Even though the Taliban insisted they understood their obligation under Islamic law to educate both boys and girls, a law was issued that forbade girls older than eight from attending school. Maulvi Kalamadin stated that the ban was only te...
On December 7, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a three-day visit after clinching a third term as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, chairman of the Central Military Commission, and effecti...
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a member of the Workers' Party, presided over Brazil as its 35th president from 2003 to 2011. The first incumbent president to lose an election to a challenger, Lula is also the first Brazilian president to be ele...
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...
The People's Republic of China did not participate in any discussion on the international trade in weapons until the beginning of the twenty-first century. However, today a number of Chinese arms companies, such as the Aviation Industry Cor...
The 15th and 16th of September 2022 marked the 22nd annual summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The first physical meeting since the pandemic, this meeting brought ...
China has been struggling with an economic crisis amplified by the underlying structural issues of the government while struggling with COVID-19 protocols. The preventive measures have led to constant lockdowns in crucial financial hubs, se...
The rising debt levels in South Asian countries are concerning and can trigger a debt crisis in the region. The countries Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar are facing sovereign debt crises. Sri Lanka is a country that had faced d...
Many South Asian countries are currently experiencing an economic crisis. The economies of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal have been facing severe trouble. The number of South Asian economies in turmoil only increases if we inclu...
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...
Vietnam has accomplished a remarkable success in containing the coronavirus, with no fatalities and few lockdowns. Its screening, testing, and production of essential aid also demonstrate how it managed to maintain supply networks with litt...
After a military takeover, Myanmar is on the verge of collapse. Following the military coup, there has been bloodshed and instability, and the nation is also severely suffering from COVID-19 and the ensuing economic catastrophe. Former Stat...
