March 1739: Nadir Shah invades Delhi
Karthik Manoharan
17 March 1992: The end of Apartheid in South Africa
Rosemary Kurian
18 March 2014: Russia annexes Crimea
Manasa G
14 March 1879: Albert Einstein born in Germany
D Rohan Kumar
11 March 1985: Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Sivasubramanian K
09 March 1776: Adam Smith publishes “The Wealth of Nations”
LS Hareesh
14 March 1849: The Sikh Army surrenders to the British
Ramya B
12 March 1918: Lenin shifts the capital to Moscow
NIAS South Asia Team
South Asia This Week (2-9 Mar 2024)
NIAS South Asia Team
South Asia This Week (26 Feb-02 Mar 2024)
NIAS South Asia Team
South Asia This Week (11-17 Feb 2024)
NIAS Latin America Team
Latin America This Week (3-10 Feb 2024)
NIAS South Asia Team
South Asia This Week (3-10 Feb 2024)
IPRI Team
NIAS-Conflict Weekly Special Alert | The War in Gaza: Fifteenth Week
Bibhu Prasad Routray
Myanmar: Ethnic Armed Organizations, China’s Mediation and Continuing Fighting
Femy Francis
Taiwan Election 2024: The return of DPP
IPRI Team
NIAS-Conflict Weekly Special Alert | The War in Gaza: Fourteenth Week
IPRI Team
NIAS-Conflict Weekly Special Alert | The War in Gaza: Thirteen Week
IPRI Team
NIAS-Conflict Weekly Special Alert | The War in Gaza: Twelfth Week
CEAP Team
NIAS- CEAP- China Reader | Daily Briefs
IPRI Team
NIAS-Conflict Weekly Special Alert | The War in Gaza: Eleventh Week
IPRI Team
NIAS-Conflict Weekly Special Alert | The War in Gaza: Tenth Week
IPRI Team
NIAS-Conflict Weekly Special Alert | The War in Gaza: Nineth Week
IPRI Team
NIAS-Conflict Weekly Special Alert | The War in Gaza: Eigth Week
IPRI Team
NIAS-Conflict Weekly Special Alert | The War in Gaza: Seventh Week
Amit Gupta
The War in Gaza: Consequences for Israel and the US
IPRI Team
NIAS-Conflict Weekly Special Alert | The War in Gaza: Sixth Week
IPRI Team
NIAS-Conflict Weekly Special Alert | The War in Gaza: Fifth Week
IPRI Team
NIAS-Conflict Weekly Special Alert | The War in Gaza: Fourth Week
Prof Joyati Bhattacharya
G20 Summit: India the Global Host
Lakshmi Parimala H
Mural, Movie and the Map: Akhand Bharat mural and Adipurush
Amit Gupta
The Trump Phenomenon: Why it Won’t Go
Vignesh Ram | Assistant Professor | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Malaysia’s recent Elections: More questions than answers
Rashmi BR and Akriti Sharma
COP27: Ten key takeaways
Sethuraman Nadarajan
Israel-Lebanon Maritime Border Deal
Avishka Ashok
G20 Summit: Four takeaways from Bali
Dr Beena
Sri Lanka’s political and economic crisis: Implications for India
Sourina Bej
The UK: Domestic, regional and global challenges to the new Prime Minister
Naina Singh
India-Taiwan Relations: Making a Case for Active Sub-National Diplomacy with Tamil Nadu
Amit Gupta
Afghanistan, AUKUS, and Ukraine: A new strategy for India
Porkkodi Ganeshpandian and Angkuran Dey
The return of the LeftÂ
Shalini Balaiah
The Middle East in 2021: Never-ending wars and conflicts
Prakash Panneerselvam
East Asia in 2021: New era of hegemonic competition
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
The unrest in Kazakhstan: Look beyond the trigger
STIR Team
Living with Risks: The Art and Science of Managing Public Risks
Aswathy Koonampilly
Japan: New Prime Minister, Old party
Vineeth Daniel Vinoy
Afghanistan: Who is who in the interim Taliban government? And, what would be the government structure?
