The COP27 marks the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 30 years ago at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, and the Paris Agreement that was agreed upon seven years ago at COP21. The 'Conference of the Parties...
The availability and safety of drinking water are global concerns. According to the World Health Organization, over 80 percent of diseases are caused by waterborne illnesses. Contaminated groundwater is one of the most common sources of the...
The second round of the French Presidential Elections will be held on 24 April 2022. The incumbent President, Emmanuel Macron from La République En Marche! (LREM), held a marginal lead over his opponent Marnie Le Pen, the head of Rassemblem...
In the two months since the conflict in Ukraine began, Russia has taken various steps to counter the West's economic interests. While it can claim victories, the full impact of the sanctions is starting to be felt. The West imposed various ...
Russia and Belarus share a traditional bonhomie dating back to the 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union. Both were the constituent republics of the Union and later became founding members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)....
The reappearance of the Taliban in 2021 has put foreign actors, particularly neighbouring countries, in a difficult geopolitical scenario. The Islamic Republic of Iran which shares a border of around 585 miles frontier and a strong cultural...
The United States has exploited its position of a hegemon to keep pushing the agenda of liberal democracies across the world. It has also used its might to clamp down on terrorist organizations, especially post the infamous 9/11 attacks. Th...
In the past few months, the frequency of Chinese warplanes entering the island’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) has increased dramatically, fuelling speculations about a major confrontation. The month of February alone has seen 43 i...
The year 2021 has been one of the most dramatic years for cross-strait relations in the 21st century. The Republic of China (Taiwan’s official name) that came into existence after Mao Zedong’s civil war in 1949 has been claimed by Beijing u...
COVAX is an international alliance for manufacturing, researching and distribution of covid-19 vaccines to those parts of the world which are unable to procure or manufacture them due to poor economies. The COVAX programme is a vaccine init...
The relationship between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in short NATO and Ukraine has become the talk of the town amid the gradual military build-up by Russia near the border areas of Ukraine in the past few months. NATO follows an ...
The world encountered deepening of ties between Japan and Taiwan with the opening of 7th Japan- Taiwan Exchange Summit held in Kobe city in November. This year’s summit will be engraved in the history of Japan – Taiwan relations. Both count...
