Conflict Weekly # 280-81

Fleur Elizabeth Philip

Singapore Elections in 2025:

Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi

Bangladesh–Pakistan Relations:

The US-Ukraine Mineral Deal I East Asia-US Tariff Negotiations I Canada Elections

R Preetha

Canada Elections 2025:

D Suba Chandran

A Militant attack in J&K:

India-Pakistan Tensions | Ukraine between missile attacks and ceasefire proposals

Nuha Aamina

Cholistan Water Canal Project: Why does Punjab want it, and why is Sindh opposing?

GP Team

President Xi’s Southeast Asia Visit: Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia

Abhishiktha S Kumar

Nepal’s Pro-Monarchy Protests:

Emma Rose Boby

Bangladesh and China: What agreements did the Chief Executive Yunus sign during his recent Visit? What do they mean?

IPRI Team

Expanding anti-Erdogan Protests in Turkey and Russia’s Continuing Military Strikes in Ukraine

GP Team

The US-China Tariff War, and the US-Iran Nuclear Negotiations

IPRI Team

The Farmer-Herder Conflict in Nigeria, and Remembering the Genocide in Rwanda

Women and Peacebuilding: An interaction with Ms Visaka Dharmadasa on International Women's Day

GP Team

Tariffs, Tariffs, Tariffs: What, Why and What Next

IPRI Team

Devastating Earthquake in Myanmar

Femy Francis

China's Military drills near Taiwan Strait: Actions, Responses and Criticisms

Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi

Sri Lanka’s Human-Elephant Conflict: What, Where and Why

Bibhu Prasad Routray

Myanmar: State of Perpetual War

Nova Karun K

China Development Forum 2025: The Focus on AI, High Tech Investments, and Domestic Consumption

Nuha Aamina

The Misuse of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws: Where, Who and Why

IPRI Team

Ukraine's Failed Kursk Offensive, Congo-Rwanda Ceasefire Statement, and the Return of War in Gaza

Suchitra Jakkala

Sri Lanka Budget 2025: Three Major Takeaways

Padmashree Anandhan

Ukraine: US, Europe and a Fragile Road to Peace

Santhiya M

Decline of the Greens since 2005

Brighty Ann Sarah

Explaining the rise of extremism in East Germany

C Shraddha

US-China Trade War: Tariffs, Retaliation and Fallouts

South Asia Brief Team

Support for the King in Nepal, Bhutan-India energy ties, Bangladeshis in China for medical treatment, Instability in Mandalay, Shifting positions on Adani investments in Sri Lanka, Record tourist arrivals in the Maldives, and a Militant attack in Pak

GP Team

China’s Two Sessions, Modi’s Mauritius Visit and Canada’s New PM

Vaneeta

Canada’s New Prime Minister: Who is Mark Carney? What are his immediate Challenges?

Vaneeta

Trump wants to retake the Panama Canal. Why?

D Suba Chandran

Militancy, Security and Politics in Balochistan: Evaluating the early responses to BLA's train hijacking

IPRI Team

Ukraine: Discussions in Russia and Saudi Arabia, A Ceasefire Proposal, and Drone/Missile Attacks

C Shraddha

The impact of the US Aid Suspension in Africa: Explained

D Suba Chandran

Militants hijack a train in Balochistan: Where, Who and Why

Abhiruchi Chowdhury

PM Sharif’s Visit to Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan: Connectivity, Defence, Energy and Politics

GP Team

US-China tariff tensions

Nuha Aamina

Targetting the Ahmadiyas, Forced Converssions and Blasphemy Misuse: Five takeaways from HRCP report

D Suba Chandran

Continuing Suicide Attacks in Pakistan: Why, Where and Who

IPRI Team

Ukraine and Gaza under Trump’s Shadow

Rohini Reenum

Inflation reaches a decade low: Why and What next?

Rohini Reenum

Trends in Terror attacks in February: More Civilian Casualties than Military, focused on Balochistan and KP

South Asia Brief Team

US aid suspension in Nepal, 50 years of tourism in Bhutan, new political party in Bangladesh, freed scam workers in Myanmar and the INR-LKR trade roundtable

Souparno Rakshit, Emma Rose Boby and Souparnika Suresh

Bangladesh's New Political Party: Who, Why and What for?

GP Team

The Good, Bad and Ugly of the Trans-Atlantic Divide, and the Elections in Germany

South Asia Brief Team

US aid cut in Nepal, the Starlink launch in Bhutan, TNLA-Military Negotiations in Myanmar and India-Bangladesh tensions

IPRI Team

Three Years of Ukraine War

GP Team

Munich Security Conference 2025

Trisha Roy

Iran in Africa: Strategic Interests and Expanding Footprints

IPRI Team

Europe's Ukraine Dilemma

Ayan Datta

Saudi Arabia in Africa: Economic and Strategic Engagements

Anu Maria Joseph

The Civil War in Sudan: The Belated US Genocide Call and Sanctions

Ayan Datta

Conflict in the DRC: Possible Expansion and Failed Peace Efforts

Anu Maria Joseph

Africa in 2024: Eight major developments

Ayan Datta

What is behind the end of Chad’s military cooperation with France?

Anu Maria Joseph

Illegal mining in Southern Africa: Actors, Issues and Concerns

South Asia Brief Team

Student Protests against Social Media Bill in Nepal, Rescue from Scam Centres in Myanmar, Violence in Bangladesh and Adani’s Exit in Sri Lanka

GP Team

AI Summit in France, Trump’s Tariff Threats, and China’s DeepSeek

IPRI Team

Gaza’s fragile ceasefire, Violence in Bangladesh, and DR Congo's M23 problem

Padmashree Anandhan

NATO & The Arctic: A New Cold War

Padmashree Anandhan

NATO expansion in the Nordic: Return of the post-Cold War era

Abhiruchi Chowdhury

The unending mayhem in Kurram

Samruddhi Pathak

Namibia Elections | Explained

GP Team

Biden and Trump Addresses in the US, Sri Lankan President's China Visit, Former President's Legal Battles in South Korea and the American Interest in Greenland

Sayeka Ghosh

The Mirai: Japan’s Polar Research

Neha Tresa George

Norway Stalls Deep-sea Mining Bill

IPRI Team

A Dangerous Offensive in DR Congo by M23

Kumari Krishna

Sri Lanka: Seven takeaways of new President's first visit to China

C Shraddha

Trump's Inaugural Address: Five major takeaways

Kumari Krishna

Greenland: What is Trump's new interest? What has been the response from the islanders and the Europeans?

