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The World This Week
The return of Lula and China's relaxation of travel rules
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TWTW#197, 08 January 2023, Vol. 5, No. 01
Brazil: Return of Lula at the helm
What Happened?
On 1 January, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as the President of Brazil for the third time in Brasilia. Lula was elected as the President of Brazil with 50.9 per cent of the total votes on 30 October. Lula defeated Former President Jair Bolsonaro who received 49.1 per cent of the total votes in the second round of voting. Lula previously held the position between 2003 to 2010. The inauguration was not attended by Bolsonaro as he left for Florida last month. In Bolsonaro’s absence, Lula was handed the presidential ribbon by a group of people representing various aspects of Brazil’s society. Lula in his speech also stated that democracy was restored in Brazil saying: “Democracy was the great victor in this election, overcoming ... the most violent threats to the freedom to vote, and the most abject campaign of lies and hate plotted to manipulate and embarrass the electorate.” He also said: “We do not carry any spirit of revenge against those who tried to subjugate the nation to their personal and ideological designs, but we will guarantee the rule of law,” and added, “those who erred will answer for their errors.
When talking about Bolsonaro's administration, he called the deaths caused by Covid-19 as “genocide” by the previous administration and said: “The responsibilities for this genocide must be investigated and must not go unpunished.” US Secretary Anthony Blinken congratulated Lula on his appointment and said: "We look forward to continuing the strong partnership between the United States and Brazil on trade, security, sustainable development, innovation and
inclusion."
What is the Background?
First, a divided Brazil. The 2022 Brazil elections were a very close race with the elections going into a second round of voting showing the divided electorate in Brazilian society. The election mandates of Bolsonaro and Lula were very different and reflected the demands of different sections of Brazilian society. Bolsonaro supporters have been very critical of Lula and leading up to his swearing-in ceremony they took to the streets to protest. While the protests have largely been peaceful there have been instances of violence with cars being burnt and some trying to take over a police station. This division is also reflected in Brazil's Congress. After the first round of elections, the Bolsonaro-backed Liberal Party (PL) holds the majority in the Chamber of Deputies or the lower house. The upper house or the Senate is held by the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MBD) which is yet to declare a side but has previously supported both Lula and Bolsonaro.
Second, rising economic challenges. Since 2014, Brazil’s economy has stagnated and since the pandemic has seen an increase in inflation and a decline in economic growth. In December 2022, the Central Bank of Brazil expects the inflation rate for 2023 to be around 5.31 per cent which is less compared to inflation pegged in November at 5.9 per cent. Due to the Russia-Ukraine war, Brazil was faced with a cost-of-living crisis for which the Bolsonaro administration introduced subsidies on gasoline and electricity which increased its debt share. Currently, Brazil’s debt is 90 per cent of its GDP.
Third, strained relations with neighbours. During Bolsonaro’s Presidency, he followed a policy of isolation. Bolsonaro slowly pulled away from various international organisations like the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC). Adding to this his regressive policies concerning the Amazon Forest which led to an increase in deforestation earned Bolsonaro criticism from neighbouring countries. Bolsonaro also refused to join the US in condemning Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro which led to further isolation of Brazil in South America.
What does it mean?
First, the return of a stable figure in Brazilian politics. Lula in his two presidencies led Brazil to great heights economically and socially. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Brazil’s health, social and welfare infrastructure degraded as Bolsonaro reduced social spending, removed many welfare policies and overall dealt with the pandemic poorly. With Lula’s election and return, it shows the majority of the public’s demand for the return of stability in Brazilian society. Lula’s promise to increase public spending and improve social infrastructure has been echoed by the public but it remains to be seen how effective it can be implemented with the rising inflation and increasing debt share of Brazil.
Second, Lula’s effort in winning back hearts and minds. Lula has been very critical of Bolsonaro and his policies throughout the elections and in his inauguration speech too. In his inauguration speech, Lula promised to take necessary actions to ensure Bolsonaro and his allies do not go unpunished and answer for all their “crimes.” This comes as Lula faces a divided Brazilian society with a large number of Bolsonaro supporters. Hence it remains to be seen how far Lula will go to condemn Bolsonaro keeping his vision of a united Brazil in mind.
China: Relaxation of international travel rules and opposition towards Chinese travellers
What happened?
On 26 December, China's National Health Commission announced that travellers arriving in China will no longer need to quarantine to enter the mainland.
On 4 January following this announcement, the European Union directed all travellers from China to undergo a Covid test before departure in response to rising virus levels. The European Commissioner for Health stressed on taking actions such as pre-departure inspections, increased monitoring of aircraft wastewater, and intensifying monitoring of Covid-19. The Commissioner’s spokesperson said: “These measures would need to be targeted at the most appropriate flights and airports and carried out in a coordinated way to ensure their effectiveness.” Not only has the EU taken steps against China, but countries worldwide are discussing restrictions or imposing them on travellers from China. Countries like the US, France, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia and others have imposed restrictions against Chinese travellers in last week.
On 4 January, South Korea’s Health and Welfare Minister said: “We must keep vigilant to prevent China’s spread of the coronavirus from affecting Korea.” The Moroccan Foreign Ministry said that anyone arriving from China regardless of nationality would be denied entry. In response to the restrictions from countries against China, China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said: “We are firmly opposed to attempts to manipulate the Covid measures for political purposes and will take countermeasures based on the principle of reciprocity.”
On 4 January, WHO’s Emergency Director said: “There are certainly issues in terms of the criteria for recording and reporting deaths attributable to COVID-19. We believe that definition is too narrow, which requires respiratory failure in association with COVID-19 to be registered as COVID-related death.” China has recorded only 22 deaths from Covid since December 2022.
What is the background?
First, relaxing zero Covid policy. On 25 November, a fire in Urumqi killed 10 people due to the strict lockdown and isolation rules in China. The protests which followed later became violent in more than 20 cities in China. Following the protest, the local authorities started to relax the Zero Covid policy step by step. On 7 December, the National Health Commission scrapped the Covid tracking mobile applications and domestic travel restrictions and allowed asymptomatic and less symptomatic COVID-19 patients to quarantine in their homes.
Second, relaxation of travel restrictions. On 26 December, China said it would end mandatory quarantines on arrival and scale back years of severe virus controls and also facilitate travellers travelling overseas. The mandatory quarantine period was five days at the government centres. On 28 December, Bloomberg reported that from 8 January, bookings for outbound international flights increased by 254 per cent and inbound flights to China increased to 412 per cent. The authorities downgraded COVID-19 from class A, which is considered an officially reportable disease, to class B, which still needs to be treated as an infectious disease. However, the disease will not be considered as a pandemic. Around 155 million tourists spent more than USD 250 billion outside mainland China in 2019. Chinese travellers are also instrumental in developing foreign economies like Singapore, South Korea, Japan and Thailand.
