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Young Voices on Global Politics
CWA Commentaries are primarily authored by young scholars who are a part of the course on Global Politics.
The objective is to provide a platform for the young voices on contemporary world affairs, and also equip them with effective communication skills.
The World This Week
Chinese Foreign Minister's visit to Africa
January 2023 | CWA # 895
Avishka Ashok
Conflict Weekly
Population decline in China, and Protests in Peru
January 2023 | CWA # 894
IPRI Team
The World This Week
North American Leaders Summit, US-Japan 2+2 dialogue and the World Banks' prospects for 2023
January 2023 | CWA # 893
GP Team
The new push in the Ukraine war, Ben Gvir’s visit to al Aqsa, Mali's pardon to Ivorian soldiers, violent protests in Brazil and violence over Guzman's arrest
IPRI Team
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IN FOCUS | Bamako’s pardon of Ivorian soldiers
NIAS Africa Team
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The return of Lula and China's relaxation of travel rules
GP Team
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IN FOCUS | The relapse of ANC
NIAS Africa Team
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Top 22 developments from the world in 2022
GP Team
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Newsmakers: From Putin to Rushdie
Allen Joe Mathew, Sayani Rana, Joel Jacob
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Rest in Peace; Queen Elizabeth. Mikhail Gorbachev, Pelé...
Sethuraman Nadarajan
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Global economy in 2022: The year of cooling down
Ankit Singh
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Digital world: Elon Musk and the Twitter Chaos
Bhoomika Sesharaj
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The FTX Collapse: Depleting cryptocurrencies
Madhura Mahesh
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The Space race: Scaling new technological feats
Harini Madhusudan
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French Exit from Mali: More questions than answers
Poulomi Mondal
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Yemen, Syria, and Sudan: Continuing humanitarian crises
Mohaimeen Khan
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NATO and the Madrid Summit: Expanding defence frontiers
Padmashree Anandhan
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Elections in Colombia and Brazil: Re-emergence of the Pink Tide
Madhura Mahesh
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Elections in France, Sweden, and Italy: The rise of the right
Padmashree Anandhan
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North Korea: Missile Tests Galore
Janardhan G
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China and the Middle East: Xi Jinping’s visit towards a “new era” and “China-Arab community”
Sapna Elsa Abraham
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The Taiwan Strait: Political and military assertions
Avishka Ashok
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Ethiopia: Uncertainties despite ceasefire
Anu Maria Joseph
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Tunisia: The end of the Jasmine Revolution
Apoorva Sudhakar
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Iraq: Deadlock and breakthrough
Rashmi BR
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Iran: Anti-government protests
Kaviyadharshini A
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China: 20th Party Congress and Xi Jinping's consolidation
Avishka Ashok
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Sri Lanka: Political and Economic Crises
Chrishari de Alwis Gunasekare
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Myanmar: The coup and after
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
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Peace and conflict in 2022: Top 50 stories from around the world
IPRI Team
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Thaw in China-Australia relations, and the return of Ramaphosa in South Africa
GP Team
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Global Biodiversity Framework and the EU's gas price capping regulation
IPRI Team
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The US-Africa Leaders Summit
NIAS Africa Team
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The US-Africa Leaders Summit and the FTX CEO's arrest
GP Team
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Xi's visit to Saudi Arabia and Peru's political instability
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IN FOCUS | The Wagner Group, exploitation of conflicts and increased dependency on Russia
NIAS Africa Team
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IN FOCUS | End of Operation Barkhane
NIAS Africa Team
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IN FOCUS | The ceasefire in Ethiopia
NIAS Africa Team
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The Taiwanese local elections and the legacies of Jiang Zemin
GP Team
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Protests in China and the end of TTP's ceasefire in Pakistan
IPRI Team
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Malaysia’s recent Elections: More questions than answers
Vignesh Ram | Assistant Professor | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
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Anwar Ibrahim: Malaysia's new Prime Minister
Vignesh Ram
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Energy Charter Treaty: Three reasons for EU member states exit
Sai Pranav
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What next for Russia, Ukraine, Europe, South Asia & India, and China
Harini Madhusudan, Rishma Banerjee, Padmashree Anandhan, Ashwin Immanuel Dhanabalan, and Avishka Ashok
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The UK: Domestic, regional and global challenges to the new Prime Minister
Sourina Bej
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UNGA 77: Who said what from Europe?