Joeana Cera MatthewsÂ
Haiti: Two months after the assassination, the storm is still brewing
Lokendra Sharma
Two months of Cuban protests: Is the â€revolution’ ending?
Bhuvan Ningania
In Afghanistan, the Indian influence will not fade: Four reasons why
Dincy Adlakha
China and Russia in Myanmar: The interests that bindÂ
Jeshil J Samuel
REvil is dead. Long live REvil
Lokendra Sharma
The future of nuclear energy looks bleak
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Five reasons why Afghanistan is closer to a civil war
Joeana Cera MatthewsÂ
Farfetched goals on pandemic recovery, climate action and economic revival
Gurpreet Singh
India and the geopolitics of supply chainsÂ
Anju Joseph
Timor Leste: Instability continues, despite 19 years of independence
Sarthak Jain
India should invest in technology to meet China's water challenge
Sourina Bej
Fresh election-call mean unending cycle of instability
Vibha Venugopal
The return of Taliban will be bad news for women
Dincy Adlakha
The SCRI will fail before it takes off, for three reasons
Udbhav Krishna P
Revisiting the recent violence: Three takeaways
Joeana Cera Matthews
For the Economist, Taiwan is the most dangerous place. The argument is complicated
Julia Mathew
Though the US is late to the race, it has an edge. Three reasons why
Dhanushaa P
Between "strategic patience" and "grand bargain," Biden's policy options on Pyongyang are limited
SDP Scholars
US, China, and the race to Mars, Cryptocurrencies face a setback as states pose hurdles, Polar Regions and Climate Change
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
The US decision to withdraw is a call made too early. Three reasons why
​​​​​​​Rashmi BR
​​​​​​​As Russia takes over the Arctic Council chair from Iceland, will it balance its regional and national interests?
Lokendra Sharma
Learning from Cuba's vaccine development effortsÂ
GP Team
The US' Leaders Summit on Climate: Global Issue, Regional Prisms
V S Ramamurthy and Dinesh K Srivastava
An energy mix of renewables and nuclear is the most viable option
Lokendra Sharma
Deadly second wave spirals into a humanitarian disaster
Harini Madhusudan
The Greenland election result is all about eco-geopolitics, and growing Chinese interests
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
The US-Taliban Deal: One Year Later
Akriti Sharma
The Quad Plus and the search beyond the four countries
Avishka Ashok
Despite the economic challenges, there are opportunities for Quad
Apoorva Sudhakar
India's Endgames, Roles and Limitations in Quad
Sukanya Bali
Tracing the Quad's evolution in the last two decades
Apoorva Sudhakar
Ethiopia: Five fallouts of the military offensive in Tigray
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Afghanistan: The recent surge in targeted killing vs the troops withdrawal
Avishka Ashok
In Argentina, an extraordinarily progressive law on abortion brings the Conservatives to protest
Harini Madhusudan
In Poland, the protests against the abortion law feed into anti-government sentiments
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
In Honduras, a move towards a permanent ban on abortion laws
Sukanya Bali
In Thailand, the new abortion law poses more questions
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Civilian protests vs military: Three factors will decide the outcome in Myanmar
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Trump’s Climate Change legacy: Disruption and Denial
Apoorva Sudhakar
Trump’s Iran legacy: Maximum pressure, minimum results
N Manoharan and Drorima Chatterjee
Five ways India can detangle the fishermen issue with Sri Lanka
GP Team
Iran’s decision to enrich its Uranium by 20 per cent: What does it mean?