Third, surge in cases and international opposition. On 21 December, the WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed that WHO was very worried about the sudden rise in Covid cases in China. He urged China to share a detailed report about the seriousness of the situation. He also stressed China to ramp up the speed of vaccinating people with higher risk. WHO believes that the official number published by China is underrepresenting the true impact of the virus in China. WHO’s emergency director underlined Chinese considered death as Covid death under the circumstance of pneumonia or respiratory failure. Many countries started to implement restrictions on Chinese travellers stating that the risk of Covid spread in their countries. Italian Health Minister said: “Surveillance and prevention, through sequencing, is essential to promptly identify any new variants that may cause concern and which are not at the moment in circulation in Italy.” The American officials stated the lack of transparency about the virus in China was what made the US impose restrictions. These restrictions came amid the fear of increasing Covid cases in China.
What does it mean?
First, the Lunar new year might create the peak in covid cases. The Guardian quoted tthe British health analytics company Airfinity, which predicts the infection is likely to hit rural areas when people travel to their homes. As the lunar new year approaches on 22 January and the international borders are opened. Chinese citizens who live outside of China will visit China after three years of lockdown and restrictions. Officials expect 2.1 billion passenger trips by road, rail, sea and air during the holidays within 40 days, double the 1.05 billion travelled during the same period last year with restriction. For the same reason, the local people will also celebrate the Lunar new year in larger gatherings. This will expose more people to the virus and might mark the highest Covid cases of the current wave.
Second, to boost business sentiment. China is experiencing an economic slowdown right now, which IMF head Kristalina Georgieva warned. Many businesses came out of China because of the zero Covid policy. Relaxing Covid restrictions was a step taken to boost businesses, service industries and tourists inside China, Hong Kong and Macau. Chinese experts have been talking with Pfizer Inc for one month to produce and distribute a domestic generic version antiviral drug Paxlovid. This reflects that China is willing to allow international vaccines to disperse the hesitation of investors on Covid variants and a transparent exit strategy from pandemic.
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East and Southeast Asia This Week
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Asia-Pacific: Increasing militarization
On 5 January, the Australian government decided to spend USD 684 million on buying HIMARs from US and Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) from Norway. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles stated, “the Naval Strike Missile and HIMARS launchers will give our Defense Force the ability to deter conflict and protect our interests.” Australia has now become the fourth country in Asia-Pacific to increase its military spending for this year. On 23 December, the Japanese Cabinet decided upon increasing its defense budget by 26.3 per cent. Later on, 28 December, the South Korean government announced spending USD 261 billion over the next five years, resulting in an average annual growth of 6.8 per cent in its defense budget. Upon entering the new year, North Korean President Kim Jong Un too has announced “an exponential increase of the country’s nuclear arsenal.”
Thailand: Cambodia shows positive signals for reopening talks on petroleum exploration in the gulf of Thailand
On 6 January, the long-delayed talks between Thailand and Cambodia resumed on joint petroleum exploration in the gulf of Thailand after the two countries pushed for the project. The Thailand petroleum institute urges working with Cambodia to relieve the impact of gas price fluctuations in the long term. There were positive signals from Cambodia which is keen to reopen talks on development at the overlapping claim area between Cambodia and Thailand. The area can be a new source as the area is strategically located in Thailand's two gas blocks, Erawan and Bongkot in the gulf.
Philippines: Marcos Jr visits Xi Jinping and agrees on bilateral cooperation over the South China Sea
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Indonesia: President passes emergency regulation on job creation law.
On 4 January, Joko Widodo signed an emergency regulation to replace the controversial job creation law which was ruled as flawed in 2021 by the constitutional court. The move was to ensure legal certainty and achieve the government's investment target amidst global geopolitical tensions. It was flawed due to a lack of public consultations and ordered lawmakers to make a new law within two years. the law was seen as unconstitutional, otherwise. The government opted for emergency regulation as the routine procedure would make the process too long.
South Asia This Week
India: External Affairs Minister concludes visit to Austria and Cyprus
On 3 January, Indian External Affairs Minister concluded his visit to Austria and Cyprus. He signed Comprehensive Agreement on Migration and Mobility with both countries. He also held joint meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Austria, the Czech Republic, Jan Lipavsky, and Slovakia. The leaders discussed India-EU relations and the Ukraine crisis. He also met the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and held discussions on furthering various areas including climate change, medical care, and other nuclear applications for societal benefit.
India: Strategic dialogue with France held
On 5 January, India and France held the 36th round of the Indo-French Strategic Dialogue. Indian National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval met with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Bonne. Both sides discussed working towards “strategic autonomy.” Indian Ministry of External Affairs said: “The two sides held discussions on a variety of issues, including the current global security situation in the context of the conflict in Ukraine, regional security in the context of Afghanistan, counter-terrorism, cyber security, defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, besides other issues of mutual concern.”
India: Jaishankar calls for dialogue to address the Ukraine war
On 02 January, India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reaffirmed India’s stance on the Ukraine conflict and called for a dialogue between Ukraine and Russia. Speaking at a press conference in Vienna, Jaishankar stressed that this era is not an era for war and added that all differences should be addressed through diplomacy and dialogue. He added that India along with the Global South is concerned regarding the availability of food, fertilizers and fuel which have been restricted due to the conflict.
Sri Lanka: President says government job is not an eight-hour job
On 2 January, Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in an event held in President’s office, said that civil services in Sri Lanka are not eight-hour jobs and civil servants had to work overtime to transform Sri Lanka into a prosperous country. He also said that civil servants should be committed to their jobs, and by the end of 2023, he hopes this will support the country and restore normalcy. He marked the achievement of taking the office last year, and for five and a half months, the government have taken steps to get the country back on track. However, not all economic problems are solved yet. He said: “Nevertheless, today we have the ability to provide fuel, gas, foodstuff and fertilisers as required.”
Bangladesh: India looks to Bangladesh as a potential market for military hardware
On 3 January, Bangladesh Air Force Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan visited aircraft facilities in Chandigarh and Mumbai and other locations where aircraft and other military equipment are maintained and collaborated with India for a potential market of military hardware. This comes as both countries maintain the operationalisation of a USD 500 million line of credit for defence purchases and showed interest in specialist vehicles for extensive military exercises in the future. The two countries are exploring the procurement of aircraft including the Mi-17-1V helicopter, 32 transport aircraft and MiG-29 jets as well.
Bangladesh: PM launches first Japan-funded metro service in Dhaka
On 29 December, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina welcomed the first-ever metro service in Dhaka along with Japanese Ambassador and the chief representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), who are the main funders of the project. The metro rail project is the first metro rail service in Dhaka, which is the seventh most congested city in the world, and connects Dhaka’s northern zone at Uttara to Agargaon in the centre of the city. The elevated project is expected to grow nearly a hundred more stations and develop six lines that crisscross the city by 2030. The project saw an initial operation of the first line built at about USD 2.8 billion with the substantial help of the JICA.