Vaneeta

Who is Nicolás Maduro? And why is there a controversy over his third term?

IPRI Team

The Israel-Hamas Deal (and its challenges)

IPRI Team

The Israel-Hamas Deal and Wildfires in California

Vaneeta

Who is Nicolás Maduro? And what next for Venezuela after his third term?

Ayan Datta

Ghana elections: A Smooth Democratic Transition Amidst Systemic Issues

Anu Maria Joseph

Macron's Visit to Morocco: Key Takeaways

Anu Maria Joseph

Tunisia: Kais Saied's second term and end of democracy

Ayan Datta

Post-poll Violence in Mozambique: Factors, Implications and the Way Forward

GP Team

South Korea’s Political Crisis and Biden’s rejection of Nippon Steel deal.

Nupur Priya

Ireland Elections and What's Next?

IPRI Team

Trump’s Threat to the Middle East, Genocide in Sudan, Fears over China’s Dam on Yarlung Tsangpo, andTen Years after Charlie Hebdo Attacks

Ayan Datta

Lebanon’s new President: Who is Aoun? Will he be able to address the mounting challenges?

C Shraddha, Vaishak Sreekumar, Kumari Krishna, Nova Karun K

Why did Justin Trudeau resign? What next for Canada?

IPRI Team

Crisis in Syria, Protests in Georgia, Violence in Mozambique, and an Update on Ukraine War

GP Team

The Year That Was & More Questions for 2025

PR Team

Pakistan Reader 2024: Our Monthly Publications

IPRI Team

State of Peace and Conflict in 2024

Nupur Priya

UN’s Recent Report on Femicides: Six Takeaways

GP Team

Interim President in South Korea, China's record space walk and the New Chief Executive of Macau

IPRI Team

The Rise of HTS and the Fall of Assad in Syria

GP Team

Elections in Ireland, Political Crisis in France and the Busan Plastic Pollution Summit

Prajwal TV

Political Crisis in France

Kavithasri M

Busan Plastic Pollution Summit: What happened in Busan? And what didnt?

IPRI Team

Continuing Baloch Disappearances and the Failed PTI Protest in Pakistan

Ashna Pathak & Surangana Rajya Laxmi Rana

Health diplomacy: Nepal's growing dependence on China

Anu Maria Joseph

One year of war in Sudan: Escalation, Failed peace talks and Humanitarian crisis

Ayan Datta

Sudan’s civil war: Failed Ceasefires and Peace Negotiations

Samruddhi Pathak

The Humanitarian Crises in Sudan: The Scale, Response and Regional Impacts

Femy Francis

China-Africa: The Ninth FOCAC Summit

IPRI Team

The Long Range Missiles in Ukraine War and the Prolonged War in Sudan

Abhiruchi Chowdhury

Polio: Why is Pakistan vaccine hesitant?

GP Team

APEC Summit 2024 and Sri Lanka Parliamentary Elections 2024

Nuha Aamina

Pakistan and Climate Change: Four Takeaways

Rohini Reenum

PR Explainer: Pakistan’s Diabetes Problem

IPRI Team

Trump and the Conflict in the Middle East

IPRI Team

India-China Border Disengagement and Floods in Spain

GP Team

North Korean Troops in Russia, Finland President's Visit to China and Elections in Japan

IPRI Team

Continuing Israel-Iran-Hezbollah-Hamas Conflict and a Controversial Election in Georgia

Ayan Datta

One Year of Military Coup in Gabon

S Shaji

Africa: A Global Hotspot at the Intersection of Multiple Crises in Sahel

Vetriselvi Baskaran

Nigeria: Protests over cost-of-living crisis

Anu Maria Joseph

Protests in Africa: Role of populist leaders

Ayan Datta

Protests in Africa: Successful and Unsuccessful Stories

Advik S Mohan

Moldova’s Referendum: Between EU membership, Russian influence and public dissatisfaction

GP Team

The BRICS Summit at Kazan and the Modi-Xi Meeting

Advik S Mohan

The Housing Crisis in the Netherlands: What has caused it and what has been the government response?

Advik S Mohan

The Anti-LGBTQ+ Law in Georgia: Why Now and Who Supports It?

IPRI Team

Continuing Israel-Hezbollah Attacks and a Militant Attack in Kashmir

Rohit Paswan

The New Cold War: Military Build-up in the High North

Padmashree Anandhan

Russia's Arctic Policy: Objectives, Priorities and Tools

Ayan Datta

Challenges of State Interventions in Traditional Societies: The cases of Canadian and Greenlandic Inuits

Shreya Jagadeesan

Frozen Nightmare: A Pandemic Hibernating in the Arctic Ice

Bishwarupa Kar

Climate Change in the Arctic: A call to shift from Traditional to Ecosystem-based Marine Governance

Saritha VK & Mahesh Mohan

Impact of climate change on emerging contaminants: Perfluorinated compounds in the environmental matrices of Svalbard

Sruthy

The Hidden Impact of Climate Change: Microplastic Contamination in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

IPRI Team

Special Edition on “Contemporary Conflicts”

GP Team

The Quad Summit 2024, Volodymyr Zelenskyy's US Visit, LDP Elections in Japan, and Modi’s US Visit

IPRI Team

Israel-Hezbollah-Iran Missile Attacks, and New Tensions in Sudan

IPRI Team

From Gaza to Lebanon: A New Phase of War in the Middle East

Advik S Mohan

Bougainville’s struggle for independence: What is the problem, and what are the implications?

GP Team

Beijing Xiangshan Forum and Meloni-Starmer Meeting

Advik S Mohan

The European Housing Crisis: A Background

Neha Tresa George

The Meloni-Starmer Meeting: Six Takeaways

IPRI Team

The War in Ukraine: Russia’s counteroffensive in Kursk

Samruddhi Pathak

Serbia: Why are people protesting over lithium mining?

Neha Tresa George

Vladimir Putin visits Mongolia: Who wants what?