Padmashree Anandhan and Rishma Banerjee
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The Ukraine Conflict: What does it mean for Eastern Europe? Where does India stand?
Mathew Sonu Simon
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Boris Johnson exits: The Unravelling of UK leadership in crisis
Sourina Bej
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COP27: Ten key takeaways
Rashmi BR and Akriti Sharma
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Ice Melt in Alps in Europe: Three impacts
Rashmi Ramesh
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Tracing Europe's droughts
Rishma Banerjee
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Mapping Europe's Wildfires and tracing the causes
Sai Pranav
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Major causes behind Europe’s continuing heatwaves
Padmashree Anandhan
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100 days of the Ukraine war: US Responses in the war
Emmanuel Selva Royan
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100 days of the Ukraine war: What next for Europe?
Padmashree Anandhan
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100 days of the Ukraine war: Ukraine holds their own against Russia’s aggression
Rishma Banerjee
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100 days of the Ukraine war: More loss than gain for Russia
Ashwin Immanuel Dhanabalan
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A ceasefire in DRC and a report on the repatriation from Syria's detention camps
IPRI Team
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IN FOCUS | Challenges to peace in Eastern Congo
NIAS Africa Team
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Special Edition: 150th Issue of Conflict Weekly
IPRI Team
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20th Party Congress of the Communist Party of China: Major takaways
Avishka Ashok | Research Associate | National Institute of Advanced Studies
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China's response to the Ukraine crisis: Shaped by its relationship with Russia and EU under the US Shadow
Angelin Archana | Assistant Professor, Women’s Christian College, Chennai
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Transatlantic Ties in the Wake of Ukraine-Russia War
Shreya Upadhyay | Assistant Professor, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore
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Ukraine and beyond: The US Strategies towards Russia
Uma Purushothaman | Assistant Professor, Central University of Kerala, Kerala
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Lessons from Ukraine War: Effectiveness of Sanctions
Debangana Chatterjee | Assistant Professor, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), Bangalore
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Ukraine and beyond: What next for Russia and Europe?
Himani Pant | Research Fellow, ICWA, Delhi
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Israel-Lebanon Maritime Border Deal
Sethuraman Nadarajan
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G20 Summit: Four takeaways from Bali
Avishka Ashok
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G-20 and COP-27 Summits: Key Takeaways
GP Team
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China-Africa relations: Looking back and looking ahead
NIAS Africa Team
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Assassination attempt on Imran Khan and Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson
IPRI Team
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Permanent ceasefire in Ethiopia and a report on the supply chain behind war crimes in Myanmar
IPRI Team
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IN FOCUS | Chad's political crisis
NIAS Africa Team
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Italy's far-right wins 2022 elections
Padmashree Anandhan
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Putin’s address in the Valdai Discussion: Six takeaways
Padmashree Anandhan
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Solomon Islands’ China card: Three reasons why
Devjyoti Saha
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Sri Lanka’s political and economic crisis: Implications for India
Dr Beena
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Elon Musk's Twitter deal and Putin's Valdai address
GP Team
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Chad: Extension of transition period sparks pro-democratic protests
IPRI Team
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Floods in West Africa: Nigeria and beyond
NIAS Africa Team
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IN FOCUS | Kenya Elections 2022
NIAS Africa Team
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China's 20th Party Congress and Former Prime Minister Liz Truss' resignation in the UK
GP Team
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Haiti's Gang Violence, Venezuelan Migrants and the US, and Global Hunger Index
IPRI Team
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UNHRC proceedings on Xinjiang and the Oxfam report on reducing inequality
IPRI Team
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North Korea's missile tests and Russia's annexation of four territories
IPRI Team
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The UN report on Xinjiang: Four Takeaways
IPRI Team
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Violence in Baghdad and Renewed fighting in Ethiopia
IPRI Team
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UN deems Russia’s referendums illegal
GP Team
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The US easing sanctions on Venezuela, OPEC's production cut, and the WTO report on global trade
GP Team
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The new DART Mission: A new era of planetary defence
GP Team
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Putin and Russia's New Ukraine Strategy
GP Team
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The SCO Summit, and the Sweden Elections
GP Team
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Ukraine's counter-offensive, North Korea's legislation on preemptive nuclear strike, and a report on Modern Slavery