Pakistan: Security forces kill 11 militants in an operation
On 5 January, security forces killed 11 militants including a key TTP commander in the South Waziristan raid. This was in context with Pakistan vowing to measures to avert terrorist attacks. Two separate attacks targeting police in Lakki Marwat and Dera Ismail Khan left five officials injured. The raid was part of the operation “foiled a major terrorist’s activity”. A huge quantity of weapons and ammunition was also recovered from the killed terrorists.
Pakistan reassures China investors through CPEC, says the business ‘completely secure’
On 5 January, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had a cordial exchange with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang. PM Shehbaz Sharif assured Li of creating a “completely secure and conducive business environment for Chinese investors” in Pakistan and the timely progress of CPEC and further expressed gratitude for helping the flood-affected Pakistanis. The two sides also discussed the upcoming International Conference on Climate Resilient also took place in this telephone exchange.
Pakistan: United States extends ‘support’ to Pakistan’s ‘right’ to guard itself against terrorism
On 3 January, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price in a weekly press briefing said that Pakistan has “suffered tremendously” from the recent terror attacks in the country and that the country has the “right” to defend itself from terrorism. Responding to Pakistan’s National Security Committee’s (NSC) claims that the country “might resort” to targeting the terrorist outfits across the border if Afghanistan “did not take the appropriate action,” Price said that the US would sustain its efforts to “call out the Taliban” to maintain its commitments to curb the spread of terrorism in the region. This comes after the NSC sent an “unequivocal” message to the Taliban and said that it disallowed Afghanistan “to provide sanctuaries and facilitate terrorists.”
Middle East and Africa This Week
Israel-Palestine: UNSC meeting over Al-Aqsa Mosque
On 6 January, the UN Security Council convened to discuss Israel’s Security Minister Ben-Gvir’s visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. UAE and China had called on the UNSC to meet publicly regarding the status and recent developments in the Mosque. The members voiced their concerns over the same and stressed the need to maintain the status quo. Riyad Mansour, Palestinian UN Envoy addressed the Council accusing Israel of “an unprecedented provocation”, and asked the members- “what red line does Israel need to cross for the Security Council to finally say, enough is enough?” Though the Council emphasized on the two-state solution, it fell short of taking action.
Syria: UAE foreign minister meets Bashar Al Assad
On 4 January, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation met Syrian President Bashar Al Assad in Damascus. Bilateral issues, Syrian war and regional issues were the focus of the meeting. Sheikh Abdullah affirmed UAE’s support to find a political solution to the twelve-year-old Syrian conflict. The visit comes after Assad’s visit to the UAE in 2022, re-initiating relations since the outbreak of the conflict.
Mali: ECOWAS clears threat of sanctions over detention of Ivorian soldiers
On 4 January, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said Mali will not be placed under sanctions for detaining 46 Ivorian soldiers and instead will look to Togo for mediation between the two countries. This comes after the ECOWAS had given Mali a deadline of 1 January to release the soldiers who were detained on 10 July 2022 after they arrived in Bamako to join a UN mission; however, Mali termed them “mercenaries.” Later, the soldiers were sentenced to 20 years in prison. On 4 January, Togo’s president conducted a “friendly working visit” to Bamako and the current ECOWAS head, who is also the Guinea-Bissau president said: “We have given time for Togolese mediators to do their job, in order to resolve the situation. It’s just a matter of common sense.”
Mauritania: Former president barred from leaving country
On 5 January, former president Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz was prevented from travelling abroad and police officers seized his passport. Abdelaziz said that he was prevented from travelling by “the political police” though he was not under any “judicial supervision.” He accused the government of “targeting” and “mistreating” him. Abdelaziz and a few other officials from his government are under investigation for corruption and mismanagement.
Europe and The Americas This Week
Russia: Donetsk shelled by Ukrainian forces in the first minutes of Christmas truce
On 6 January, Russia announced a Christmas truce for 36 hours between noon of 6 January and midnight of 7 January. It was reported that the Ukraine's forces disregarded the Christmas ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin less than a minute after it took effect, by shelling a residential area in the city of Donetsk. The Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC), a monitoring group that tracks attacks on Russia’s Donbass regions, revealed that Kiev’s forces had fired six 155mm shells targeting the Petrovsky District in the western part of the city. However, no casualties have been reported.
Russia: Putin's new year address reflects determination to strengthen Russia
On 31 December, Russian President Vladimir Putin in his new year’s address to Russia called 2022. “A year of difficult, necessary decisions, the most important steps towards gaining the full sovereignty of Russia and the powerful consolidation of our society.” Putin said that the events of 2022 are milestones for a common Russian future and Russia’s total independence. He added that 2022 was filled with anxiety, unrest and experiences which brought great, key changes to Russia and the world. He criticized the West saying that while they lied about wanting peace all along, they had planned to use Ukraine to weaken Russia. On the sanction imposing on Russia, Putin said that despite the intention being to destruct "industry, finances, transport," did not materialize as the Russian society strengthened its economy to ensure sovereignty.
Ukraine War: US to arm Kiev with anti-aircraft Sea Sparrows
On 7 January, it was revealed that the US plans to deliver an unspecified number of RIM-7 Sea Sparrow short-range anti-aircraft missiles among the set of military technology that it has offered to Ukraine. This is in context of a massive new $3.75 billion military aid package for Ukraine announced by the US. Among the recent deliveries to Ukraine, one has seen the US-made short-range NASAMS systems, German IRIS-T air defense systems offered. It is believed that at least one battery of the US Patriot system, which is seen as the backbone of NATO’s anti-aircraft defense, will be transferred to Kiev in the coming months.
Ireland: META to pay EUR 390 million for breaching EU’s data protection laws
On 4 January, Irish Data Protection Commission slapped a fine of EUR 390 million on META, the parent entity owning Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram along with a host of other internet companies. The Commission, in its report, stated that the method used by META in taking consent for collecting data from people for posing targeted ads on Facebook and Instagram violated EU laws. The case includes Facebook and Instagram. META has been ordered to change the process of acquiring data and been given three months to do so. The Commission stated in its judgment that companies do not have the right to force their users to consent. META released a statement saying it feels disappointed by the judgement, and this will affect its personalized targeted advertising. The case was brought to the Commission in 2018 by a prominent privacy rights activist, Max Schrems.
EU: Sweden takes over the EU Presidency from the Czech Republic
On 1 January, Sweden undertook the European Council from its predecessor, the Czech Republic. Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristernsson will lead the EU’s Swedish Presidency for six months, from January to June. The four main priorities that the Swedish Presidency will look at are, security and unity, competitiveness, green transition and energy transition, and democratic values and the rule of law. Sweden will take over the EU’s Presidency amid the ongoing Ukraine war, energy crisis, inflation, economic crisis that has been prev ailing over Europe. Kristersson stated: “Sweden is taking over the Presidency at a time when the European Union is facing unprecedented challenges. A greener, more secure and freer Europe is the foundation of our priorities.” Sweden will be having its third term of the EU’s Presidency and will be followed by Spain in the next half of 2023.
