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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.
2022: The World This Year
Top 22 developments from the world in 2022
December 2022 | CWA # 888
GP Team
2022: The World This Year
Newsmakers: From Putin to Rushdie
December 2022 | CWA # 887
Allen Joe Mathew, Sayani Rana, Joel Jacob
2022: The World This Year
Rest in Peace; Queen Elizabeth. Mikhail Gorbachev, Pelé...
December 2022 | CWA # 886
Sethuraman Nadarajan
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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Nagorno-Karabakh: Rekindled fighting, Causalities and a Ceasefire
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
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Thailand: For the pro-democracy protests, it is a long march ahead
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
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Hong Kong: Slow Strangulation of Protests, Security Law and China's victory
Mallika Devi
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Brexit: A year of the UK-EU transition talks and finally, a Deal
Harini Madhusudan
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Europe: From anti-government protests in Belarus to ‘United for Abortion’ in Poland
Kamna Tiwary
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Ethiopia: The conflict in Tigray and the regional fallouts
Apoorva Sudhakar
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India and China: A tense border with compromise unlikely
Teshu Singh
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France: Needs to rethink the state-religion relation in battling extremism
Sourina Bej
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Abraham Accords: Rethinking Diplomacy and Restructuring Priorities in the Middle East
Rashmi Ramesh
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The Americas: Top Five Developments
Aparaajita Pandey
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Europe: Top five developments
Teiborlang T Kharsyntiew
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East Asia: Top Five developments in 2020
Sandip Kumar Mishra
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The Brexit Endgame: A Trade deal, but it is yet to be over for the UK-EU
Sourina Bej
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Outer Space in 2020: Missions, Privatization, and the Artemis Accords
Harini Madhusudan
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China and the US in 2020: Year of Continuing Confrontation
Gunjan Singh
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5G, Huawei and TikTok: Four trends in 2020
Sukanya Bali
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COVID-19: How the world fought in 2020
Sumedha Chatterjee
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The World This Year: What happened, What paused and What failed
GP Team
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The Year of COVID, Protests and Elections
GP Team
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Hot on the Conflict Trails: Top Ten Conflicts in 2020
IPRI Team
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India-Bangladesh reset and China's Chang'e-5 success
GP Team
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Boko Haram abductions in Nigeria, Violence in Afghanistan and Farmers' protest in India
IPRI Team
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Morocco recognizes Israel, Maduro consolidates in Venezuela and No-deal Brexit gets reals
GP Team
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Trump legacy leaves negligible space for any policy changes
Rashmi Ramesh
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Farmers protest in India, Radicals target idols in Bangladesh, UK reaches out to the EU and Saudi Arabia to mend ties with Qatar
IPRI Team
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UK Vaccine approval, China-Australia spat, and an intra-Afghan agreement
GP Team
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The Vaccine Rush: Expectations vs Realities
Harini Madhusudan
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An assassination in Iran, Massacre in Nigeria and Suicide bombings in Afghanistan
IPRI Team
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Open Skies Treaty: The US should not have withdrawn, for five reasons
Harini Madhusudan
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The Joshua Wang trial in Hong Kong, and a worsening conflict in Ethiopia
GP Team
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Electoral violence in Africa, War crimes in Afghanistan, COVID's third global wave, and Protest escalation in Thailand
IPRI Team
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Three reasons why the US wants to restrict, but China wants to promote it
Sukanya Bali
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Trump's setbacks in Georgia and Pennsylvania, hectic American engagements in the Middle East, and the race for the COVID-19 vaccines
GP Team
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The US troops withdrawal, Violent protests in Thailand, Refugee crisis in Ethiopia, Anti-France protests in Pakistan and the Indo-Pak tensions along the LoC
IPRI Team
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Kamala Harris makes history
Savithri Sellapperumage
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Impending catastrophe in Yemen, Elections in Myanmar, and another crisis in Hong Kong
GP Team
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A peace agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh and a brewing civil war in Ethiopia
IPRI Team
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Joe Biden as the new American President, Pan-European measures against Islamic Extremism, and Civil-Military tussle in Myanmar elections
GP Team
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IS terror in Vienna and Kabul, new controversy along Nepal-China border, and a boundary dispute in India’s Northeast