GP Team
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): Global and Regional Implications
D Suba Chandran
The Hazaras protest over burying the dead; PM says don’t blackmail me
D Suba Chandran
The PDM differences, Gwadar fencing, and Lakhvi's arrest
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Nagorno-Karabakh: Rekindled fighting, Causalities and a Ceasefire
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Thailand: For the pro-democracy protests, it is a long march ahead
Mallika Devi
Hong Kong: Slow Strangulation of Protests, Security Law and China's victory
Harini Madhusudan
Brexit: A year of the UK-EU transition talks and finally, a DealÂ
Kamna Tiwary
Europe: From anti-government protests in Belarus to â€United for Abortion’ in PolandÂ
Apoorva Sudhakar
Ethiopia: The conflict in Tigray and the regional fallouts
Teshu Singh
India and China: A tense border with compromise unlikely
Sourina Bej
France:  Needs to rethink  the state-religion relation in battling extremism
Rashmi Ramesh
Abraham Accords: Rethinking Diplomacy and Restructuring Priorities in the Middle East
Aparaajita Pandey
The Americas: Top Five Developments
Teiborlang T Kharsyntiew
Europe: Top five developments
Sandip Kumar Mishra
East Asia: Top Five developments in 2020
Sourina Bej
The Brexit Endgame: A Trade deal, but it is yet to be over for the UK-EU
Harini Madhusudan
Outer Space in 2020: Missions, Privatization, and the Artemis Accords
Gunjan Singh
China and the US in 2020: Year of Continuing Confrontation
Sukanya Bali
5G, Huawei and TikTok: Four trends in 2020
Sumedha ChatterjeeÂ
COVID-19: How the world fought in 2020
GP Team
The World This Year: What happened, What paused and What failed
Rashmi Ramesh
Trump legacy leaves negligible space for any policy changes
Harini Madhusudan
The Vaccine Rush: Expectations vs Realities
Harini Madhusudan
Open Skies Treaty: The US should not have withdrawn, for five reasons
Sukanya Bali
Three reasons why the US wants to restrict, but China wants to promote it
Savithri Sellapperumage
Kamala Harris makes history
Harini Madhusudan
Australia joins the Malabar exercise. However, the Quad has a long way to go
Rashmi Ramesh
Climate Change Protests: Now moving out of the COVID-19 shadow
Mallika Devi
China is against the Quad. Five reasons why
Srikumar Pullat
Space of Tomorrow: The Need for Space Security
Harini Madhusudan
Japan- South Korea: Will there be a reset in bilateral relations under the new Japanese PM?
Lokendra Sharma
Bahrain and the UAE have normalized ties with Israel. Five reasons why
Nancy Pathak
Indonesia and the South China Sea: Between the Nine-Dash Line and an EEZ
Shreya Sinha
Despite Brexit, the UK is unlikely to disengage from the EU in their defence and security cooperation. Why?
Kamna Tiwary
Abe's Indo-Pacific legacy: Will the new PM follow it up?
Tamanna Khosla
Japan: New Prime Minister, Old Challenges
Vaishali Handique
Not just regime change: Women and protest movements in Sudan
Sneha Tadkal
Technology in contemporary global protest movements
Unnikrishnan M J
Rise of the middle class: Independence protest movements in Catalonia
Rashmi Ramesh
#FridaysforFuture: The global protests against Climate Change
A Padmashree
Looking Inwards: The anti-government protests in Iran
Oviya A J
#NiUnaMenos: Women and protest movements in Latin America
Harini Sha P
Solve economic crisis: Indigenous movements in Latin America
Chavindi Weerawansha
Students as agents of change: Protest movements in Zimbabwe
Arjun C
Digital platforms as tools: Rise of Anti-Fracking protest movements across the world
Anju Annie Mammen
“Unveiling”: Women and protest movements in the Middle East
Harini Madhusudan
â€The Revolution of Our Times’: Protests in Hong Kong
Sourina Bej
â€The yellow vests will triumph’: The middle and working class protests in France
Lakshmi V Menon
Will the Abraham Accord lead to peace, or is it the end of Palestine state?
Samreen Wani
Lebanon: Can Macron's visit prevent the unravelling?
Sankalp Gurjar
In Sudan, the government signs an agreement with the rebels. However, there are serious challenges
Harini Madhusudan
The Legacy of Shinzo Abe. It is Complicated.