United States of America: Title 42 now includes migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti
On 5 December, US President Joe Biden announced that Title 42 will now be applicable to illegal migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti. Biden introduced a two-pronged approach to deal with the high volume of illegal migrants crossing the US-Mexico border which will appease the Democrats and Republicans. In this two-pronged approach, all illegal migrants crossing the US-Mexico border will be expelled but at the same time, 30,000 people from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela will be allowed to enter by air. Biden is said to discuss the migration issue further with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador during the North American Leader’s Summit which will be held in Mexico City on 9 and 10 January.
Mexico: First Female Supreme Court president elected
On 2 January, Mexican Supreme Court elected its first female president Norma Pina in a 6-5 majority vote. Norma Pina was elected over Yasmin Esquivel who was backed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Pina is a staunch critic of Obrador’s electricity law which backs Mexico’s fossil fuel-run energy firms. She is a supporter of green energy policies and is of the view that it is Mexico’s constitutional mandate to reduce its carbon footprint by removing sections of the law which promote non-environmental policies.
Venezuela-Colombia: Borders reopen as tensions ease
On 1 January, Colombia and Venezuela opened the cross-border Tienditas International Bridge allowing the movement of private vehicles and goods. This comes as political ties have strengthened between the two countries after the left-leaning Colombia President Gustavo Petro, took office in August 2022. The opening of borders began in September 2022, when a border crossing in Tachibana state, in western Colombia was opened. In November 2022 air services resumed between the capitals of Caracas and Bogota. Colombia Migration announced the complete 2,200 kilometres border will be reopened in a phased manner.
Paraguay: Debate on Taiwan relations dominate national elections
On 05 January, the opposition leader and presidential candidate, Efrain Alegre said if the opposition were to win the upcoming national elections, Paraguay would cut off relations with Taiwan and establish ties with China. The ruling Colorado Party's candidate, Santiago Pena responded by saying if his party were re-elected, there would be no change in relations with Taiwan and would be maintained as it is. Paraguay is among the world's top 10 beef exporters and the fourth largest soybean exporter. The farmers want access to the large Chinese market and are putting pressure on political parties to change Paraguay's foreign policy. The country is barred from selling to Chinese markets, the farmers hope this will change if Paraguay breaks ties with Taiwan.
Argentina: Executive and Judiciary spar over fund allocation
On 03 January, Argentina President Alberto Fernandez announced he is looking to remove the Supreme Court President Horacio Rosatti. This comes in the wake of the executive and judiciary clashing over the allowance of funds to the opposition-controlled city of Buenos Aires. In December 2022, the Supreme Court ruled on an increase in the share of state funds to Bueno Aires. Fernandez announced his opposition to the decision calling it "disadvantageous and unfair." The impeachment vote requires a two-thirds majority in the parliament to get passed, which the ruling coalition government does not have.
Venezuela: At the risk of another hyperinflation cycle
On 05 January, the Venezuelan Finance Observatory published the consumer prices for December 2022. It noted that the prices rose sharply by 37.2 per cent, which is an indication of hyperinflation in the future. The report comes against the backdrop of Venezuela’s Central Bank announcing annual inflation at 155 per cent in October 2022. The bank has since refused to release its own report of consumer price data. The Finance Observatory group listed out the reasons for the current inflation as high spending by the government and demand for dollars which is more than the central bank’s foreign currency reserves. The group estimated the year-on-year inflation in December to be 305.7 per cent.
The US: Economy headed to new plateau, says Biden
On 5 January, President Joe Biden asserted that the US economy was seeing ‘really bright spots’ and will likely reach a new plateau of stable and slower growth rate. Biden predicted that manufacturing and technology will bring investments of around USD 3.5 trillion. Biden said: “This doesn’t mean it’s all over. It means that we’re off to a pretty darned good start.” President Biden stressed that the US was the only country who came out stronger out of crisis compared to when the US entered the crisis.
The US: Kevin McCarthy elected a speaker of House of Representatives
On 7 January, after witnessing a a dysfunctional decorum in Congress, McCarthy was elected as speaker after securing 216 votes while 212 voted against his election. McCarthy in his innaugral speech said: " Our system is built on checks and balances. It's time for us to be a check an provide some balance to the president's policies."
About the Authors
Harini Madhusudan, Rashmi Ramesh, Akriti Sharma, and Ankit Singh are PhD scholars in the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies. Padmashree Anandhan, Anu Maria Joseph, Apoorva Sudhakar, and
Joel Jacob are Research Associates at NIAS. Sethuraman Nadarajan, Bhoomika Sesharaj, Madhura Mahesh and Sayani Rana are Research Interns at NIAS.
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15 August 1971: Bahrain becomes independent
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17 August 1945: George Orwell publishes the Animal Farm
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18 August 2019: Iceland holds a funeral for the Okjokull glacier
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Kenya: Protests force the government to withdraw the financial bill
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06 August 1912: NASA’s Curiosity lands on Mars
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08 August 1914: Endurance leaves England for Antarctica Expedition
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09 August 1965: Singapore declares Independence
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28 July 2005: IRA announces the end of its armed campaign
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29 July 1958: The US establishes NASA
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29 July 1957: IAEA comes into force
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4 August 2007: The US launches Phoenix, a mission to Mars
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23 July 2020: China Launches its First Mission to Mars
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24 July 1911: The Rediscovery of Machu Picchu
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European People’s Party (EPP) Leads with clear majority Country wise breakup
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06 May 1882: The US President signs the Chinese Exclusion Act, restricting immigration from China
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20 May 2002: East Timor becomes an independent country
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21 May 1991: LTTE human bomb assassinates Rajiv Gandhi
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Chang’e 6 and China’s Lunar Exploration program
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Africa Climate Summit: Rising new leadership in climate action
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Africa Weekly #78 | Coup in Gabon
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The High Seas Treaty
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Ukraine War and the International Order
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Coup in Niger: Manifold national, regional and international stances
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Africa Weekly #73&74 | Coup in Niger and Senegal’s political crisis
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Que Sara Sara: Pakistan, Two Months After 09 May
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The UN in Africa: MINUSMA has failed. So did Mali
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The Wagner Group in Africa: Fallouts of the failed revolt in Russia
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Africa Weekly #69-71 | The Wagner Group in Africa
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The Wagner Revolt: A profile of Yevgeny Prigozhin
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Global Gender Gap Report 2023: Regional Takeaways
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Eritrea: Back to the IGAD after 16 years
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Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis: Reasons for its continuation
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The Battle for Bakhmut: Significance, Objectives, Course, and What Next
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Turkey’s Elections: Unravelling the Political Spectacle of 2023
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Belgorod drone attacks: Who, What and Why?
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In Focus | Japan in Africa
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Japan in Africa: Renewed Efforts to Revitalise Relations
Indrani Talukdar
Russia's Position in the Arctic: New challenges
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Bhutan's Gross National Happiness
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The Trump Phenomenon: Why it Won’t Go
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Turkey’s Election: Issues, Actors and Outcomes
IPRI Team
The Armenia-Azerbaijan Stalemate
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Droughts in East Africa: A climate disaster
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Sudan: Intensifying political rivalry and expanding violence
NIAS Africa Team
Expanding Russia-South Africa relations
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Pentagon document leak: Russia-Ukraine Conflict From a Tactical Lens
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IN FOCUS | Tunisia: The question of undocumented migrants
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Belarus’s endgame in Russia-Ukraine Conflict
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Russia: Drone attacks escalate the Ukraine war
Padmashree Anandhan
The UK: Conservative party put to test as worker strikes continue
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PR Explains: Pakistan’s power outage
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Pakistan’s Blue Helmets: A long-standing contribution
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Karachi: The race and new alignments for the Mayor
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IN FOCUS | Macron’s visit to Africa: Three Takeaways
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IN FOCUS | Nigeria elections: Ruling party wins; What is ahead?
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IN FOCUS | M23 atrocities in DRC and upcoming Nigeria elections
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Africa in 2023: Elections and conflicts
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The continuing crisis in Israel
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IN FOCUS | Chinese Foreign Minister's visit to Africa
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Protests in Spain, Sweden and Israel
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China: A complicated economic recovery
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Europe: An impending energy crisis and its economic fallouts
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Brazil: Managing Bolsonaro’s legacy
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Pakistan in 2023: Between elections, economic turmoil and climate crisis
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Sri Lanka in 2023: A troubling economy and an unstable polity
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IN FOCUS | Bamako’s pardon of Ivorian soldiers
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IN FOCUS | The relapse of ANC
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Newsmakers: From Putin to Rushdie
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Global economy in 2022: The year of cooling down
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Digital world: Elon Musk and the Twitter Chaos
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The FTX Collapse: Depleting cryptocurrencies
Harini Madhusudan
The Space race: Scaling new technological feats
Avishka Ashok
G20: More challenges
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COP27: Hits and Misses
Padmashree Anandhan
The Ukraine War
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French Exit from Mali: More questions than answers
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Yemen, Syria, and Sudan: Continuing humanitarian crises
Padmashree Anandhan
NATO and the Madrid Summit: Expanding defence frontiers
Padmashree Anandhan
Elections in France, Sweden, and Italy: The rise of the right
Janardhan G
North Korea: Missile Tests Galore
Avishka Ashok
The Taiwan Strait: Political and military assertions
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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
Chrishari de Alwis Gunasekare
Sri Lanka: Political and Economic Crises
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Myanmar: The coup and after
NIAS Africa Team
The US-Africa Leaders Summit
IPRI Team
Workers strike in the UK
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | End of Operation Barkhane
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IN FOCUS | The ceasefire in Ethiopia
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Drone attacks in Russia
Vignesh Ram | Assistant Professor | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Malaysia’s recent Elections: More questions than answers
Vignesh Ram
Anwar Ibrahim: Malaysia's new Prime Minister
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What next for Russia, Ukraine, Europe, South Asia & India, and China
Padmashree Anandhan and Rishma Banerjee
UNGA 77: Who said what from Europe?
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COP27: Ten key takeaways
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Ice Melt in Alps in Europe: Three impacts
Rishma Banerjee
Tracing Europe's droughts
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Major causes behind Europe’s continuing heatwaves
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100 days of the Ukraine war: US Responses in the war
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100 days of the Ukraine war: What next for Europe?
Ashwin Immanuel Dhanabalan
100 days of the Ukraine war: More loss than gain for Russia
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IN FOCUS | Challenges to peace in Eastern Congo
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20th Party Congress of the Communist Party of China: Major takaways
Angelin Archana | Assistant Professor, Women’s Christian College, Chennai
China's response to the Ukraine crisis: Shaped by its relationship with Russia and EU under the US Shadow
Shreya Upadhyay | Assistant Professor, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore
Transatlantic Ties in the Wake of Ukraine-Russia War
Uma Purushothaman | Assistant Professor, Central University of Kerala, Kerala
Ukraine and beyond: The US Strategies towards Russia
Debangana Chatterjee | Assistant Professor, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), Bangalore
Lessons from Ukraine War: Effectiveness of Sanctions
Himani Pant | Research Fellow, ICWA, Delhi
Ukraine and beyond: What next for Russia and Europe?
Sethuraman Nadarajan
Israel-Lebanon Maritime Border Deal
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G20 Summit: Four takeaways from Bali
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China-Africa relations: Looking back and looking ahead
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Elections in Sweden
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Italy's far-right wins 2022 elections
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Putin’s address in the Valdai Discussion: Six takeaways
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Solomon Islands’ China card: Three reasons why
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Floods in West Africa: Nigeria and beyond
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IN FOCUS | Famine in Somalia
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IN FOCUS | Kenya Elections 2022
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Protests in Iran
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Clashes between Armenia-Azerbaijan
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Queen Elizabeth: End of an era
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Russia and Eastern Economic Forum 2022: A sturdy Far East
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IN FOCUS | The reinvention of Al Shabab
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IN FOCUS | Lavrov's visit to Africa
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IN FOCUS | Macron's visit to Africa
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Floods and Emergency in Pakistan
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Regional round-ups
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Who will be the next UK prime minister: Liss Truss v. Rishi Sunak
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Tunisia’s political crisis: Five questions
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Tribal conflict in Blue Nile: Causes and Implications
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Geopolitics of Semiconductors
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France: Uber files leak, and Macron’s trouble
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Italy: Three factors about its current political instability
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Africa’s displacement crises: Three key drivers
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IN FOCUS | Into the Sixth Decade of African Unity
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IN FOCUS | Communal Tensions in Ethiopia
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What does Macron's victory mean for France and the EU
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The rise of Marine Le Pen
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IN FOCUS | Mali ends defence ties with France
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New US assistance for Ukraine
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IN FOCUS | UK-Rwanda asylum deal
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | Africa, Russia, and the War in Ukraine
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IN FOCUS | Political Crisis in Tunisia
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Russia's gas ultimatum to Europe
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30 days of War in Ukraine
NIAS Africa Team
60 years of Algerian independence
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Sri Lanka’s worsening economic crisis
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In Focus: Libya
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The end of Denmark’s Inuit experiment
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IN FOCUS | Europe and Africa: Will AU and EU be equal partners?
Anu Maria Joseph
Europe and Africa: Will AU and EU be equal partners?
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Lecture report: Ukraine, Russia and Europe
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Into History: Northern Ireland and Bloody Sunday, 50 years later
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Africa’s slow COVID vaccination continues. Four reasons why
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IN FOCUS: Conflict over the Nile Dam
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IN FOCUS: Instability in Burkina Faso
Padmashree Anandhan
Munich Security Report: Six takeaways
Joeana Cera Matthews
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Ashwin Immanuel Dhanabalan
Femicides in Europe: The case of France
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Post Brexit: Three challenges in Northern Ireland
Porkkodi Ganeshpandian and Angkuran Dey
The return of the Left
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The Middle East in 2021: Never-ending wars and conflicts
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Russia in 2021: Expanding boundaries
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East Asia in 2021: New era of hegemonic competition
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Coup in Burkina Faso: Five things to know
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In Europe, abortion rights are "a privilege." Four reasons why
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Deepening Pakistan-Russia ties
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Justice Ayesha: Breaking the Legal Ceiling
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Pakistan's Judiciary in 2021
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Same Page Story: Civil-Military Relations in 2021
D. Suba Chandran
Pakistan's Foreign Policy in 2021
Ankit Singh
Pakistan’s economy in 2021: Major highlights
Ankit Singh
Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank
Apoorva Sudhakar
The PDM is back, again
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Qureshi’s visit to Brussels: Three takeaways
GP Team
The Complete Compendium for 2021
GP Team
The Americas in 2021
GP Team
Europe in 2021
GP Team
Middle East and Africa in 2021
GP Team
South Asia in 2021
Apoorva Sudhakar
Protests in Gwadar: Four major highlights
Ankit Singh
Mini budget, IMF and a contemporary puzzle.
Ankit Singh
Pappu Sain bids adieu to the world
Apoorva Sudhakar
Smog, pollution and more: Deteriorating air quality in Pakistan
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
PTI’s secret dealing with the TTP and TLP
Vaishnavi Iyer
France, Algeria, and the politics over an apology
Joeana Cera Matthews
NATO-Russia relationship: Looking beyond the suspensions and expulsions
D. Suba Chandran
PTI’s TLP flip-flop and a secret deal
Apoorva Sudhakar
The increasing curbs on digital media freedom in Pakistan
Padmashree Anandhan
Facebook's Metaverse: Why it matters to Europe
Joeana Cera Matthews
Poland, EU and PolExit. It is complicated, for three reasons
Harini Madhusudhan
Europe's Energy Crisis and Gazprom
D. Suba Chandran
TLP: The government caves in again
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
TLP is back again
Apoorva Sudhakar | Project Associate, School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS
Pakistan’s transgender community: The long road ahead
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Since January 2021: Why the US President has not called Pakistan’s Prime Minister so far?
Apoorva Sudhakar
No honour in honour killing
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
The Military Reshuffle: A strategic or routine decision?
D. Suba Chandran
Dr AQ Khan: Between a national hero and a nuclear proliferator
Apoorva Sudhakar
Rising child abuse in Pakistan: Five reasons why
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Hazara Persecution in Pakistan: No end in sight
D. Suba Chandran
Protests in Gwadar: Who and Why
Chetna Vinay Bhora
Europe's Energy Crisis: It could get worse. Five reasons why
STIR Team
Cover Story: War against Malaria
Aswathy Koonampilly
Japan: New Prime Minister, Old party
GP Team
Europe's Energy Crisis
STIR Team
The Science and Politics of Materials
Sourina Bej
France: Paris Terror Trial
Harini Madhusudan
Belarus: Weaponization of the Migrant Crisis
Juan Mary Joseph
Attacks on Chinese Investments in Pakistan: Who, Where And Why?
Joeana Cera Matthews
Haiti: Two months after the assassination, the storm is still brewing
Joeana Cera Matthews
From Crimea to Navalny: Putin's calibrated Europe strategy
Joeana Cera Matthews
Nord Stream-2: Why is the region unhappy about the pipeline?
Lokendra Sharma
Two months of Cuban protests: Is the ‘revolution’ ending?
GP Team
The New Afghanistan
STIR Team
Climate Change and Energy Options
Apoorva Sudhakar
Digital Pakistan: Idea, Potential and Challenges
Anu Maria Joseph
South Africa: What is behind the pro-Zuma protests?
Dincy Adlakha
China and Russia in Myanmar: The interests that bind
Sarthak Jain
Nord Stream 2 is Russia’s geopolitical victory
Jeshil J Samuel
REvil is dead. Long live REvil
STIR Team
Space Tourism
Keerthana Rajesh Nambiar
The EU Summit 2021: Five Takeaways
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Impending famine in Tigray, should make Ethiopia everyone's problem
Anu Maria Joseph
Too late and too little is Ethiopia's international problem
Sankalp Gurjar
Africa's Ethiopia Problem
Apoorva Sudhakar
Ethiopia's Tigray problem is Tigray's Ethiopia problem
Lokendra Sharma
The future of nuclear energy looks bleak
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Five reasons why Afghanistan is closer to a civil war
Mohamad Aseel Ummer
Migration in Africa: Origin, Drivers and Destinations
Dincy Adlakha
The new three-child policy is two decades too late
Dincy Adlakha
Loud Echoes of the National Security Law in China
Joeana Cera Matthews
Farfetched goals on pandemic recovery, climate action and economic revival
STIR Team
Rare Earths and the Global Resource Race
SDP Scholar
The Rise and Reign of Ransomware
Gurpreet Singh
India and the geopolitics of supply chains
Chetna Vinay Bhora
Spain, Morocco and the rise of rightwing politics in Europe over immigration
Vibha Venugopal
The return of Taliban will be bad news for women
Udbhav Krishna P
Revisiting the recent violence: Three takeaways
Joeana Cera Matthews
For the Economist, Taiwan is the most dangerous place. The argument is complicated
Apoorva Sudhakar
15 of the 23 global hunger hotspots are in Africa. Three reasons why
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
The US decision to withdraw is a call made too early. Three reasons why
Lokendra Sharma
Learning from Cuba's vaccine development efforts
V S Ramamurthy and Dinesh K Srivastava
An energy mix of renewables and nuclear is the most viable option
Lokendra Sharma
Deadly second wave spirals into a humanitarian disaster
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
The US-Taliban Deal: One Year Later
Akriti Sharma
