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 rad...
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 inte...
Within few months since the Taliban took control of the country, the Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan — known as Islamic State Khorasan province, ISIS-K, ISIS-KP, ISKP — has stepped up attacks across the country, as it tries to consol...
As the pandemic was wreaking havoc all over the world pharmaceutical companies were racing towards the invention of coronavirus vaccine. The first vaccine that came to the market after completion of the third phase trial was Pfizer/BioNTech...
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 organisa...
Bad COVID management policies hindering tourism recovery in Sri Lanka: The tourism industry in the country brings in around $3 billion to $5 billion in foreign exchange annually. However, the country’s mismanagement of the Covid-19 outbreak...
The growing economic and trade ties between India and Korea have strengthened in the recent years. In 2018, the two countries' annual trade surpassed the $20 billion mark for the first time. Through the CEPA, India and Korea have been able ...
Regional economic corridors are becoming more prevalent in the world economy. Their increasing importance can stimulate economic growth and inclusive development. The Indo-Pacific Economic Corridor is a project that aims to promote regional...
Islamic militants and terror outbreaks have increased in the past decade. For instance, terrorist outbreaks began in north-east Nigeria in 2009, three years later in northern Mali. In addition, central Niger and Burkina Faso have also witne...
Initially, The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was the group of the six Eurasian countries that expanded with the inclusion of India and Pakistan in 2017. Constituted to resolve border disputes between the participant states, the or...
For India, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) presents an exceptional opportunity in forwarding its major foreign policy goals of ‘Neighbourhood first’ and ‘Act East. The geostrategi...
There is a saying about technology. "Technology, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human imagination." One of the best-suited examples would be the cyber domain. The headway this domain has made is parallel to none. China is one of the...