IPRI Team

The Continuing State of War, Mediation and Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan

GP Team

The Ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and Elections in East Germany

IPRI Team

Protests in Israel and Drone Attacks in Ukraine

IPRI Team

Telegram Founder’s Arrest, Attack in Burkina Faso, Canada’s Ban on Chinese EVs and Wildfires in Greece and Canada

Ayan Datta

India-Africa relations: Critical minerals as an emerging domain

Vetriselvi Baskaran

South Korea-Africa relations: Objectives and challenges

Sayeka Ghosh

Japan in Africa: Strengthening relations amidst evolving global politics

GP Team

Kiribati Elections 2024 and Political turmoil in Bangladesh

Neha Tresa George

Attack on Nord Stream: Two years later

Advik S Mohan

Poland launches EagleEye Satellite

Samruddhi Pathak

EU-China clash over EV tariffs: China’s emergence and EU’s protectionism

Padmashree Anandhan

Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive: What does Kyiv want to achieve?

Vol. 01, No.07 #07

Ramya B

13 August 1784: The UK Parliament passes the Pitts India Act, bringing India under the direct control of the British rule

Sim V

14 August 2021: Taliban returns to Kabul, following the American withdrawal

Pummy Lathigara

14 August 1941: The UK Prime Minister and the American President sign the Atlantic Charter

Ronakk Tijoriwala

13 August 1961: East Germany begins the construction of the Berlin Wall

Arya Madhavan S

15 August 1971: Bahrain becomes independent

Ankita Chakra

17 August 1945: George Orwell publishes the Animal Farm

Rianne Rajath P

18 August 2019: Iceland holds a funeral for the Okjokull glacier

IPRI Team

Blinken’s Ninth Visit to Israel and the Mpox Outbreak in Africa

GP Team

China, Southeast Asia and the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation

IPRI Team

Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive inside Russia, and the UK Violence

Anu Maria Joseph

Russia’s increasing footprints in Africa

Ayan Datta

Lavrov’s visit to Africa: Four takeaways

Anu Maria Joseph

Kenya: Protests force the government to withdraw the financial bill

Vetriselvi Baskaran

Kenya’s non-NATO ally designation by the US | Explained

Vol. 01, No. #06

GP Team

Interim government in Bangladesh

Swagathi Annabel

07 August 1509: Coronation of Krishnadevaraya, highlights the golden era of Vijayanagar empire

Bishwarupa Kar

05 August 1930: Norwegian expedition reaches Svalbard, discovers the remains of a previous one

Prajwal T V

06 August 1912: NASA’s Curiosity lands on Mars

Ayush Bhattacharjee

08 August 1914: Endurance leaves England for Antarctica Expedition

Shifa Moideen

09 August 1965: Singapore declares Independence

IPRI Team

Violence in Bangladesh, the UK, and Nigeria

Vetriselvi Baskaran

Energy in Pakistan: Five Takeaways

Vol. 01, No. #05

L S Hareesh

Columbus sets sail for the first time, kickstarting a new era

IPRI Team

Continuing Protests in Bangladesh, Israel-Hezbollah Tensions in the Middle East, Controversial Elections in Venezuela and Wildfires in North America

Mugdha Chaturvedi

Nelson Mandela's South Africa: The dream and the reality

Ken B Varghese

South Africa’s 30 years of democracy

Ayan Datta

South Africa Elections 2024 and the Zuma Factor

Vaneeta

28 July 1821: Peru declares independence from Spain

Pummy Lathigara

28 July 2005: IRA announces the end of its armed campaign

Ms Ramya

28 July 1914: Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia, starting World War-I

Nivetha B

29 July 1958: The US establishes NASA

Leivon Victor Lamkang

29 July 1957: IAEA comes into force

Siddhima M

5 August 2011: Yingluck Shinawatra, becomes the first woman Prime Minister of Thailand

Pranesh Selvaraj

4 August 2007: The US launches Phoenix, a mission to Mars

Vol. 01, Nos. 03 & 04

Dhriti Mukherjee

JI holds sit-in against poor economic situation and controversial deals with IPPs

GP Team

Tenth Pacific Island Leaders Meeting and President Biden’s Address

Nandini Khandelwal

Saddam Hussein becomes the President of Iraq

Prajwal T V

US launches Apollo 11, with Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins

Ramya B

Hitler publishes “Mein Kampf” highlighting Lebensraum and anti-Semitism

Ronakk Tijoriwala

Five women organise the Women's Rights Convention in the US

Govind Anoop

20 July 1994: Lukashenko becomes the President of Belarus

Shreya Jagadeesan

23 July 2020: China Launches its First Mission to Mars

Rohit Paswan

24 July 1911: The Rediscovery of Machu Picchu

Nupur Priya

26 July 1965: The Maldives becomes independent after being a British protectorate for 77 years

Neha Tresa George

South Africa: The Decline of the ANC

Shilpa Joseph

South Africa Elections 1996-2024: An Overview

Vetriselvi Baskaran

South Africa Election 2024: Course, Issues and Outcomes

Vetriselvi Baskaran

A surge in attacks on girl’s school in Pakistan

IPRI Team

Houthis-Hezbollah-Israel Tensions, and Continuing & Expanding Protests in Kenya

Dhriti Mukherjee

Growth and Investment in Pakistan: Four Takeaways

Dhriti Mukherjee

Pakistan: The decision to ban PTI

Rohini Reenum

Counter-terrorism, Bannu peace march, 9 May, and Digital Terrorism: What did DG ISPR say and why?

GP Team

Political Instability in Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh

Shilpa Jospeh

Portugal: Democrats win over socialists by a thin margin

Samruddhi Pathak

Meloni and Xi sign a three-year Action Plan: Five Focus Areas of China-Italy Collaboration

Sayeka Ghosh

Immigration Backlash Fuels Far-Right Surge in Italy's EU Vote

Govind Anoop

Hungary: Right Wing wins; Support shifts to Centre

Ayan Datta

Poland: Tusk’s centrist coalition wins narrowly; Far-right gains ground

Vetriselvi Baskaran

Belgium: Extremist parties see narrow win

Neha Tresa George

Germany: Rise of Far-Right questions survival of the left leaning coalition

Padmashree Anandhan

France: Rise of Far-right triggers political crisis

Diya Madhavan

PR Review I Pakistan Economic Survey 2024 (Part-VI)| Health and Nutrition in Pakistan: Four Takeaways

GP Team

Labour Victory in the UK elections, Rise of the Right France elections, and the Xi Show at the SCO Summit

Vetriselvi Baskaran

PR Review I Pakistan Economic Survey 2024 (Part-V)| Education in Pakistan: Four Takeaways