IPRI Team
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The UK: Domestic, regional and global challenges to the new Prime Minister
Sourina Bej
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Military exercises in Russia’s Far East, Eastern Economic Forum summit, and India-Bangladesh relations
GP Team
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Queen Elizabeth: End of an era
Padmashree Anandhan
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Russia and Eastern Economic Forum 2022: A sturdy Far East
Padmashree Anandhan
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IN FOCUS | The reinvention of Al Shabab
NIAS Africa Team
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IN FOCUS | Lavrov's visit to Africa
NIAS Africa Team
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IN FOCUS | Macron's visit to Africa
NIAS Africa Team
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Monkeypox: Mapping the outbreak and addressing misconceptions
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Ukraine-Russia War: A Politicised International Space Station, Heatwaves in Europe, and UN Ocean Conference 2022
STIR Team
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Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, Sri Lanka's appeal to the IMF and Amnesty's report on Ukraine's Human Rights Violation
GP Team
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Who will be the next UK prime minister: Liss Truss v. Rishi Sunak
Padmashree Anandhan
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Zawahiri's killing, Pope's apology to the indigenous people in Canada, Iraq's political crisis, and Senegal's disputed elections
IPRI Team
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IN FOCUS | Tunisia's political crisis
NIAS Africa Team
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Taiwan and Biden-Xi conversation, and a controversial referendum in Tunisia
GP Team
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Will Russia's latest attack on the Odessa port, undermine the grain deal with Ukraine?
Padmashree Anandhan
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Tunisia’s political crisis: Five questions
NIAS Africa Team
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The Biden-Xi phone call and the underlying tensions in bilateral relations
Avishka Ashok
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Tribal conflict in Blue Nile: Causes and Implications
NIAS Africa Team
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China: Achieving viability in Generation IV Nuclear Reactors
STIR Team
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Mount Everest: The international race for the world's highest weather station
STIR Team
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Geopolitics of Semiconductors
STIR Team
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France: Uber files leak, and Macron’s trouble
Padmashree Anandhan
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Italy: Three factors about its current political instability
Emmanuel Selva Royan
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Putin’s meeting with Khamenei and Erdogan
GP Team
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Russia’s gas warning to Europe, and Sudan’s intra-tribal clashes
IPRI Team
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Biden's Middle East visit, and Elon Musk's backtracking on the Twitter deal
GP Team
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President Rajapaksa’s resignation and the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, and the military's withdrawal in Sudan
IPRI Team
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Sudan-Ethiopia border tensions and a profile of Blaise Compaoré
NIAS Africa Team
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Boris Johnson's resignation in UK, Shinzo Abe assassination in Japan, and the G-20 meeting in Bali
GP Team
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Political Stalemate in Libya, and the Fall of Luhansk in Ukraine
IPRI Team
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NATO Summit, G-7 Summit, Instability in Israel, and NATO's New Strategic Concept
GP Team
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Attacks on pride marches in Europe, Migration problems in Morocco, and Russia's new attacks in Ukraine
IPRI Team
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Africa’s continuing migration problem: Three issues
NIAS Africa Team
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BRICS Summit, Approval of Ukraine's candidature for the EU, and Saudi Arabia-Turkey rapprochement
GP Team
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Heatwave in Europe, rise of the Left in Colombia and the UNHCR report on Forced Displacement
IPRI Team
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Visit of the Belgium King to the DRC and tensions between the DRC and Rwanda
NIAS Africa Team
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China in Space: Shenzhou-13 and Tiangong
STIR Team
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The US federal reserve interest rate increase and its global fallouts
GP Team
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The new UK new bill on Brexit, Turkey's NATO concerns on Finland and Sweden and the SIPRI report on nuclear arsenal/weapons
IPRI Team
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North Korea's Missile Tests and Sanctions on Mali
IPRI Team
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Africa’s displacement crises: Three key drivers
NIAS Africa Team
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Denmark's referendum on EU defence and interstate tensions in Africa
IPRI Team
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IN FOCUS | Into the Sixth Decade of African Unity
NIAS Africa Team
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Another school shooting in the US, and EU-UK tussle over Northern Ireland protocol
IPRI Team
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Another racial attack in the US, Divide within the EU over the Russian oil ban, and violence in Israel
IPRI Team
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IN FOCUS | Communal Tensions in Ethiopia