IPRI Team
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A new India-US defence agreement, another terrorist attack in France, and a looming Russia-Turkey Cold War
GP Team
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Australia joins the Malabar exercise. However, the Quad has a long way to go
Harini Madhusudan
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Climate Change Protests: Now moving out of the COVID-19 shadow
Rashmi Ramesh
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China is against the Quad. Five reasons why
Mallika Devi
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Pakistan to stay in FATF's Grey List, Sudan to normalize relations with Israel, and Japan to push the Indo-Pacific with Indonesia and Vietnam
GP Team
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Solidarity in France, Emergency withdrawn in Thailand, Terror tag removed in Sudan and Hunger in South Asia
IPRI Team
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Space of Tomorrow: The Need for Space Security
Srikumar Pullat
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Anti-government movement in Pakistan, Emergency in Thailand, and new Israeli settlements in the West Bank
GP Team
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Protests against sexual violence in Bangladesh, One year after Xi-Modi summit, Assassination of a Deobandi scholar in Pakistan and continuing violence in Yemen
IPRI Team
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The Quad summit in Japan, the World Bank report on South Asia and the European Parliament on Saudi Arabia
GP Team
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An Afghan woman nominated for the Nobel and a Dalit woman assaulted in India. External actors get involved in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
IPRI Team
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Japan- South Korea: Will there be a reset in bilateral relations under the new Japanese PM?
Harini Madhusudan
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Bahrain and the UAE have normalized ties with Israel. Five reasons why
Lokendra Sharma
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An ugly Presidential debate in the US, a new bill to prevent Islamic separatism in France, and new EU sanctions against Turkey
GP Team
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Six million COVID cases in India, Abdullah Abdullah's visit to Pakistan, China's naval exercises in four seas, and the new tensions in Nagorno Karabakh
IPRI Team
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Indonesia and the South China Sea: Between the Nine-Dash Line and an EEZ
Nancy Pathak
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Despite Brexit, the UK is unlikely to disengage from the EU in their defence and security cooperation. Why?
Shreya Sinha
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Abe's Indo-Pacific legacy: Will the new PM follow it up?
Kamna Tiwary
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Japan: New Prime Minister, Old Challenges
Tamanna Khosla
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The Second COVID Wave in Europe, Japan's rapprochement in East Asia and a SAARC summit in South Asia
GP Team
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Al Qaeda module in India, Naga Peace talks and the Polio problem in Pakistan
IPRI Team
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The Abraham Accords in the Middle East, a new PM in Japan, and a TikTok deal in the US
GP Team
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Not just regime change: Women and protest movements in Sudan
Vaishali Handique
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Technology in contemporary global protest movements
Sneha Tadkal
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Rise of the middle class: Independence protest movements in Catalonia
Unnikrishnan M J
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#FridaysforFuture: The global protests against Climate Change
Rashmi Ramesh
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Looking Inwards: The anti-government protests in Iran
A Padmashree
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#NiUnaMenos: Women and protest movements in Latin America
Oviya A J
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Solve economic crisis: Indigenous movements in Latin America
Harini Sha P
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Students as agents of change: Protest movements in Zimbabwe
Chavindi Weerawansha
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Digital platforms as tools: Rise of Anti-Fracking protest movements across the world
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Targeted Violence in Pakistan, Protests in Hong Kong and the Charlie Hebdo Trial in France
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India-China Border Standoff, Second Wave in South Korea, and Russia-Europe tensions over Navalny poisoning
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Anti Racist Protests in the US and the Floods in Pakistan
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Greece-Turkey Tensions, Iran and the UNSC, China and the South China Sea and Shinzo Abe's resignation in Japan
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Proposed amendment in Sri Lanka, Verdict on the gunman in New Zealand, Peace Conference in Myanmar and the Ceasefire troubles in Libya
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Biden as the Democratic Presidential Candidate in the US, Russia-EU meddling in Belarus, Coup in Mali and another ice sheet melt in Iceland
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Further trouble to the Naga Peace Talks, Taliban attack on woman negotiator, Protests in Thailand, Belarus and Bolivia, Israel-UAE Rapprochement, and the Oil Spill in Mauritius