Vaneeta

PR Review I Pakistan Economic Survey 2024 (Part-IV)| Public Debt in Pakistan: Five Takeaways

Dhriti Mukherjee

PR Review I Pakistan Economic Survey 2024 (Part-III)| Climate Change in Pakistan: Five Takeaways

Ashwini Barla

14 July 1789: The Storming of Bastille and its continuation

Ayan Datta

Why Israel is NOT facing a strategic defeat in Gaza: A Response to Stanly Johny

Karthik Manoharan

14 July 1789: The Storming of Bastille and the Start of French Revolution

Ramya B

14 July 1789: The Storming of Bastille and its Legacy

Prajwal T V

08 July 1497: Vasco Da Gama leaves Portugal, starting an era

IPRI Team

Continuing Crisis in Kenya, Doha Talks with the Taliban, and Suicide Bombings in Nigeria

GP Team

International Tariffs on Chinese EVs and China’s Fourth Icebreaker

Vaneeta

PR Review I Pakistan Economic Survey 2024 (Part-II)| Inflation in Pakistan: Five Takeaways

Sayeka Ghosh

07 July 1978: Solomon Islands gains independence from British rule

Ayan Datta

PR Review I Pakistan Economic Survey 2024 (Part-I)| Population, Labour Force and Employment in Pakistan: Six Takeaways

Karthik Manoharan

05 July 1962: The Algerian War comes to an end

Prajwal TV

01 July 1968: US, Soviet Union, UK and 40 countries sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty

Mayank Bharti

05 July 1996: Dolly becomes the first mammal to be cloned

Ronakk Tijoriwala

01 July 2002: The Rome Statute establishes the International Criminal Court

Deepika Seervi

05 July 1962: Algeria declares its independence, ending 132 years of French occupation

Ayan Datta & Sayeka Ghosh

US Presidential Debate 2024: Trump exposes Biden’s weaknesses, promises stronger America

Vetriselvi Baskaran

One year of war in Sudan: Regional Implications

Anu Maria Joseph

Sudan: One Year of Civil War

Anu Maria Joseph

30 years after the Rwandan Genocide

Vetriselvi Baskaran

The 37th African Union Summit: Five takeaways

Anu Maria Joseph

Elections in Senegal: A democratic victory in Africa

Jerry Franklin A

South Africa Elections 2024: Five questions

Anu Maria Joseph

Ghana: The anti-LGBTQ bill threatens a liberal democracy in West Africa

Anu Maria Joseph

The Gambia: The genital cutting and the return of the FGM debate

IPRI Team

Israel-Hezbollah Conflict, Terror Attacks in Dagestan, and Protests in Kenya

Dhriti Mukherjee

Haiti: The UN backed Kenyan police force lands

Prajwal T V

Julian Assange: The WikiLeaks founder pleads guilty, ending a long legal stand-off with the US

Rohini Reenum

The Rise of Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) in Parliament: Four Major Takeaways

GP Team

Putin’s Visit to North Korea and Vietnam, and China-South Korea 2+2 Dialogue

IPRI Team

Ukraine Peace Summit, New Challenges to Netanyahu, and Wildfires in California

Vetriselvi Baskaran

Punjab budget 2024-25: Prioritising Health and Initiatives

Dhriti Mukherjee

Sindh Provincial Budget 2024-25: Urban and Political

IPRI Team

The US: President Biden announces new executive order allowing hundreds of thousands of immigrants to get citizenship

Anu Maria Joseph

7 June 1893: Gandhi gets thrown out of a first-class train in South Africa, leading to his first experiment with non-violent resistance

Padmashree Anandhan

European People’s Party (EPP) Leads with clear majority Country wise breakup

Ronakk Tijoriwala

06 June 1944: Allied forces land in Normandy, turning the tide in World War-II

Neha Tresa George

EU elections - Part II: A profile of recent four elections (2004-2019)

Shilpa Joseph and Ken Varghese

Voting for the next MEPs

IPRI Team

Biden's Gaza Proposal, New US Order on Migration, and a Guilty Verdict in Hong Kong

Femy Francis | Research Assistant at NIAS

06 May 1882: The US President signs the Chinese Exclusion Act, restricting immigration from China

IPRI Team

Israeli forces shot Palestinians in West Bank

Dhriti Mukherjee

Mexico Elections 2024: A Historic Moment sees a First Woman President in North America

Torunika Roy

China-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Summit: Key Outcomes and Implications

GP Team

South Africa Elections and the Decline of ANC, China-Arab States Summit, and Trump Trial Verdict Fallouts

LS Hareesh

20 May 1948: Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer lands in Calicut in India’s west coast

IPRI Team

International Condemnation of Israel, Battle for Kharkiv in Russia, and the Protests in New Caledonia

Femy Francis

China-Arab States Summit, and Xi’s “Five Cooperation Framework”

Dhriti Mukherjee

The US: Jury finds Donald Trump Guilty on 34 counts. Five Takeaways of the verdict

IPRI Team

Growing International Pressure on Israel, Protests in Armenia and Elections in South Africa

Mugdha Chaturvedi

20 May 2002: East Timor becomes an independent country

Dhriti Mukherjee

Ten Years of CPEC-1 (Dasu Hydropower Project: A Profile)

By young scholars of NIAS Course on Global Politics: Contemporary World Order and Theories. Compiled by Sayeka Ghosh.

South Korea Elections 2024: An interview with Dr Sandip Mishra and Dr Vyjayanti Raghavan

Akhil Ajith

Taiwan President’s Inaugural Address: Four Takeaways

By the NIAS-IPRI Course scholars on Contemporary Conflicts, Peace Processes, Theories and Thinkers. Compiled by Ayan Datta.

The War in Gaza: An Interview with Dr Stanly Johny

Vaneeta

Defamation Bill in Punjab: Who is opposing it and why?