Sourina Bej
Despite the UK ban, it is not over yet for China. For three reasons.
Harini Madhusudan
A Zero-Sum Game: At the core of the US-China rivalry, is an Isolate-China policy
Samreen Wani
Iran Nuclear Deal: It is time to write the obituary, for three reasons
Padmashree A
Yemen and Oil, MBS’s two-path destruction in Saudi Arabia
Boa Wang
Two Sessions in Beijing
Adnan Aziz Chowdhury
For Bangladesh, it was Nationwide Lockdown, Checking High Inflation & Critical Social MediaÂ
Mahesh Bhatta
For Nepal, it is effective local governments, educative media, and India-Nepal health diplomacy
Boa Wang
How China fought the COVID-19Â
N. Manoharan
Is COVID-19 a Bio-weapon from China?
Prof PM Soundar Rajan
Is there an overlap of 5G Networks and COVID hotspots?
Harini Sha P
The problem is not just Haftar. It is the international hunger for the Libyan Oil
Rashmi Ramesh
Will COVID-19 provide a new agenda to the NAM?
Sourina Bej
EU, minus the US, leads the global cooperation for the vaccine
D. Suba Chandran
Healing needs Forgiveness, Accountability, Responsibility and Justice
Harini Madhusudan
Iran's New Military Satellite: Does it violate the UNSC 2231?
La Toya Waha
One year after the Easter Attacks in Sri Lanka: Have the Islamists Won?
Jenice Jean Goveas
Epidemics through History
Sanduni Atapattu
Preventing hatred and suspicion would be a bigger struggle
Chavindi Weerawansha
A majority in the minority community suffers, for the action of a few
Chrishari de Alwis Gunasekare
The Cardinal sermons for peace, with a message to forgive
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Who and Why of the Perpetrators
Natasha Fernando
In retrospect, where did we go wrong?
Ruwanthi Jayasekara
Build the power of Co-existence, Trust, Gender and Awareness
N Manoharan
New ethnic faultlines at macro and micro levels
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera
A year has gone, but the pain has not vanished
Kabi AdhikariÂ
In Nepal, it is a struggle for the women out of the patriarchal shadows
Jenice Jean Goveas
In India, the glass is half full for the women
Fatemah Ghafori
In Afghanistan, there is no going back for the women
Sukanya Bali
One month after the deal with the Taliban: Problems Four, Progress None
Lakshmi V Menon
The decline in terrorism in Pakistan in 2019
Rashmi Ramesh
The EU and the Arctic: The interest is not mutual. Why?
Rashmi Ramesh
Iceland, Denmark and Norway: Small is Big in the Arctic
Harini Madhusudan
The Non-Arctic powers: Interests of Japan and South Korea
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Malaysia: New PM, Old Challenges
La Toya Waha
The Bar Shooting in Germany: Just an act of a crazy individual?
Rohej Khatiwada
Small countries in the SAARC: Will they succeed in reviving regional cooperation?
Lakshmi V Menon
Pakistan to remain “Grey”; North Korea and Iran in “Black”
Rashmi Ramesh
Trump's India Visit: Optics, Substance and Rhetoric
Kabi AdhikariÂ
The controversial MCC Nepal Compact
Malini SethuramanÂ
ISIS post Baghdadi: Will there be another Caliphate in 2020?
Aarathi Srinivasan
Climate Change: The Economy of the Indian Ocean Region in 2020
Roshni Sharma
Climate Change: The New Refugees Paradox in South and East Asia in 2020
Rashmi Ramesh
Addressing Climate Change: Calamities, Risks and Protests in 2020
Dhruv Ashok
India-Pakistan Relation: Will it get worse in 2020?
Prathiksha Ravi
Israel and the Middle East: The New Alliance Plans in 2020
Aswathy K
The US in the Middle East: Flux or Status Quo in 2020?
