The term 'radicalisation' is one of the most important concepts in understanding the nature of violence and conflicts around the world. The case of Sri Lanka is instructive in gaining a better knowledge of the various aspects of Islamic radicalization and deradicalization, particularly in South Asia...
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Since 1984, talks between Bhutan and China have largely focused on two separate areas of dispute, including Doklam and other areas in Bhutan’s West....
Pakistan has found itself in the eye of the storm yet again due to its mounting external debt that has kick started a debt crisis for the country, and has put it amongst the nations suffering a downtrodden economy. Moreover, this has further contributed to the adversaries within the nation, and has ...
In the first week of November 2021 , India and Israel signed an agreement for the development of dual-use of technology in the defence sector. Signed between India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel's Directorate of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D), the tec...
China has been expanding its transportation networks to connect each and every corner of the country to mainland China. Achieving the vision of One China and a moderately prosperous society by 2020, Xi Jinping has been laying stress on integrating the autonomous regions with the mainland. Working to...
The G-20 summit meeting last week between the leaders of the twenty most important economies of the world has reignited the talks of international cooperation between like-minded countries and groups. With no dearth of multilateral organisations in the world, the rise of issue-based minilaterals has...
Under the Interim National Security Strategic Guidance document released by Whitehouse in April 2021 there are few priority areas which have been highlighted. There are five major pillars: ‘rising nationalism, challenges to democracy, US growing rivalry with China, Russia, and a fast-evolving tech...
Afghanistan has been a battleground for political powers for a long time and a lot has been spoken about it. But one of the reasons why Afghanistan was turned into a battleground is because of the resources which it has. With the US withdrawing its troops and Taliban taking power, Afghanistan's vast...