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Selecting Kamala Harris in the US, Arresting Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong and Facing the Second Wave in Europe
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Release of Taliban prisoners in Afghanistan, Troubles in Naga Peace Talks in India’s Northeast, and a deadly week in Lebanon
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Sri Lanka's election brings Mahinda Rajapaksa back, while India and Pakistan respond differently to J&K
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J&K a year after 5 August 2019, Militant ambush in Manipur, Environmental protests in Northeast India, and the return of street protests in Iraq
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Forthcoming elections in Sri Lanka, a migrant problem turning political in Italy, and the Second wave in Vietnam
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Floods in Bihar, Nepal and Bangladesh, Abduction of a journalist in Pakistan, Neutralization of militants in Srinagar and the UNAMA report on Afghanistan
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Closure of Chengdu and Houston Consulates, COVID Recovery Fund in Europe, expanding Space race to Mars, and the Nuclear Security Index 2020
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Devastating floods in Assam, and a mob Lynching of cattle smugglers along India-Bangladesh border
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A Zero-Sum Game: At the core of the US-China rivalry, is an Isolate-China policy
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Iran Nuclear Deal: It is time to write the obituary, for three reasons
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China's Economic Recovery, India-China Disengagement, India-Iran Chabahar Challenge and the UK's Huawei ban
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Violence in India's Northeast, FGM ban in Sudan, the UN warning on Global Hunger & the Return of Global Protests
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Erdogan converts Hagia Sophia into a mosque, Trump doubts the second round of trade talks with China, and the ruling party wins the elections in Singapore again
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Conflict and COVID in J&K, Dispute over constructing a temple in Islamabad, Return of the Indian fishermen into the Sri Lankan Waters, and the water conflict over River Nile in Africa
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Half a million COVID deaths in Coronavirus, Russian bounties to Taliban and Putin to remain President till 2036
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Geelani's Exit and Continuing Violence in J&K, and the BLA attack on Pakistan stock exchange in Karachi
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Yemen and Oil, MBS’s two-path destruction in Saudi Arabia
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The US Senate sanctions on Hong Kong, The Late Wave in Latin America, Return of the START talks, South Korea's Warning to the North & the Palestine protest against West Bank annexation
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Baloch Disappearance issue returns, Nepal tightens Citizenship rules, and Egypt enters the conflict in Libya
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Two years of Trump-Kim personal diplomacy, and the US troop withdrawal from Germany
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Violence escalates along the India-China border, Cartographic tensions over India-Nepal border, Gas explosion in Assam and Deadly attacks by the Boko Haram in Nigeria
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Global Coalition on China, North Korea-US tensions, UAE's jibe at Israel and the COVID Peak in Brazil
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Echoes of Black Lives Matter, Violence in Kashmir Valley, Rohingyas in the deep blue sea, One year of Hong Kong protests, Conflict in Libya and the human-wildlife conflict in South Asia
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India-China Military Commanders meeting, India-Australia agreements, Anti-racism protests across the Atlantic and Pacific, and an Oil spill in the Arctic
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A week of violence in Afghanistan, US and Africa, Urban drivers of political violence, and anti-racism protests in Europe
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India-China border standoff, Locust attack in India & the EU's Largest Recovery Fund
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Cyclone Amphan in the Bay of Bengal, Ceasefire in Afghanistan, Indo-Nepal border dispute in Kalapani, Honour Killing in Pakistan, New protests in Hong Kong & the Anti-lockdown protests in Europe
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China announces National Security Laws on Hong Kong, US withdraws from the Open Skies Treaty and China's Two Sessions in Beijing
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Kalapani dispute in India-Nepal border, Migrants exodus in India, Continuing violence in Balochistan and KP
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The US Naval Ships in the Malaysian Coast, Reopening of Italy, Kabul attacks' fallouts, and the Australia-China tensions
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The return of Hong Kong Protests, a new Ceasefire in Myanmar, China-Australia Tensions on COVID & Trade, and the Al Qaeda-Islamic State clashes in Africa
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For Bangladesh, it was Nationwide Lockdown, Checking High Inflation & Critical Social Media
Adnan Aziz Chowdhury
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For Nepal, it is effective local governments, educative media, and India-Nepal health diplomacy
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Is COVID-19 a Bio-weapon from China?
N. Manoharan
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Is there an overlap of 5G Networks and COVID hotspots?