Kavithasri M

State of Media in Pakistan (PR Review-III) | Three Takeaways on Safety for Journalists in Pakistan

Mallika Joseph | Adjunct Professor, NIAS

21 May 1991: LTTE human bomb assassinates Rajiv Gandhi

Rohini Reenum

Ebrahim Raisi: An Untimely Death, and What it means for Iran and its Neighbourhood

Padmashree Anandhan

Putin-Xi Summit: Towards a Strategic transformation in Russia-China relations

Tiara Marie Warjri

State of Media in Pakistan (PR Review-II) | Four Takeaways on Disinformation in Pakistan

GP Team

The US Sanctions on China and Putin-Xi Summit

Akhil Ajith

Chang’e 6 and China’s Lunar Exploration program

Femy Francis

Antony Blinken’s China Visit

Femy Francis

China in Mexico: What, How and Why

Akhil Ajith

Beijing Auto Show 2024: China’s global domination in EV sector

Akhil Ajith

Chinese cities are sinking below the sea level: Four Takeaways of a Science journal report

Dhriti Mukherjee

Blasphemy, Harassment of Religious Minorities Continue: Five Takeaways from USCIRF Annual Report on Religious Freedoms

IPRI Team

Conflict in Gaza, Elections in Catalonia and Protests in Georgia

D Suba Chandran

Continuing Controversy over Pakistan's "Reserved Seats": Six Implications of Legal and Political Wrangling

Padmashree Anandhan

China and France: President Xi's visit to Paris showcases Beijing's strategic approach

Femy Francis

President Xi in Serbia: Looking at China's Balkans Strategy and beyond 25th year of bombing anniversary

Akhil Ajith

President Xi in Hungary: An evolving symbiotic partnership vis-à-vis Europe

Dhriti Mukherjee

Lawyers’ protests in Lahore: Two Reasons Why

Rohini Reenum

Protests in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir: What and Why?

GP Team

President Xi’s Visit to Europe: Major Takeaways of China’s Strategic Approach towards France, Hungary and Serbia

IPRI Team

The Ceasefire Conundrum in the Middle East, Protests against Gender Violence in Australia and Biden’s Speech on Holocaust Memorial

Dhriti Mukherjee

9 May Violence: One Event, Different Actors, Multiple Outlooks

D Suba Chandran

The Fog of 9 May: One year after the anti-Establishment violence

Rohini Reenum

Pakistan and Wheat: From a Crisis to a Scandal

Dhriti Mukherjee

Pakistan and Freedom of Expression: Eight Takeaways from the Freedom Network Report

NIAS South Asia Team

South Asia This Week (21 Apr- 27 Apr 2024)

NIAS South Asia Team

South Asia This Week (14 Apr -20 Apr 2024)

Devi Chandana M

Seychelles-India Relations: Five Areas of Partnership

Alka Bala

UN Ocean Decade Conference 2024: Stakeholders & Balance Sheet

D Suba Chandran

Karachi: Seven Shades of Violence

Rohini Reenum

Recurrent floods in Pakistan: What and Why

Dhriti Mukherjee

Pakistan's Position on the War in Gaza

Rohini Reenum

Pakistan's Uncertain Economic Future: Five Takeaways from the ADB Report

Dhriti Mukherjee

Pakistan's narrow tax base: Failures so far, challenges ahead

GP Team

Baidu, Chang'e and Fujian: The Rise of China's S&T Capabilities in EV, Space and Maritime Sectors

IPRI Team

Elusive Negotiations over Gaza and Complex Abortion Legislations in the US

Lakshmi Karlekar

30 April 1975: Saigon falls to North Vietnam troops, leading to the reunification of Vietnam

GP Team

Elections in the Maldives and Remembering the Chernobyl nuclear accident

Sayeka Ghosh

26 April 1986: Chernobyl nuclear accident

IPRI Team

UK's Rwanda Deportation Bill and Ecuador's Referendum

Karthik Manoharan

21 April 1526: The First Battle of Panipat leads to the emergence of the Mughal Empire in India

Nupur Priya

17 April 1895: The Treaty of Shimonoseki ends the first Sino-Japan War (1894-95)

GP Team

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Visit to China

Dhriti Mukherjee

Profile: Street Crimes in Karachi

Femy Francis

Germany and China: It’s the economy, stupid

IPRI Team

Conflict Escalation in the Middle East, and One Year of Civil War in Sudan

Vaneeta

17 April 1975: Khmer Rouge captures Phnom Penh in Cambodia, establishing the Pol Pot regime

Arya Prasad

Elections in South Korea: Six Takeaways

Sayeka Ghosh

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, 13 years later: Energy Debate, Safety Concerns and Global Fallouts

Ramya B

16 April 1917: Lenin issues “April Theses”

Alka Bala

25 Years of Euro: What lies ahead?

GP Team

Iran’s Drone Attacks on Israel and Biden-Kishida Summit

Diya Madhavan

The Rise of Temu: A Chinese online shopping app in the US

IPRI Team

Six Months of War in Gaza & the Mexico-Ecuador spat

GP Team

75 Years of NATO

Femy Francis

Canada investigates Chinese interference in 2019 and 2020 elections

IPRI Team

Remembering the Rwandan Genocide and Martin Luther King

Ramya B

4 April 1968: Martin Luther King Jr assassinated

NIAS South Asia Team

South Asia This Week (25 Mar- 01 Apr 2024)

Devi Chandana M

Rise in China’s Marriages

Padmashree Anandhan

Ireland: Four reasons why Prime Minister Leo Varadkar resigned

Rosemary Kurian

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: The French Senate votes against Canada. Why?

Alka Bala

The UK bans bottom trawling for three reasons: It is not sufficient

GP Team

Elections in Senegal

IPRI Team

UNSC Resolution on Gaza, Terror Attack in Moscow, and a Profile of the IS-K

NIAS Africa Team

Africa This Week (16-22 March)

GP Team

Presidential Elections in Russia and the Summit for Democracy in South Korea

T C A Raghavan

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North Korea in 2023: Military buildups and Close Connections with Russia

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East Asia in 2023: Big Power Politics and New Defence Strategies

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Regional Round-ups: News from around the World

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Henry Kissinger: A profile

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NIAS Africa Weekly #90 | Floods in East Africa

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Return of Nawaz Sharif: An Analysis

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NIAS Africa Weekly #89 | Africa’s debate on colonial reparations

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APEC Summit: US-China “de-risking and diversifying”

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Into the Fifth Week: The Continuing Ground Offensive and Israel’s Search for Hamas’ Command Centre

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NIAS Africa Weekly #87&88 | Elusive Ceasefires in Sudan

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Sudan’s ceasefires remain elusive: Four reasons why

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Japan-Australia's Reciprocal Access Agreement

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NIAS Africa Weekly #85&86 | Niger-France ties and Liberia elections