The Quad Plus and the search beyond the four countries
Apoorva Sudhakar
India's Endgames, Roles and Limitations in Quad
Sukanya Bali
Tracing the Quad's evolution in the last two decades
Apoorva Sudhakar
Ethiopia: Five fallouts of the military offensive in Tigray
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Afghanistan: The recent surge in targeted killing vs the troops withdrawal
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
In Honduras, a move towards a permanent ban on abortion laws
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Civilian protests vs military: Three factors will decide the outcome in Myanmar
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Trump’s Climate Change legacy: Disruption and Denial
Apoorva Sudhakar
Trump’s Iran legacy: Maximum pressure, minimum results
N Manoharan and Drorima Chatterjee
Five ways India can detangle the fishermen issue with Sri Lanka
IPRI Team
Coup in Myanmar and Protests in Russia
D Suba Chandran
The PDM differences, Gwadar fencing, and Lakhvi's arrest
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Nagorno-Karabakh: Rekindled fighting, Causalities and a Ceasefire
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Thailand: For the pro-democracy protests, it is a long march ahead
Harini Madhusudan
Brexit: A year of the UK-EU transition talks and finally, a Deal
Apoorva Sudhakar
Ethiopia: The conflict in Tigray and the regional fallouts
Aparaajita Pandey
The Americas: Top Five Developments
Teiborlang T Kharsyntiew
Europe: Top five developments
Sandip Kumar Mishra
East Asia: Top Five developments in 2020
Harini Madhusudan
Outer Space in 2020: Missions, Privatization, and the Artemis Accords
Sukanya Bali
5G, Huawei and TikTok: Four trends in 2020
Sumedha Chatterjee
COVID-19: How the world fought in 2020
Harini Madhusudan
The Vaccine Rush: Expectations vs Realities
Harini Madhusudan
Open Skies Treaty: The US should not have withdrawn, for five reasons
Savithri Sellapperumage
Kamala Harris makes history
Mallika Devi
China is against the Quad. Five reasons why
Srikumar Pullat
Space of Tomorrow: The Need for Space Security
Tamanna Khosla
Japan: New Prime Minister, Old Challenges
Vaishali Handique
Not just regime change: Women and protest movements in Sudan
Sneha Tadkal
Technology in contemporary global protest movements
Chavindi Weerawansha
Students as agents of change: Protest movements in Zimbabwe
Anju Annie Mammen
“Unveiling”: Women and protest movements in the Middle East
Harini Madhusudan
‘The Revolution of Our Times’: Protests in Hong Kong
Samreen Wani
Lebanon: Can Macron's visit prevent the unravelling?
Harini Madhusudan
The Legacy of Shinzo Abe. It is Complicated.
Boa Wang
Two Sessions in Beijing
Boa Wang
How China fought the COVID-19
N. Manoharan
Is COVID-19 a Bio-weapon from China?
Prof PM Soundar Rajan
Is there an overlap of 5G Networks and COVID hotspots?
Rashmi Ramesh
Will COVID-19 provide a new agenda to the NAM?
Harini Madhusudan
Iran's New Military Satellite: Does it violate the UNSC 2231?
Jenice Jean Goveas
Epidemics through History
Sanduni Atapattu
Preventing hatred and suspicion would be a bigger struggle
Chavindi Weerawansha
A majority in the minority community suffers, for the action of a few
Chrishari de Alwis Gunasekare
The Cardinal sermons for peace, with a message to forgive
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Who and Why of the Perpetrators
Natasha Fernando
In retrospect, where did we go wrong?
Ruwanthi Jayasekara
Build the power of Co-existence, Trust, Gender and Awareness
N Manoharan
New ethnic faultlines at macro and micro levels
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera
A year has gone, but the pain has not vanished
Jenice Jean Goveas
In India, the glass is half full for the women
Fatemah Ghafori
In Afghanistan, there is no going back for the women
Lakshmi V Menon
The decline in terrorism in Pakistan in 2019
Rashmi Ramesh
The EU and the Arctic: The interest is not mutual. Why?
Rashmi Ramesh
Iceland, Denmark and Norway: Small is Big in the Arctic
Harini Madhusudan
The Non-Arctic powers: Interests of Japan and South Korea
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Malaysia: New PM, Old Challenges
Lakshmi V Menon
Pakistan to remain “Grey”; North Korea and Iran in “Black”
Rashmi Ramesh
Trump's India Visit: Optics, Substance and Rhetoric
Kabi Adhikari
The controversial MCC Nepal Compact
Malini Sethuraman
ISIS post Baghdadi: Will there be another Caliphate in 2020?
Aarathi Srinivasan
Climate Change: The Economy of the Indian Ocean Region in 2020
Prathiksha Ravi
Israel and the Middle East: The New Alliance Plans in 2020
Padmini Anilkumar
Middle East: The Return of Russia in 2020
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Sudan and Algeria: Road to Democracy in 2020
Lakshmi V Menon
Syria: ISIS Decline, US Retreat and the Return of Russia in 2020
Harini Madhusudan
The US-China Trade Dispute: Towards further disruptions in 2020
Parikshith Pradeep
The US under Donald Trump: The Fall of an Empire in 2020
Vivek Mishra
After Soleimani assassination: Options for the US
Sukanya Bali
Iran, Iraq and the US: Who wants what?
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Old problems to persist with no solutions in the near term
Aashiyana Adhikari
Indian and Chinese investments in Nepal: Managing asymmetry
Shailesh Nayak | Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS)
Blue Economy and India: An Introduction
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
North Africa in 2019: A year of protests, with some positive results
Sukanya Bali
Hong Kong in 2019: China's New Achilles Heel
Harini Madhusudan
The US-China Trade Dispute in 2019: Towards a thaw in 2020?
Parikshith Pradeep
The US in 2019: Trump rollsout a template for a global American retreat
Rashmi Ramesh
The Arctic Littorals: Iceland and Greenland
Harini Madhusudan
The Polar Silk Route: China's ambitious search in the Arctic
GP Team
Syria: Who wants what?
Harini Madhusudan
Violence in Hong Kong: Will the protests end?
Rashmi Ramesh
Is Catalonia Spain’s Hong Kong?
D. Suba Chandran
Why an Arctic foray is essential for India
Parikshith Pradeep
Russia's Polar Military Edge
Nidhi Dalal
Protests rock Chile, Bolivia and Haiti
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Will prosecuting Suu Kyi resolve the Rohingya problem?
Lakshman Chakravarthy N & Rashmi Ramesh
Climate Change: Four Actors, No Action
Sukanya Bali
Brexit: Preparing for the Worst Case
Lakshman Chakravarthy N
5G: A Primer
Rashmi Ramesh
From Okjökull to OK: Death of a Glacier in Iceland
Sukanya Bali
Challenges before Boris Johnson
Parikshith Pradeep
The Hong Kong Protests: Who wants what
Harini Madhusudan
The Hong Kong Protests: Re-defining mass mobilization
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
ASEAN Outlook on the Indo Pacific: Worth all the Hype?
Mahesh Bhatta
Monsoons first, Floods next and the Blame Games follow
Titsala Sangtam
Counting Citizens: Manipur charts its own NRC
Vivek Mishra
Can Hedging be India’s Strategy?
