Global Politics

"The “Insights” section aims to keep our audience informed and updated on contemporary developments in world affairs. We attempt to do this through brief reflections and trend analysis. This initiative is short and reader-friendly with a brief presentation of facts, short background and a quick analysis.

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23 March 2026 | GP Short Notes # 949

The US Supreme Court calls Trump’s tariffs “illegal”

Femy Francis

13 January 2026 | GP Short Notes # 948

China and Africa relations are going strong: Predictable ties in unpredictable times

Femy Francis

25 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 690

South Africa: Ramaphosa re-elected as party president, amid ANC divisions

Apoorva Sudhakar

25 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 689

China: Australian leaders' visit reflects a thaw in bilateral relations

Avishka Ashok

19 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 688

The Bahamas: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrested

Madhura Mahesh

19 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 687

The US: Rekindling relations with Africa at Leaders Summit

Apoorva Sudhakar

11 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 686

Peru: Political instability following Pedro Castillo's impeachment

Madhura Mahesh

11 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 685

China: President Xi's visit to Saudi Arabia hints at Beijing's pivot to the Middle East

Avishka Ashok

6 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 684

Jiang Zemin and his Legacies

Teshu Singh

6 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 683

Taiwan: Local elections present unanticipated outcomes

Avishka Ashok

27 November 2022 | GP Short Notes # 682

Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim appointed by the King as the Prime Minister

Vignesh Ram

30 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 681

Putin's address in the Valdai Club

Padmashree Anandhan

30 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 680

Elon Musk's Twitter deal

Apoorva Sudhakaro

23 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 679

The UK: Liz Truss' resignation spins political chaos

Padmashree Anandhan

23 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 678

China: President Xi seeks 'socialist modern' state through the 20th Party Congress

Avishka Ashok

16 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 677

UN deems Russiaâ€™s referendums illegal

Rishma Banerjee

13 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 676

China: UNHRC proceeding on Xinjiang

Avishka Ashok

9 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 675

Trade and Statistics Outlook 2022-23: Four takeaways

Madhura Mahesh

9 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 674

OPEC: The curious case of OPEC's production cuts

Bhoomika Sesharaj

9 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 673

The US: Courting dictators to keep a favourable energy market

Ankit Singh

9 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 672

Reducing Inequality Index 2022: Three Takeaways

Ankit Singh

6 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 671

Russia-Ukraine: Putin signs the unification of Ukraine territories into law

Padmashree Anandhan

6 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 670

North Korea: Latest missile launch and the ensuing military drills in the Pacific Ocean

Avishka Ashok

2 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 665

The new DART Mission: A new era of planetary defence

Ankit Singh

29 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 669

Iran: Protests spark against hijab rules

Lavanya Ravi

25 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 664

Putin and Russia's New Ukraine Strategy

Harini Madhusudan

22 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 668

EU's food waste 2022: Three takeaways

Padmashree Anandhan

22 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 667

Armenia-Azerbaijan: Over 100 troops killed in renewed border clashes

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

18 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 663

Sweden: 2022 elections reflect political polarization

Padmashree Anandhan

18 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 662

SCO Summit 2022: Who said what

Bhoomika Sesharaj

16 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 666

Global Estimates of Modern Slavery 2021: Six takeaw

Madhura Mahesh

16 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 665

North Korea: New legislation hinders denuclearization talks

Avishka Ashok

16 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 664

Ukraine: Counteroffensive in Kharkiv and Kherson

Padmashree Anandhan

11 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 661

Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasinaâ€™s State visit to India

Devjyoti Saha

11 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 660

Eastern Economic Forum: Russia appeals to the Asia Pacific for investments

Avishka Ashok

11 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 659

Russia: Military exercise Vostok 2022

Ankit Singh

8 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 658

The UN report on Xinjiang: Four Takeaways

Apoorva Sudhakar and Avishka Ashok

1 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 657

Ethiopia: Renewed fighting in Tigray, ending five months of ceasefire

Anu Maria Joseph

1 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 656

Iraq-Al-Sadr Withdraws, Protests Intensify

Rashmi Ramesh

28 August 2022 | GP Short Notes # 655

Government declares 'national emergency' amid rain-induced floods

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

7 August 2022 | GP Short Notes # 654

Ukraine: Amnesty condemns civilian cover tactics in urban warfare

Angelin Archana

7 August 2022 | GP Short Notes # 653

Sri Lanka starts bailout talks with IMF

Ankit Singh

7 August 2022 | GP Short Notes # 652

Nancy Pelosiâ€™s visit to Taiwan engenders strong opposition from China

Avishka Ashok

31 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 651

Tunisia: Referendum paves the way for one-man rule

Apoorva Sudhakar

31 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 650

Biden-Xi phone call underlines tensions in bilateral relations

Avishka Ashok

24 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 649

Putinâ€™s meeting with Khamenei and Erdogan

Angelin Archana

17 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 648

Elon Musk Versus: 'Twas a troll after all

Harini Madhusudan

17 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 647

The Middle East: Biden's visit to Israel, Saudi Arabia, and West Bank

Lavanya R

10 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 646

China and the G20 Foreign Ministersâ€™ Meeting in Bali, Indonesia

Avishka Ashok, Harini Madhusudan, and Akriti Sharma

10 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 645

Japan: Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abeâ€™s assassination and his legacy

Avishka Ashok

10 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 644

The UK: After Boris Johnsonâ€™s resignation, a tight race for the next prime minister begins

Sourina Bej

3 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 643

NATO 2022 Strategic Concept: Four takeaways

Emmanuel Selva Royan

3 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 642

Israel: Parliament dissolves and prepares for the fifth election in four years

Lakshmi Menon

3 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 641

G7 Summit: Ukraine dominates the agenda, undermining the development focus

Rishma Banerjee

3 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 640

NATO Madrid Summit 2022: Leaders discuss emerging challenges to secure the Euro-Atlantic

Padmashree Anandhan

26 June 2022 | GP Short Notes # 639

Saudi Arabia: Rapprochement with Turkey

Ashwin Dhanabalan

26 June 2022 | GP Short Notes # 638

Europe: Approving Ukraine's candidature for the EU

Padmashree Anandhan

26 June 2022 | GP Short Notes # 637

BRICS SUMMIT: China hosts the 14 Summit; calls for inclusivity and collective action

Avishka Ashok

19 June 2022 | GP Short Notes # 636

The US: The Federal Reserve's interest rate increase and its global fallouts

Ankit Singh

8 May 2022 | GP Short Notes # 635

EU: New sanctions on Russia

Rishma Banerjee

8 May 2022 | GP Short Notes # 634

India-Nordic Summit 2022: Focus on building mobility, blue economy and SDGs

Padmashree Anandhan

1 May 2022 | GP Short Notes # 633

US and Ukraine: Biden's 33 billion assistance package aims at a long term relationship

Ashwin Immanuel Dhanabalan

24 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 632

The Solomon Islands: China's security agreement and a US visit

Arshiya Banu

24 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 631

Russia: New nuclear-capable ICBM test

Angkuran Dey

24 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 630

China: Boao Forum for Asia brings the world's attention to the Indo-Pacific

Avishka Ashok

17 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 629

Elon Musk and the battle for Twitter

Ashwin Immanuel Dhanabalan and Angkuran Dey

10 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 628

New IPCC report: Emphasis on mitigation and climate change action

Rashmi BR

10 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 627

New actions and sanctions on Russia

Harini Madhusudan

3 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 626

Europe: 'Pay for gas in rubles,' says Putin, EU leaders reject in unison

Sourina Bej

28 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 625

Europe: The new focus on defence

Ankit Singh

28 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 624

The G7 Summit: Focus on Russia and Ukraineâ€™s defence

Padmashree Anandhan

20 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 623

The US and Europe: Isolate Moscow, without a direct military engagement

D Suba Chandran

20 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 622

China: A careful strategy on Russia and Ukraine

Avishka Ashok

13 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 621

South Korea Elections: Yoon Suk-yeol becomes the new President

Keerthana Nambiar

13 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 620

China: Fifth Session of the 13th NPC

Avishka Ashok

13 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 619

Ukraine: The Versailles declaration of the EU leaders

Joeana Cera Matthews

6 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 618

Bidenâ€™s State of the Union Address: Focus on Building back better

D Suba Chandran

6 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 617

Sanctions against Russia: Effects and Divides

Padmashree Anandhan

19 February 2022 | GP Short Notes # 616

Mali: Franceâ€™s troop withdrawal amid friction with military government

Apoorva Sudhakar

19 February 2022 | GP Short Notes # 615

The EU- Africa summit 2022: Issues and Challenges of a â€œspecial relationshipâ€

Anu Maria Joseph

12 February 2022 | GP Short Notes # 614

Quad summit in Australia: Focus on the Indo-PacificÂ

Avishka Ashok

12 February 2022 | GP Short Notes # 613

The One Ocean Summit: A framework toward conservation

Padmashree Anandhan

5 February 2022 | GP Short Notes # 612

Escalation and de-escalation in the Ukraine crisis

Ashwin Immanuel Dhanabalan

29 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 611

China: New Ambassador to Australia encourages friendly bilateral relations

Avishka Ashok

29 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 610

The Normandy Format: Europe, Russia and Ukraine

Padmashree Anandhan

15 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 609

Mali: Tensions escalate as ECOWAS imposes sanctions

Apoorva Sudhakar

15 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 608

Kazakhstan: Russia, China and the protests

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

15 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 607

Russia and the West: Diplomatic efforts fail to make a breakthrough on Ukraine and other issues

Joeana Cera Matthews

15 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 606

India, China 14th round of military talks in Ladakh

Teshu Singh

8 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 605

The US: Remembering 6 January

D Suba Chandran

8 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 604

North Korea: Pyongyang tests its second hypersonic missile

Keerthana Nambiar

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