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Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh Ali Hajveri: On Sufi spirituality

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The Conflict Escalation in Israel and the Failed Indigenous Voice Referendum in Australia

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NIAS Africa Weekly #82&23 | Continuing Human Rights Issues in Ethiopia

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Continuing Human Rights Issues in Ethiopia: Takeaways of the UN report

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The Snow Leopards of Pakistan

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Poland elections 2023: Reasons behind the shift

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Ukraine: The failure of the Black Sea Grain Initiative

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Three Seas Initiative: Uplifting Eastern and Central Europe

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EU Digital Services Act: Three implications

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GCC-EU Joint Council and Ministerial Meeting, and EUs New Pact on Migration

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Israel-Palestine Conflict and Earthquake in Afghanistan

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Pakistan repatriates Afghani “Illegal Aliens”

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Torkham border: Pakistan and Afghanistan relations

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G20 Summit: India the Global Host

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Rising security threats after the coup in Niger

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Taiwan: Launches its first domestically built submarine “Hain Kun”

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China: Xi Jinping reaffirms his resolve to rebuild Syria

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A Brief Roundup: 78th United Nations General Assembly

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Africa Weekly #80&81 | Africa in the Indian Ocean and Conflict in Sudan |

Anu Maria Joseph

Africa in the Indian Ocean region: Explained

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Nagorno-Karabakh and the End of the Republic of Artsakh

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Violence and Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, Auto Workers’ Strike in the US, Fighting in Sudan, Another Migrant Crisis in Italy, and the US-Iran Prisoners Exchange

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Pakistan grapples with soaring electricity bills and free riders

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Justice Isa takes oath as the Chief Justice of Pakistan

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Pakistan, US and the Cipher Controversy: The problem of an inherently asymmetric relationship

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Pakistan’s power predicament: Soaring bills and public discontent

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Pakistan’s power predicament: Soaring bills and public discontent

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Imran Khan, Toshakhana Case, and Islamabad High Court

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From Cargo to Canvas: The vibrant world of Pakistani Truck Art

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NIAS Africa Weekly #80 | Taiwan in Africa: The Last Ally and the Lost Allies

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Taiwan in Africa: The Last Ally and the Lost Allies

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NATO’s Challenge

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Russia and North Korea: Putin-Kim Meeting

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Decriminalisation of Abortion in Mexico, Continuing Violence in Sudan, Floods in Libya, and Earthquake in Morocco

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Africa Weekly #79 | Africa Climate Summit

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Africa Climate Summit: Rising new leadership in climate action

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The US and the EU are lacking support in many developing and emerging economies

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The Fall of Black Sea Grain Initiative, Leadership Troubles for Myanmar in ASEAN, and Post-Coup Tensions in Gabon

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Coup in Gabon: Three questions

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Africa Weekly #78 | Coup in Gabon

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The return of South China Sea and the controversy over Fukushima release

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Coup in Gabon and One Year of “Total Peace” in Colombia

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Wildfires in Europe: Another year of devastation

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Floods in Europe: Impacts, and issues

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Return of the Heatwaves

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Africa Weekly #77 | Profile on Ethiopia’s ethnic groups: Composition, Representation and Issues

Jerry Franklin A

A profile on Ethiopia's Oromo ethnic group

Sneha Surendran

A profile on Ethiopia’s Somali ethnic group

Nithyashree RB

A profile on Ethiopia’s Afar ethnic group

Rishika Yadav

The crisis over Turkey-Cyprus road project: Six Questions

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BRICS Summit and the Journey of Chandrayaan-3

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Another Conflict in Ethiopia and a Stalemate in Niger

Anu Maria Joseph

Ethiopia’s Amhara problem

Jerry Franklin A

ECOWAS and Niger remain at an impasse, causing a prolonged standoff

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Africa Weekly #75&76 | Ethiopia’s conflict in Amhara and Prolonged standoff in Niger

Lakshmi Parimala H

Mural, Movie and the Map: Akhand Bharat mural and Adipurush

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Trump indictment, Moscow Conference and the Iran-US Prisoner Exchange deal

Rishika Yadav

The High Seas Treaty

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Political Violence in Ecuador, Wildfires in Hawaii, and Two Years of Taliban Rule

D Suba Chandran

76 Years After: What Pakistan is? And who is responsible for what it is?

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Japan-Australia's Reciprocal Access Agreement, and the Amazon Summit

Indrani Talukdar

Ukraine War and the International Order

IPRI Team

Continuing Standoff in Niger, Expanding War in Ukraine, and Political Crisis in Senegal

S Shaji

Increasing Insurgency in East Africa: Major Trends and Trajectories

Jerry Franklin A

Coup in Niger: Manifold national, regional and international stances

Sneha Surendran

Senegal's political crisis: Four questions

NIAS Africa Team

Africa Weekly #73&74 | Coup in Niger and Senegal’s political crisis

Himani Pant

Germany-Russia Relations: What Next?

Ankita Dutta

The Ukraine War: Europe’s Watershed moment, with four significant outcomes

D. Suba Chandran

Que Sara Sara: Pakistan, Two Months After 09 May

Ankit Singh

Pakistan, IMF and China: Between debt uncertainty and geopolitical interests

Sneha Surendran

Pakistan’s e-Sport Industry: A Profile

IPRI Team

The Coup in Niger, Violent anti-government demonstrations in Kenya, and Protests in Israel over judicial reforms

Rubina Pradhan

European Union Emissions Trading Scheme: A Prototype for Global Emissions Reduction Mechanism

Medini Hegde

Euroscepticism Transformed: Italy’s Meloni Seeks to Reform the EU from Within

Ramya Balasubramanian

Russia and Europe: Understanding Moscow’s strategies

Bibhu Prasad Routray

Return of Violence in Manipur

Nithyashree RB

The UN in Africa: MINUSMA has failed. So did Mali

Bibhu Prasad Routray

Myanmar continues to burn

Devjyoti Saha

China-Africa Security Partnership: Expansion Across Spectrums

NIAS Africa Team

Africa Weekly #72 | End of MIUSMA in Mali and Chinese Security Interventions in Africa

GP Team

China: Xi welcomes “Old friend” Henry Kissinger 

IPRI Team

The Fukushima Waste Water Controversy, Russia’s withdrawal from the grain deal, Stalemate of aid extension in Syria, and Extreme weather anomalies across US Europe and Asia