Padmini Anilkumar
Middle East: The Return of Russia in 2020
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Sudan and Algeria: Road to Democracy in 2020
Lakshmi V Menon
Syria: ISIS Decline, US Retreat and the Return of Russia in 2020
Sourina Bej
The Pangs of BREXIT: UK's Tough Transition in 2020
Sukanya Bali
The Belt and Road Initiative: A New Global Connectivity Map in 2020
Harini Madhusudan
The US-China Trade Dispute: Towards further disruptions in 2020
Parikshith Pradeep
The US under Donald Trump: The Fall of an Empire in 2020
Boa Wang
China in 2019: 70th Anniversary, Rise of Domestic Animation and the Commercialization of 5GÂ
Vivek Mishra
After Soleimani assassination: Options for the USÂ
Sukanya Bali
Iran, Iraq and the US: Who wants what?
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Old problems to persist with no solutions in the near term
Aashiyana Adhikari
Indian and Chinese investments in Nepal: Managing asymmetry
Shailesh Nayak | Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS)
Blue Economy and India: An Introduction
Lakshmi V Menon
The Middle East in 2019: Domestic Protests, Bilateral Conflicts and Regional Tensions
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
North Africa in 2019: A year of protests, with some positive results
Sukanya Bali
Hong Kong in 2019: China's New Achilles Heel
Harini Madhusudan
The US-China Trade Dispute in 2019:Â Towards a thaw in 2020?
Parikshith Pradeep
The US in 2019: Trump rollsout a template for a global American retreat
Sourina Bej
Europe in 2019: Hard Brexit for the UK, Systemic Struggle for the EU
Rashmi Ramesh
Climate Change in 2019: Active Civil Society, Hesitant State
Rashmi Ramesh
The Arctic Littorals: Iceland and Greenland
Harini Madhusudan
The Polar Silk Route: China's ambitious search in the Arctic
Parikshith Pradeep
The Scientific Imbalance: Is technology rightly being invested in the Arctic?
GP Team
Syria: Who wants what?
Harini Madhusudan
Violence in Hong Kong: Will the protests end?
Rashmi Ramesh
Is Catalonia Spain’s Hong Kong?
Sourina Bej
As the Brexit deadline nears: Three Implications of Boris Johnson’s Election Call
D. Suba Chandran
Why an Arctic foray is essential for India
Parikshith Pradeep
Russia's Polar Military Edge
Nidhi Dalal
Protests rock Chile, Bolivia and Haiti
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Will prosecuting Suu Kyi resolve the Rohingya problem?
Sourina Bej
Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi: Multiple Deals, No Takeaways
Lakshman Chakravarthy N & Rashmi Ramesh
Climate Change: Four Actors, No Action
Sukanya Bali
Brexit: Preparing for the Worst Case
Lakshman Chakravarthy N
5G: A Primer
Rashmi Ramesh
From Okjökull to OK: Death of a Glacier in Iceland
Sukanya Bali
Challenges before Boris Johnson
Parikshith Pradeep
The Hong Kong Protests: Who wants what
Harini Madhusudan
The Hong Kong Protests: Re-defining mass mobilization
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
ASEAN Outlook on the Indo Pacific: Worth all the Hype?
Mahesh Bhatta
Monsoons first, Floods next and the Blame Games follow
Titsala Sangtam
Counting Citizens: Manipur charts its own NRC
Vivek Mishra
Can Hedging be India’s Strategy?
Lakshmi V Menon
Amidst the US-Iran standoff, Saudi Arabia should be cautious
Seetha Lakshmi Dinesh Iyer
For Russia, it was big power projection
Harini Madhusudan
For China, it was trade and a temporary truce
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
For Japan, it was commerce and climate change
Sourina Bej
For the US, it was trade, tariff and talks
Mahath Mangal
Iran, US and the Nuclear Deal: Will Russia remain neutral?
Titsala Sangtam
Iran, US and the Nuclear deal: Europe in the middle?