Prof PM Soundar Rajan
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US-China Trade Talks, Locust attacks across Africa and Asia, Iraq's New PM, and finally, a government in Israel
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The problem is not just Haftar. It is the international hunger for the Libyan Oil
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Will COVID-19 provide a new agenda to the NAM?
Rashmi Ramesh
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EU, minus the US, leads the global cooperation for the vaccine
Sourina Bej
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The Binge-fighting in Kashmir Valley, SIGAR report on Afghanistan, Killing of a PTM leader in Pakistan, the US Religious Freedom watchlist, and Haftar's ceasefire call in Libya
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Towards the post-COVID world: Hopeful, but cautious reopening in the US, Europe, China, India, Australia and New Zealand
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Ceasefire and Self Rule in Yemen, Syrian war trial in Germany, SIPRI annual report on military spending, and Low civilian casualties in Afghanistan
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Healing needs Forgiveness, Accountability, Responsibility and Justice
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Iran's New Military Satellite: Does it violate the UNSC 2231?
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One year after the Easter Attacks in Sri Lanka: Have the Islamists Won?
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Iran’s Military Satellite, Tensions in the South China Sea and Israel’s New Government
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A new wave of arrests in Hong Kong, One year after Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, ISIS violence in Mozambique, and the coming global Food Crisis
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A majority in the minority community suffers, for the action of a few
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The Cardinal sermons for peace, with a message to forgive
Chrishari de Alwis Gunasekare
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Who and Why of the Perpetrators
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In retrospect, where did we go wrong?
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Build the power of Co-existence, Trust, Gender and Awareness
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New ethnic faultlines at macro and micro levels
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A year has gone, but the pain has not vanished
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In Nepal, it is a struggle for the women out of the patriarchal shadows
Kabi Adhikari
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In India, the glass is half full for the women
Jenice Jean Goveas
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In Afghanistan, there is no going back for the women
Fatemah Ghafori
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Successful elections in South Korea, Soft-opening in Germany, Federal problems in re-opening the US, and Political instability in Israel
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Executing Mujib's killer in Bangladesh, Continuing conflicts in Myanmar, Questioning Government's sincerity in Naga Peace Deal, Releasing Taliban prisoners in Afghanistan, and a report on damming the Mekong river by China
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Europe's Rescue Package, Wuhan's Reopening, Saudi Arabia's Yemen Ceasefire and the WHO controversy
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Corona fatalities cross 60000, the US scramble for medical supplies, the second wave in Asia, the fallout on Asian labour and remittances, and the restrictions on media
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One month after the deal with the Taliban: Problems Four, Progress None
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Releasing a former soldier convicted of a war crime in Sri Lanka, Deepening of internal conflicts in Myanmar and the Taliban’s Deal is a smokescreen in Afghanistan
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The Spike in Spain, Unstoppable in Italy, Two trillion package in the US, new Crisis in Afghanistan and the UN Secretary General's call to halt conflicts
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The decline in terrorism in Pakistan in 2019
Lakshmi V Menon
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The EU and the Arctic: The interest is not mutual. Why?
Rashmi Ramesh
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Iceland, Denmark and Norway: Small is Big in the Arctic
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The Non-Arctic powers: Interests of Japan and South Korea
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Malaysia: New PM, Old Challenges
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
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More violence in Afghanistan, Naxal ambush in India, Federal-Provincial differences in Pakistan's Corona fight, and a new report on the impact of CoronaVirus on Conflicts
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Taliban Violence in Afghanistan, Lockdown in Germany and the US-China blame-game
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The CoronaVirus: South Asia copes, China stabilises, Europe bleeds and the US wakes up finally
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WHO declares Pandemic, Italy shuts down, Xi Jinping visits Wuhan, Instability grips Kabul, and an Oil war brews between Russia and Saudi Arabia
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The Bar Shooting in Germany: Just an act of a crazy individual?
La Toya Waha
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Triumphant Women's march across Pakistan, Anti-CAA Protests in Dhaka, Two Presidents in Afghanistan, and Turkey-Russia Ceasefire in Syria
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Twenty Years of UNSC Resolution 1325, Coronavirus Update on crossing 100,000, Russia –Turkey agreement on Idlib, Greece-Turkey Migrant Border Crisis and a collapsing Taliban deal
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Aurat March in Pakistan, US-Taliban Deal in Doha, Anti-CAA protest in Meghalaya, Sri Lanka’s withdrawal from the UNCHCR Resolution, and the problems of ceasefire in Syria and Libya
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Pakistan is ecstatic about the US-Taliban deal in Doha. Five reasons why
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Small countries in the SAARC: Will they succeed in reviving regional cooperation?
