The People's Republic of China's economic ties with Africa up to the late 1970s were motivated by ideological imperatives but the political elite in China now sees the continent's economic ties as a way to advance the nation's development o...
Edward Snowden, widely regarded as the most important whistleblower in human history, was previously a US citizen. He began working for the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 2006, and then in 2009 he left the CIA to join the Nat...
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), an international grouping of eight member states (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan), four observer states (Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and Mongol...
China's rapid economic growth has incurred huge environmental costs and pushed China into the limelight when it comes to climate change. China's most highlighted environmental problem is air pollution which contributes in accelerating clima...
The demise of Queen Elizabeth II last month was no ordinary event in contemporary global politics. Among other pertinent debates regarding the survival of the political integration of Great Britain, it has also sparked the already raging de...
Political instability has been an integral part of Israel’s landscape. For the fifth time within three years, Israel goes to the polls again in November. The November elections will be its 25th time since its birth in 1948. Only twice befor...
Hybrid warfare can be defined as a form of conflict that in addition to conventional military means includes irregular means of warfare like insurgent groups, guerilla forces, terrorist groups, etc. Such warfare includes both state and non-...
India, the world's third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases and third-largest energy producer and consumer, vowed to achieve net zero emissions by 2070 during the COP26 summit in 2021. In a recent webinar on "Energy for Sustainable Growth,...
The word "terrorism" now appears in newspaper headlines on a nearly daily basis. It's a word that covers a broad spectrum of concepts and ideas. Because of terrorism, almost every nation on this planet has suffered. India is one of them. In...
All the elements for a cyber warfare appeared to be present in the Ukraine crisis. Moscow and Kiev are engaged in a game of power with the highest stakes, and both nations are very skilled in information systems and hacking. Cyberwar scepti...
Violence and Islamic fanaticism are on the rise in Bangladesh. Protests against France, tense demonstrations during the arrival of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and sectarian bloodshed in Comilla are all examples of the power of Isla...
The suspicions of Hambantota port as a site of a potential threat from China were tested when a Chinese survey vessel was supposed to dock at the port. Yuan Wang 5, a research vessel with missile and satellite tracking capabilities, was due...