Jerry Franklin A

A Profile of the Wagner group in Africa: From supporting military, authoritarian leaders to fighting militancy and mine licencing

Anu Maria Joseph

The Wagner Group in Africa: Fallouts of the failed revolt in Russia

NIAS Africa Team

Africa Weekly #69-71 | The Wagner Group in Africa

GP Team

India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets President of UAE

Lakshmi Parimala

Hybrid Warfare in Ukraine

GP Team

The SCO Summit and Top Ten Technologies in 2023

IPRI Team

Protests in France, Termination of UN Mission in Mali, and Violence in Israel

Padmashree Anandhan

Rise and fall of the Wagner Revolt: Four Takeaways

Sneha Surendran

The Wagner Revolt: A profile of Yevgeny Prigozhin

GP Team

The High Seas Treaty, Global Financing Pact Summit, and the IMF-Pakistan Deal

Padmashree Anandhan

The War in Ukraine: Four Issues to watch in 2023

IPRI Team

Rise and Fall of the Wagner Revolt, Failure of the Ninth Ceasefire in Sudan, and the Global Gender Gap Report

Rishika Yadav, Sneha Surendran, Sandra D Costa, Ryan Marcus, Prerana P and Nithyashree RB

Global Gender Gap Report 2023: Regional Takeaways

GP Team

Modi's US Visit, and the Wagner Revolt in Russia

Harini Madhusudan, Rishika Yada, Sneha Surendran, Prerana P, Sreeja JS and Padmashree Anandhan

Russia: Anatomy of Wagner Revolt, and its Fallouts

GP Team

India and the US: Bilateral Collaboration on Technology dominates PM Modi's Visit

IPRI Team

Violence in Uganda, Migrant Crisis in the Mediterranean, State of the Climate in Europe, and Taliban Arms Management

Bibhu Prasad Routray

The Civil War in Myanmar: Continuing Violence, the Battle of Attrition, and the Divide within ASEAN

NIAS Africa Team

Africa Weekly #68 | Eritrea Rejoining IGAD and Resurging Insurgency in Uganda

Anu Maria Joseph

Resurging insurgency in Uganda and insecurity in East Africa

Jerry Franklin

Eritrea: Back to the IGAD after 16 years

GP Team

China: Palestine Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ visit emphasizes hope for statehood

IPRI Team

Counter-Offensive and Drone Attacks in Ukraine, and Continuing Violence in Manipur

Bibhu Prasad Routray

India: Violence continues in Manipur

NIAS Africa Team

Africa Weekly #67 | Persisting Ethnic Cleansing in Ethiopia's Tigray Region and a Political profile on Tunisia

Jerry Franklin

Tunisia: A Political Profile

Anu Maria Joseph

Persisting Ethnic Cleansing in Ethiopia's Tigray Region: Four Takeaways

GP Team

Political Crises in Maldives, Domestic instability in Colombia, and the Debt Crisis in Pakistan

IPRI Team

Canada's Wildfires, and Reviews of two reports on Tigray and the Arctic Ice-melt

NIAS Africa Team

Africa Weekly #66 | Ceasefires in Sudan & Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis

Jerry Franklin

Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis: Reasons for its continuation

Anu Maria Joseph

Ceasefires in Sudan: An uneasy trajectory

Akshaya S

Russia’s imperial ambitions: Suppressing Ukraine’s Culture

GP Team

North Korea's space ambitions, Turkey elections, and The US debt ceiling

Rishika Yadav, Sreeja JS, Nithyashree RB, and Melvin George | Rishika Yadav is a Research Assistant in NIAS Europe Studies at NIAS. Nithyashree RB, Sreeja JS, and Melvin George are Research Interns in NIAS Europe Studies at NIAS.

The Battle for Bakhmut: Significance, Objectives, Course, and What Next

Nithyashree RB

Poland approves Russian Influence Law: Three Implications

Sreeja JS

The Nordic-Ukraine Summit: Four Takeaways

Rishika Yadav | Research Assistant, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore

Serbia: Mass shootings, protests and instability

Rishika Yadav and Nityashree RB | Research Assistant and Research Intern, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore

Turkey’s Elections: Unravelling the Political Spectacle of 2023

Padmashree Anandhan | Research Associate National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore

Belgorod drone attacks: Who, What and Why?

IPRI Team

The Russia-Ukraine Drone Warfare, Violence in Kosovo, and a Separatists' Crisis in Cameroon

NIAS Africa Team

In Focus | Japan in Africa

Devjyoti Saha

Japan in Africa: Renewed Efforts to Revitalise Relations

Indrani Talukdar

Russia's Position in the Arctic: New challenges

Debangana Chatterjee

The Ground Reality of Feminist Foreign Policy: A Conceptual Analysis of the European Framework

Kasturi Chatterjee

European Integration: Why Recognition of the Armenian Genocide Matters for the EU

Ankita Dutta

Ukraine crisis: Relooking the Security Debates in Europe

Amrita Purkayastha

Assessing EU Integration over the Years by Analysing the Response of Member Countries to Refugees

GP Team

Thailand elections, G7 Summit challenges, and Ecuador's new instability

Lakshmi Parimala H

Bhutan's Gross National Happiness

IPRI Team

Bhutan's Gross National Happiness, Return of Syria to the Arab League, Seventh Ceasefire in Sudan, Bakhmut Battle in Ukraine, Zelenskyy's Diplomatic Offensive, and WMO Report Takeaways

Amit Gupta

The Trump Phenomenon: Why it Won’t Go

GP Team

G7 Summit in Japan, and China-Central Asia Summit in Xian

GP Team

Sheikh Hasina’s Visit to the US, UK and Japan

Rishika Yadav

Turkey’s Election: Issues, Actors and Outcomes

IPRI Team

The Armenia-Azerbaijan Stalemate

GP Team

ASEAN- India Maritime Exercise, and President Marcos' US Visit

IPRI Team

Another ceasefire in Sudan, and a Counteroffensive in Ukraine

NIAS Africa Team

Droughts in East Africa: A climate disaster

IPRI Team

Evacuation in Sudan, and the Chinese Ambassador's statement on the status of former Soviet republics