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US-Taliban deal in Afghanistan, a new PM in Malaysia, CoronaVirus outside China, Trump in India and and a new crisis in the UK-EU trade negotiations
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Pakistan to remain “Grey”; North Korea and Iran in “Black”
Lakshmi V Menon
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Trump's India Visit: Optics, Substance and Rhetoric
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The controversial MCC Nepal Compact
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ISIS post Baghdadi: Will there be another Caliphate in 2020?
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Climate Change: The Economy of the Indian Ocean Region in 2020
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Climate Change: The New Refugees Paradox in South and East Asia in 2020
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Addressing Climate Change: Calamities, Risks and Protests in 2020
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India-Pakistan Relation: Will it get worse in 2020?
Dhruv Ashok
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Israel and the Middle East: The New Alliance Plans in 2020
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The US in the Middle East: Flux or Status Quo in 2020?
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Middle East: The Return of Russia in 2020
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Sudan and Algeria: Road to Democracy in 2020
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Syria: ISIS Decline, US Retreat and the Return of Russia in 2020
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The Pangs of BREXIT: UK's Tough Transition in 2020
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The Belt and Road Initiative: A New Global Connectivity Map in 2020
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The US-China Trade Dispute: Towards further disruptions in 2020
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The US under Donald Trump: The Fall of an Empire in 2020
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Racist attacks in Germany, FATF grey list for Pakistan, Seven days peace in Afghanistan, Unity government in South Sudan, and the Dissolution of the opposition party in Thailand
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Afghan Election Results, US-Taliban Deal, Hafiz Saeed Conviction, Quetta Suicide Attack, Assam Accord, Mexico Femicide and the Climate Change impact on Bird Species
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Seven weeks after Coronavirus, The Left Turn in Ireland Elections, Pakistan's balancing act with Malaysia and Turkey, and a US deal with the Taliban
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Sri Lanka drops Tamil anthem, Assam looks for a new census for the indigenous Muslim population, Bangladesh faces a Rohingya boat tragedy and Israel witnesses resurgence of violence post-Trump deal
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The Senate acquits Trump in the US; and the Coronavirus impacts Southeast Asia more
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Continuing Violence in Afghanistan, Bodo Peace Accord in Northeast India, Attack on the anti-CAA protesters in Delhi, and Trump's Middle East Peace Plan
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Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan, WHO's emergency declaration on the Coronavirus, Europe’s soft strategy towards Huawei, and BREXIT finally
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Bangladesh and ICJ's Rohingya Verdict, Taliban and Afghan Peace, Surrenders in India's Northeast, New government in Lebanon and the Berlin summit on Libya
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World Economic Forum, Wuhan Coronavirus, China-Myanmar MoUs, and a new government in Lebanon
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China in 2019: 70th Anniversary, Rise of Domestic Animation and the Commercialization of 5G
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After Soleimani assassination: Options for the US
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Iran, Iraq and the US: Who wants what?
Sukanya Bali
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Old problems to persist with no solutions in the near term
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
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Indian and Chinese investments in Nepal: Managing asymmetry
Aashiyana Adhikari
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Taliban's ceasefire offer, Quetta Suicide attack, Supreme court verdict on J&K, the Brus Agreement in Tripura, Nile River Agreement, Tehran Protests, Syrians meet in Berlin, and the Honduran Caravans in Mexico
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Xi Jinping in Myanmar, US-China trade deal, Putin's new amendments in Russia, Taiwan Elections and the US efforts to fund 5G alternatives
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Iran's lowkey response to the killing of Gen Soleimani, Iraq's resolution against the US troops and Iran's request to India to mediate
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US-Iran Tensions in the Middle East, 6G in China, Fires in Australia, and a New Nuclear declaration in North Korea
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Blue Economy and India: An Introduction
Shailesh Nayak | Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS)
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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
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NIAS Course on Global Politics National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore |