Comments & Briefs

Sahel’s Terrorism Problem(s)

Sahel has supplanted West Asia and North Africa as the region worst affected by terrorism.

October 11, 2024

  • Saman Ayesha Kidwai
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    Digital Blue Zone: Ensuring Maritime Cyber Security

    The maritime domain, a vital conduit for a nation’s trade and energy security, is increasingly becoming vulnerable to cyber threats.

    October 10, 2024

  • Adil M. Siddiqui
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    Profiling Japan’s New Prime Minister

    Shigeru Ishiba’s election to LDP leadership—and thus the premiership—promises to be an interesting period in Japanese politics and policy.

    October 08, 2024

  • Arnab Dasgupta
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    India’s Mutual Evaluation Report 2024: Assessment and Implications

    The FATF Mutual Evaluation Report on India highlights substantial improvements in plugging vulnerabilities associated with tackling money laundering and countering terrorist finance.

    October 03, 2024

  • Vivek Chadha
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    Israel–Hamas War: One Year On

    Israel has intensified its military engagement on multiple fronts a year into the Israel–Hamas conflict.

    October 01, 2024

  • Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
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    The Geopolitics of North Korea’s Juche Ideology under Kim Jong-un

    Despite the recent devastating floods in North Korea, the refusal of Pyongyang to accept foreign aid reflects the revival of Juche ideology under the leadership of Kim Jong-un.

    October 01, 2024

  • Ranjit Kumar Dhawan
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    Regulating India’s Online Gaming Industry

    The government has implemented regulations to successfully harness the potential of the online gaming industry while also ensuring user protection.

    September 30, 2024

  • Rohit Kumar Sharma
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    China and Cognitive Warfare: An Overview

    China is pursuing capabilities in cognitive domain to ensure that it can win wars ‘without fighting’.

    September 27, 2024

  • Abhishek Kumar Darbey
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    Contestation over Corridors in the South Caucasus

    Azerbaijan, with backing from Turkey and increasingly Russia, continues to push for a transport corridor to its exclave Nakhchivan, a year after it recaptured Nagorno-Karabakh.

    September 26, 2024

  • Deepika Saraswat
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    The Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea: Impact on Yemen

    The Israel–Hamas conflict has worsened Yemen’s political, security and economic situation, making the prospects for peace more tenuous.

    September 25, 2024

  • Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
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