NIAS Africa Team

Sudan: Intensifying political rivalry and expanding violence

GP Team

Leaked Pentagon Documents: Major Takeaways

IPRI Team

Violence in Sudan and the Battle for Bakhmut

NIAS Africa Team

IN FOCUS | Nigeria’s new wave of kidnappings: Who, why and what fallouts

GP Team

100 days of Lula in Brazil, and Pension reforms in France

NIAS Africa Team

Expanding Russia-South Africa relations

Padmashree Anandhan

Pentagon document leak: Russia-Ukraine Conflict From a Tactical Lens

IPRI Team

Violence in Israel and 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement

GP Team

Macron's China Visit, Tsai's US Visit, Artemis-II Mission and OPEC's Crude Oil Cuts

IPRI Team

Protests in Israel, Elections in Finland, and Kidnapping in Nigeria

NIAS Africa Team

IN FOCUS | Tunisia: The question of undocumented migrants

GP Team

Turkey and Finland’s NATO membership, and expanding Russia-South Africa relations

IPRI Team

Sri Lanka's IMF deal and Violence in Haiti

IPRI Team

Protests in Senegal, Imran Khan's arrest attempt and Bank distress across the US and Europe

GP Team

Saudi Arabia - Iran rapprochement, the AUKUS deal and China's 14th National Party Congress

Himani Pant

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s India visit: Taking bilateral relations to the next level

Sourina Bej

UK's new bill is a misguided patchwork to Europe's refugee problem

IPRI Team

Protests in Georgia, Japan-South Korea reconciliation, and Iran’s school poisoning

GP Team

The UK's new bill on illegal migration

Indrani Talukdar

Belarus’s endgame in Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Padmashree Anandhan

Russia: Drone attacks escalate the Ukraine war

Padmashree Anandhan

The UK: Conservative party put to test as worker strikes continue

D Suba Chandran

Election Schedule for Punjab and KP: A split judicial verdict and the complications thereof

D Suba Chandran

Peshawar Suicide Attack: Consistent TTP violence and inconsistent State reponse

Bhoomika Sesharaj

PR Explains: Pakistan’s power outage

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

Pakistan’s Blue Helmets: A long-standing contribution

D Suba Chandran

Karachi: The race and new alignments for the Mayor

NIAS Africa Team

IN FOCUS | Macron’s visit to Africa: Three Takeaways

NIAS Africa Team

IN FOCUS | Nigeria elections: Ruling party wins; What is ahead?

GP Team

Macron's Africa visit, Suspension of the START treaty and the return of COVID origin debate

IPRI Team

New BREXIT deal on Northern Ireland, battle for Bakhmut and return of violence in Palestine

GP Team

Japan, Philippines and the tensions in the South China Sea

IPRI Team

Protests in China and France, and post-earthquake crises in Turkey and Syria

NIAS Africa Team

IN FOCUS | M23 atrocities in DRC and upcoming Nigeria elections

IPRI Team

The US-China tensions over balloon, and Weather anomalies in the Americas

GP Team

Russia in Africa, and Biden's State of the Union address

NIAS Africa Team

Africa in 2023: Elections and conflicts

IPRI Team

The continuing crisis in Israel

GP Team

Two years after the coup in Myanmar, and the EU-Ukraine Summit

NIAS Africa Team

IN FOCUS | Chinese Foreign Minister's visit to Africa

IPRI Team

Protests in Spain, Sweden and Israel

Avishka Ashok

China: A complicated economic recovery

Madhura Mahesh

Latin America: Elections, problems of governance and deteriorating economy

Padmashree Anandhan

Europe: An impending energy crisis and its economic fallouts

Ankit Singh

Defence: Towards a new cold war

Riya Itisha Ekka

Brazil: Managing Bolsonaro’s legacy

Apoorva Sudhakar

Africa: Despite the elections, democratic backslide will continue 

Sayani Rana

Australia, China and Japan: Diplomatic challenges in East Asia  

Anu Maria Joseph

Africa: Domestic instability, bilateral conflicts, and insurgencies ahead

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

Pakistan in 2023: Between elections, economic turmoil and climate crisis

Sethuraman Nadarajan

Sri Lanka in 2023: A troubling economy and an unstable polity

Avishka Ashok

Chinese Foreign Minister's visit to Africa

IPRI Team

Population decline in China, and Protests in Peru

GP Team

North American Leaders Summit, US-Japan 2+2 dialogue and the World Banks' prospects for 2023

IPRI 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

NIAS Africa Team

IN FOCUS | Bamako’s pardon of Ivorian soldiers

GP Team

The return of Lula and China's relaxation of travel rules

NIAS Africa Team

IN FOCUS | The relapse of ANC

GP Team

Top 22 developments from the world in 2022

Allen Joe Mathew, Sayani Rana, Joel Jacob

Newsmakers: From Putin to Rushdie

Sethuraman Nadarajan

Rest in Peace; Queen Elizabeth. Mikhail Gorbachev, Pelé...

Ankit Singh

Global economy in 2022: The year of cooling down

Bhoomika Sesharaj

Digital world: Elon Musk and the Twitter Chaos

Madhura Mahesh

The FTX Collapse: Depleting cryptocurrencies

Harini Madhusudan

The Space race: Scaling new technological feats

Avishka Ashok

G20: More challenges

Akriti Sharma

COP27: Hits and Misses

Padmashree Anandhan

The Ukraine War

Poulomi Mondal

French Exit from Mali: More questions than answers

Mohaimeen Khan

Yemen, Syria, and Sudan: Continuing humanitarian crises

Padmashree Anandhan

NATO and the Madrid Summit: Expanding defence frontiers

Madhura Mahesh

Elections in Colombia and Brazil: Re-emergence of the Pink Tide

Padmashree Anandhan

Elections in France, Sweden, and Italy: The rise of the right

Janardhan G

North Korea: Missile Tests Galore

Sapna Elsa Abraham

China and the Middle East: Xi Jinping’s visit towards a “new era” and “China-Arab community”

Avishka Ashok

The Taiwan Strait: Political and military assertions

Anu Maria Joseph

Ethiopia: Uncertainties despite ceasefire

Apoorva Sudhakar

Tunisia: The end of the Jasmine Revolution

Rashmi BR

Iraq: Deadlock and breakthrough

Kaviyadharshini A

Iran: Anti-government protests

Avishka Ashok

China: 20th Party Congress and Xi Jinping's consolidation

Chrishari de Alwis Gunasekare

Sri Lanka: Political and Economic Crises

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Myanmar: The coup and after