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Modi's Colombo Visit: Four issues to watch
Sourina Bej
From Moscow to Manila:Â Attack on Journalists, Public Protests and Culture of ImpunityÂ
Harini Madhusudan
Thirty years after Tiananmen:  What remains in the popular memory and what doesn’t
Raakhavee Ramesh
Higher than the Himalayas: Pakistan and China
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Across the Himalayas: Nepal and China
Mahath Mangal
The Russian Resurgence: Is the US supremacy waning?
Mahath Mangal
San Francisco wants to ban, Kashgar wants to expand
Jerin George
Espionage or Investigative Journalism?Â
Titsala Sangtam
Beyond the Kuril Island Dispute: Tensions between Moscow and Tokyo
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
The Huawei Controversy: Five things you need to know
Mahath Mangal
Why the world needs to look at Yemen
Sourina Bej
Modi's Foreign Policy 2.0: A Response to C Raja Mohan
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
The Central Asia Connector
Harini Madhusudan
An Under-represented East Asia
Seetha Lakshmi Dinesh Iyer
Africa Embraces the Belt and Road
Sourina Bej
It’s Europe vs EU on China
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Sudan: Between Democracy and another military rule
Seetha Lakshmi Dinesh Iyer
Responses and Inspiring Lessons
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Thailand: Between Elections and Instability
Ryan Mitra
Malaysia, China and the BRI: The Delicate Hedging
Sourina Bej
Two Sessions in 2019: Four Takeaways
Lakshmi V Menon
The End of ISIS Caliphate?
Harini Madhusudan
For China, its a sigh of relief
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
For Vietnam, its a big deal
Seetha Lakshmi Dinesh Iyer
For Japan, No Deal is Good Deal
Sourina Bej
For South Korea, a costly disappointment
Harini Madhusudan
No deal is better, but isn't it bad?
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
The Other Conflict in Rakhine State
Seetha Lakshmi Dinesh Iyer
Yemen: Will Sa'nna fall?
Harini Madhusudan
Sinicizing the Minorities
Lakshmi V Menon
The Qatar Blockade: Eighteen Months Later
Sourina Bej
Maghreb: What makes al Shahab Resilient?
Harini Madhusudan
US-China Trade War: No Clear Winners
Abhishrut Singh
Trump’s Shutdown: Five Things to Know
Kriti
Afghanistan: Why Trump’s decision to withdraw will create more instability
Komal Tiwary
Syria: Why Trump’s decision to withdraw is a right one but at a wrong time
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Myanmar: Will 2019 be better for the Rohingya?
D. Suba Chandran
Bangladesh: The Burden of Electoral History
Seetha Lakshmi Dinesh Iyer
US and China: Between Confrontation and Competition
Mahesh Bhatta | Centre for South Asian Studies, Kathmandu
Nepal
Nasima Khatoon | Research Associate, ISSSP, NIAS
The Maldives
Harini Madhusudan | Research Associate, ISSSP, NIAS
India
Sourina Bej | Research Associate, ISSSP, NIAS
Bangladesh
Seetha Lakshmi Dinesh Iyer | Research Associate, ISSSP, NIAS
Afghanistan
Harini Madhusudan
China and Japan: Renewing relations at the right time
Ryan Mitra
The INF Treaty: Towards a new Security Dilemma
Sourina Bej
The INF Treaty: US withdraws to balance China?
Harini Madhusudan
The Khashoggi Killing: Unanswered Questions
Divyabharathi E
The Economic Crisis and the Saudi Investments: What are the Fallouts?
Lakshmi V Menon
US and Israel: Trump's Deal of the Century
Nasima Khatoon
The New Maldives: Advantage India?
Harini Madhusudhan
To NAFTA or Not: Trump, Mexico and Canada
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Malaysia’s China Moment: The Mahathir Gamble
Sourina Bej
BIMSTEC: A Bay of Good Hope?