Lakshmi V Menon
Amidst the US-Iran standoff, Saudi Arabia should be cautious
Seetha Lakshmi Dinesh Iyer
For Russia, it was big power projection
Harini Madhusudan
For China, it was trade and a temporary truce
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
For Japan, it was commerce and climate change
Sourina Bej
For the US, it was trade, tariff and talks
Titsala Sangtam
Iran, US and the Nuclear deal: Europe in the middle?
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Modi's Colombo Visit: Four issues to watch
Raakhavee Ramesh
Higher than the Himalayas: Pakistan and China
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Across the Himalayas: Nepal and China
Mahath Mangal
The Russian Resurgence: Is the US supremacy waning?
Mahath Mangal
San Francisco wants to ban, Kashgar wants to expand
Jerin George
Espionage or Investigative Journalism?
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
The Huawei Controversy: Five things you need to know
Mahath Mangal
Why the world needs to look at Yemen
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
The Central Asia Connector
Harini Madhusudan
An Under-represented East Asia
Seetha Lakshmi Dinesh Iyer
Africa Embraces the Belt and Road
Sourina Bej
It’s Europe vs EU on China
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Sudan: Between Democracy and another military rule
Seetha Lakshmi Dinesh Iyer
Responses and Inspiring Lessons
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Thailand: Between Elections and Instability
Sourina Bej
Two Sessions in 2019: Four Takeaways
Lakshmi V Menon
The End of ISIS Caliphate?
Harini Madhusudan
For China, its a sigh of relief
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
For Vietnam, its a big deal
Seetha Lakshmi Dinesh Iyer
For Japan, No Deal is Good Deal
Sourina Bej
For South Korea, a costly disappointment
Harini Madhusudan
No deal is better, but isn't it bad?
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
The Other Conflict in Rakhine State
Seetha Lakshmi Dinesh Iyer
Yemen: Will Sa'nna fall?
Harini Madhusudan
Sinicizing the Minorities
GP Team
US, South Korea and Thailand
Lakshmi V Menon
The Qatar Blockade: Eighteen Months Later
GP Team
Yemen, Venezuela and US-China
Sourina Bej
Maghreb: What makes al Shahab Resilient?
Harini Madhusudan
US-China Trade War: No Clear Winners
Abhishrut Singh
Trump’s Shutdown: Five Things to Know
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Myanmar: Will 2019 be better for the Rohingya?
D. Suba Chandran
Bangladesh: The Burden of Electoral History
Seetha Lakshmi Dinesh Iyer
US and China: Between Confrontation and Competition
Mahesh Bhatta | Centre for South Asian Studies, Kathmandu
Nepal
Nasima Khatoon | Research Associate, ISSSP, NIAS
The Maldives
Harini Madhusudan | Research Associate, ISSSP, NIAS
India
Sourina Bej | Research Associate, ISSSP, NIAS
Bangladesh
Seetha Lakshmi Dinesh Iyer | Research Associate, ISSSP, NIAS
Afghanistan
Harini Madhusudan
China and Japan: Renewing relations at the right time
Sourina Bej
The INF Treaty: US withdraws to balance China?
Harini Madhusudan
The Khashoggi Killing: Unanswered Questions
Lakshmi V Menon
US and Israel: Trump's Deal of the Century
Nasima Khatoon
The New Maldives: Advantage India?
Harini Madhusudhan
To NAFTA or Not: Trump, Mexico and Canada
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Malaysia’s China Moment: The Mahathir Gamble
Sourina Bej
BIMSTEC: A Bay of Good Hope?
Young Scholars Debate
India, Imran Khan and Indo-Pak Relations
Siddhatti Mehta
Does Brexit mean Brexit?
Oishee Majumdar
Factsheet: China’s Investments in Africa
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
The 8888 Uprising: Thirty Years Later
Harini Madhusudhan
The Tariff War: 'Stick of Hegemony' vs Vital Interests
Druta Bhatt
FactSheet: Shangri La Dialogue 2018
Rahul Arockiaraj
Immigrants as the “Other”: The Social and Economic Factors in the US
Divyabharathi E
Is Trump-Putin Summit a setback for the US?
Apoorva Sudhakar
India and Bangladesh: The Long Haul
Divyabharathi E
Quad as an alternative to the BRI: Three Main Challenges
Oishee Majumdar
FactSheet: India-Bangladesh Relations
D. Suba Chandran
Trump meets Putin; will it cost NATO?
Sourina Bej
Trump and the NATO: One Block, Different Views
Gayan Gowramma KC
Now, the United States withdraws from the UNHRC
Siddhatti Mehta
Will China be able to sustain its Dominance?
Aparupa Bhattacherjee
Myanmar: Why won't they do anything for the Rohingya?
Harini Madhusudan
The Idea of an US Space Force: Strategic Calculations
Apoorva Sudhakar
Afghan Peace: Reality or Illusion?
Hely Desai
Looking beyond Trump: Is the US declining?
Manushi Kapadia
Is China using its soft power to become superpower?
Lakshmi. V. Menon
Middle East: Has Russia chosen Israel over Iran?
Miti Shah
G7: Why Trump wants Russia in?
Hely Desai
FactSheet: G7 Summit
Siddhatti Mehta
The Panmunjom Declaration: “Tip of the Iceberg”
Druta Bhatt
Iran N-Deal and the Trans-Atlantic Divide
Manushi Kapadia
US and China: Towards a Trade War
Miti Shah
Palestine: US triggers new tensions
Divyabharathi E
The "Indo-Pacific Command": What's in the name?
Harini Madhusudan
Trump’s Tariff Strategy: Targetting Adversaries and Allies
Hely Desai
Trump-Kim Summit: Three Likely Outcomes
Apoorva Sudhakar
The Lebanon Pawn: Will it change after elections?
Lakshmi V Menon
Israel, the Game Changer?
Samreen Wani
Deciphering Turkey's External Push
Divyabharathi E
China and Russia: The New Alignments
Ann Maria Shibu
Can India afford to lose Maldives to China?
Dhruv Ashok
Why Maldives is important to China?
Lakshmi V Menon
ISIS and the Yazidi victims: Why the World should stand up?
Harini Madhusudan
US- China Tariff Face-off : Five questions
Jamyang Dolma
Why is Free Tibet important for India
Divyabharathi E
Arctic: The Strategic Significance
Lakshmi V Menon
Do we need the Quad?
Samreen Wani
Why Trump’s Iran exit is a big mistake?
Jamyang Dolma
Inter Korean Summit: Will it work?
Dhruv Ashok
The Fishermen Issue between India and Sri Lanka
Apoorva Sudhakar
Bangladesh's Economy: Decoding a Success Story
Ann Maria Shibu
Why India should not pull out of the Indus water treaty?
Divyabharathi E