NIAS Africa Team
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What does Macron's victory mean for France and the EU
Padmashree Anandhan
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The rise of Marine Le Pen
Rishma Banerjee
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Five reasons why Emmanuel Macron won
Ashwin Immanuel Dhanabalan
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Four challenges ahead for President Macron
Sourina Bej
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Sudan, three years after Omar al Bashir
S Shaji
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Intensifying political crisis in Sri Lanka, Communal tensions in Ethiopia, and 75 days of Ukraine war
IPRI Team
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IN FOCUS | Mali ends defence ties with France
NIAS Africa Team
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India-Nordic Summit, and New EU sanctions on Russia
GP Team
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Mali-France tensions and anti-UK protests in the Virgin Islands
IPRI Team
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UK-Rwanda asylum deal, Mexico's continuing femicides, and Afghanistan's sectarian violence
IPRI Team
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IN FOCUS | UK-Rwanda asylum deal
NIAS Africa Team
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China's Boao Forum for Asia, Russia's new ICBM test, and a Cold War in the Solomon Islands
GP Team
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The battle for Donbas, Violence in Jerusalem, Riots in Sweden, Kyrgyzstan- Tajikistan border dialogue, and China’s military drills
IPRI Team
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Ukraine: The Recurring Russian Cyberattacks
STIR Team
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IN FOCUS | Africa, Russia, and the War in Ukraine
NIAS Africa Team
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Russia-Ukraine war: Disruption in the supply chains
STIR Team
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Violence in Nigeria, and Russia’s new military strategy in Ukraine
IPRI Team
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IN FOCUS | The rise of East African Community: From the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean
NIAS Africa Team
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India-Taiwan Relations: Making a Case for Active Sub-National Diplomacy with Tamil Nadu
Naina Singh
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New sanctions on Russia, and a new IPCC report on climate change
GP Team
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Afghanistan, AUKUS, and Ukraine: A new strategy for India
Amit Gupta
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Political Crises in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Tunisia; Ceasefire in Yemen; and the Battle for Mariupol
IPRI Team
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IN FOCUS | Political Crisis in Tunisia
NIAS Africa Team
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60 years of Algerian independence
NIAS Africa Team
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Politics and economics of vaccines in Africa
STIR Team
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Marine oil spills: Impact, preparedness, and response
STIR Team
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The G7 Summit, and Europe’s new focus on defence
GP Team
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War in Ukraine: Strategies of China, Europe and the US
GP Team
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IN FOCUS | Europe and Africa: Will AU and EU be equal partners?
NIAS Africa Team
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EU’s Versailles Declaration on Ukraine, China’s National Peoples Congress meeting, and South Korea’s Presidential elections
GP Team
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Europe and Africa: Will AU and EU be equal partners?
Anu Maria Joseph
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Lecture report: Ukraine, Russia and Europe
Ashwin Immanuel Dhanabalan
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Into History: Northern Ireland and Bloody Sunday, 50 years later
Joeana Cera Matthews
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China’s two major interests in Kazakhstan: Energy and economy
Avishka Ashok
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Africa’s slow COVID vaccination continues. Four reasons why
Nireekshan Bollimpalli
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International Women’s Day: Gap between policies and realities on gender equality
IPRI Team
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IN FOCUS: Conflict over the Nile Dam
NIAS Africa Team
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Aurat March 2022, The return of cricket, Imran Khan’s maiden Russia visit, The new Gas bill
PR Team
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Sanctions against Russia and their limitations, and Biden’s State of the Union address
GP Team
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Russia’s Ukraine Invasion: One Week Later
IPRI Team
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IN FOCUS: Instability in Burkina Faso
NIAS Africa Team
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Russia’s Ukraine invasion: Three days later
GP Team
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Munich Security Report: Six takeaways
Padmashree Anandhan
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Europe and Africa: An elusive search for an equal partnership
Joeana Cera Matthews
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Femicides in Europe: The case of France
Ashwin Immanuel Dhanabalan
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Russia’s Ukraine salami slicing and Canada’s freedom convoy protests
IPRI Team
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COVER STORY: Improved Maritime Situational Awareness:
STIR Team
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EU-Africa Summit, and France’s exit from Mali
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Unfreezing the Afghan assets, Tunisia’s judicial crisis and Libya’s new political deadlock