Ryan Mitra
India between the US and Iran: The Art of Balancing Two States
Hely Desai
Two Years of Brexit: The Reverse-Domino Effect
Young Scholars Debate
India, Imran Khan and Indo-Pak Relations
Siddhatti Mehta
Does Brexit mean Brexit?
Oishee Majumdar
Factsheet: China’s Investments in Africa
Sourina Bej
Post Trump-Putin Summit: How significant is the Russia threat to Europe?
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
The 8888 Uprising: Thirty Years Later
Harini Madhusudhan
The Tariff War: 'Stick of Hegemony' vs Vital Interests
Druta Bhatt
FactSheet: Shangri La Dialogue 2018
Rahul Arockiaraj
Immigrants as the “Other”: The Social and Economic Factors in the US
Divyabharathi E
Is Trump-Putin Summit a setback for the US?
Apoorva Sudhakar
India and Bangladesh: The Long Haul
Divyabharathi E
Quad as an alternative to the BRI: Three Main Challenges
Oishee Majumdar
FactSheet: India-Bangladesh Relations
D. Suba Chandran
Trump meets Putin; will it cost NATO?
Sourina Bej
Trump and the NATO: One Block, Different Views
Rahul Arockiaraj
Zero Tolerance on Illegal Immigration: Explaining Trump’s strategy and the American Spirit
Gayan Gowramma KC
Now, the United States withdraws from the UNHRC
Druta Bhatt
Electoral Rise of the Right: From Trump to Brexit
Siddhatti Mehta
Will China be able to sustain its Dominance?
Miti Shah
Is religion redefining nationalism?: The Case of Myanmar, India and Sri Lanka
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Myanmar: Why won't they do anything for the Rohingya?
Harini Madhusudan
The Idea of an US Space Force: Strategic Calculations
Apoorva Sudhakar
Afghan Peace: Reality or Illusion?
Hely Desai
Looking beyond Trump: Is the US declining?
Manushi Kapadia
Is China using its soft power to become superpower?
Lakshmi. V. Menon
Middle East: Has Russia chosen Israel over Iran?
Divyabharathi E
India and Seychelles: Is the Assumption Deal a Game Changer in the Indian Ocean?
Miti Shah
G7: Why Trump wants Russia in?
Hely Desai
FactSheet: G7 Summit
Siddhatti Mehta
The Panmunjom Declaration: “Tip of the Iceberg”
Druta Bhatt
Iran N-Deal and the Trans-Atlantic Divide
Manushi Kapadia
US and China: Towards a Trade War
Miti Shah
Palestine: US triggers new tensions
Divyabharathi E
The "Indo-Pacific Command": What's in the name?
Harini Madhusudan
Trump’s Tariff Strategy: Targetting Adversaries and Allies
Hely Desai
Trump-Kim Summit: Three Likely Outcomes
Apoorva Sudhakar
The Lebanon Pawn: Will it change after elections?
Lakshmi V Menon
Israel, the Game Changer?
Samreen Wani
Deciphering Turkey's External Push
Divyabharathi E
China and Russia: The New Alignments
Ann Maria Shibu
Can India afford to lose Maldives to China?
Dhruv Ashok
Why Maldives is important to China?
Lakshmi V Menon
ISIS and the Yazidi victims: Why the World should stand up?
Harini Madhusudan
US- China Tariff Face-off : Five questions
Jamyang Dolma
Why is Free Tibet important for India
Divyabharathi E
Arctic: The Strategic Significance
Lakshmi V Menon
Do we need the Quad?
Samreen Wani
Why Trump’s Iran exit is a big mistake?
Jamyang Dolma
Inter Korean Summit: Will it work?
Shalini E
What prevents India and Nepal from moving forward?
Dhruv Ashok
The Fishermen Issue between India and Sri Lanka
Apoorva Sudhakar
Bangladesh's Economy: Decoding a Success Story
Ann Maria Shibu
Why India should not pull out of the Indus water treaty?
Divyabharathi E
Quad and India's Strategic Dilemma
Samreen Wani