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Global Politics Young Voices (GPYV) Discussion#151

Regional: Ageing Bhutan | Pakistan's Solar Buy-Backs, Regional Trade Deficit & Surge in China's FDI| Dalai-Lama’s Succession Question & Global: AMCEN-20 | NATO-Finland | Japan Elections

26 July 2025

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REGIONAL
 
Bhutan’s Ageing Crisis: A Threat to Its Young Nationhood 
Astha Panda
Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University
      Focus Questions
     1. What is the state of demography in Bhutan?
     2. Why is Bhutan ageing so fast?
     ⁠3. Is ageing the only social issue?
     4. What do the above (ageing and outmigration) mean for Bhutan's GNH?

Pakistan slashes solar buy-back rates: Will it dim the country’s renewable energy future?
Lekshmi MK
Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College, Chennai. 
      Focus Questions
      1. What is the background of Pakistan’s solar energy infrastructure? 
      2. Why did the government reduce the buy-back rate? What reasons did it give?
      3. How are people and small businesses reacting to this sudden change?
      4. What does this decision mean for Pakistan’s future with solar and clean energy?

Pakistan's trade deficit: A widening trade gap with its neighbours
Souparno Rakshit
Department of South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University
      Focus Questions
      1. What is the state of the trade gap in Pakistan?
      2. Why did the trade gap of Pakistan and its neighbours widen in the year 2025?
      3. What are the policy factors that has lead to such a situation?
      4. How have political shifts in countries like Bangladesh and Afghanistan influenced Pakistan’s export trends?
      5. How can Pakistan convert its substantial informal trade with Iran?

China’s FDI Surge in Pakistan: Numbers, Sectors, and Strategic Stakes
Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi
Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bannerghatta Road Campus
      Focus Questions
      1.⁠ ⁠What is China’s FDI in Pakistan, and how has it grown recently?
      2.⁠ ⁠When did Chinese investment start gaining momentum, and what drove it?
      3.⁠ ⁠Where is the money going—a sector-wise breakdown of Chinese FDI?
      4.⁠ ⁠Why does this matter, and what are the concerns?

Dalai Lama and the Succession Question: What are the larger issues and implications?
Ganga Neeraj
University of Kerala
      Focus Questions
      1.⁠ ⁠What is the succession question all about?
      2.⁠ ⁠Why is it significant for the Tibetans?
      3.⁠ ⁠What is China’s interest?
      4.⁠ ⁠What does it mean for India?

Discussants
Rohini Reenum, PhD scholar, NIAS, Bengaluru 
Noel Mariya Georgey, Stella Marris College, Chennai 
 
GLOBAL
 
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) 20: What were the major hits and misses?
Joseph John
St Thomas College Palai, (Autonomous)
      Focus Questions
      1. How did AMCEN-20 shape Africa’s agenda for COP 30?
      2. What were the key points of convergence and disagreement among member states?
      3. What role did climate finance and geoengineering debates play?
      4. Did AMCEN 20 deliver a united African climate strategy or expose deeper divisions?

Finland marks NATO's new Arctic Frontier:  What does it mean for the Nordic countries and what does it signal towards Russia?
Gauri Gupta
Department of International Studies, Stella Maris College, Chennai 
      Focus Questions
      1.⁠ ⁠What does NATO’s Finland deployment signal toward Russia?
      2.⁠ ⁠What does Sweden’s FLF role mean for Nordics?
      3.⁠ ⁠How do drills and headquarters shape NATO’s Arctic strategy?

Japan Upper House election: What does the electoral shift indicate?
Merin Treesa Alex
Department of International Studies, Stella Maris College, Chennai 
      Focus Questions
      1.⁠ ⁠What do the election results indicate?
      2.⁠ ⁠Who are the major winners and losers?
      3.⁠ ⁠What are the major electoral issues?
      4.⁠ ⁠What does the defeat of the ruling coalition mean?

Discussant
Padmashree Anandhan, Project Associate, NIAS, Bengaluru 
Aashish Ganeshan, Madras Christian College, Chennai, Bengaluru 

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