IPRI Team
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The One Ocean summit in France, and the Quad meeting in Australia
GP Team
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Post Brexit: Three challenges in Northern Ireland
Padmashree Anandhan
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The return of the Left
Porkkodi Ganeshpandian and Angkuran Dey
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Lithuania and China: Vilnius has become Beijing’s Achilles heel. Four reasons why
Ashwin Immanuel Dhanabalan
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Africa: The anti-France sentiments in Mali and beyond
Mohamad Aseel Ummer
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Freedom convoy protests in Canada, and a de-escalation over Ukraine
IPRI Team
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India and Science Diplomacy: National and Global Perspectives
STIR Team
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The Middle East in 2021: Never-ending wars and conflicts
Shalini Balaiah
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Russia in 2021: Expanding boundaries
Angelin Archana
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East Asia in 2021: New era of hegemonic competition
Prakash Panneerselvam
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China in 2021: A year of grandiose political changes and foreign affairs
N Jayaram
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Africa in 2021: Backsliding democracy and heightening humanitarian crises
S Shaji
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Escalation and de-escalation in the Ukraine crisis
GP Team
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China’s Economic Strategy: Global Strike vs. Globalization
Amit Gupta
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One year of the coup in Myanmar, Taliban meetings in Oslo, and the Global hunger report
IPRI Team
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Return of the Normandy Format on Ukraine and a Thaw in China-Australia diplomatic rhetoric
GP Team
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Coup in Burkina Faso: Five things to know
Apoorva Sudhakar
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In Europe, abortion rights are "a privilege." Four reasons why
Joeana Cera Matthews
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Mapping COVID-19 protests in Europe: Who and Why
Padmashree Anandhan
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The Artemis Accords: Three reasons why Europe is not on the same page with the US
Harini Madhusudan
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Coup in Burkina Faso, Continuing violence in Yemen, and an ISIS attack in Syria
IPRI Team
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US, Russia and the Geneva talks on Ukraine
GP Team
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Threat of War over Ukraine, a Syrian trial in Germany, and Protests in France
IPRI Team
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Pakistan, US and Russia: Putin Online, Biden Offline
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
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Five Risks facing Pakistan: Review of the Global Risks Report 2022
Sneha M
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The unrest in Kazakhstan: Look beyond the trigger
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
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India-China military-level talks, Russia-West negotiations on Ukraine, Russian and Chinese approaches to Kazakhstan, and Tensions in Mali
GP Team
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Unrest and crackdown in Kazakhstan, Another jail term for Aung San Suu Kyi, Two years after Qasem Soleimani, and Canada's reconciliation with the indigenous people
IPRI Team
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Reviewing the COP 26: Major Agreements, Issues, and Challenges
STIR Team
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Deepening Pakistan-Russia ties
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
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Justice Ayesha: Breaking the Legal Ceiling
D. Suba Chandran
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Monthly report of Finance Ministry paints a gloomy yet prospective outlook
Ankit Singh
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Same Page Story: Civil-Military Relations in 2021
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
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Pakistan's Rail Corridor to Istanbul: Light at the end of the tunnel?
Sneha M
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Pakistan's Foreign Policy in 2021
D. Suba Chandran
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Pakistan’s economy in 2021: Major highlights
Ankit Singh
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2021: Where the PTI scored, missed and floundered, and what it means for 2022
D. Suba Chandran
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa LB polls: Shocking yet predicted loss for PTI
Sneha M
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Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank
Ankit Singh
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Pakistani media’s response to the Justice Saqib Nisar audio leak| Major takeaways
Ankit Singh
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Qureshi’s visit to Brussels: Three takeaways
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
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Student’s Solidarity March in Pakistan: A step in the right direction
Sneha M
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Conflicts in 2021 : Through Regional Prisms
IPRI Team
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North Korea tests new missiles, and the US remembers 6 January
GP Team
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PR Chari General Dipankar Banerjee
Mr Chari and Gen Banerjee, we owe you. And we will continue the tradition that you have set.
D. Suba Chandran
Professor and Dean, NIAS
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