Comments & Briefs

Fumio Kishida’s Legacy and Likely Prospects for Japan’s Next PM

Fumio Kishida can justly be regarded as a worthy inheritor of Shinzo Abe’s key policies.

August 23, 2024

Arnab Dasgupta

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Ukraine’s Strategic Push in Africa

Ukraine's renewed focus on Africa starkly contrasts with Russia's entrenched relationships across the continent.

August 21, 2024

Mohanasakthivel J

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Saudi Arabia and the Israel–Hamas War

The Israel–Hamas War has posed significant political and security challenges for Saudi Arabia.

August 20, 2024

Prasanta Kumar Pradhan

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South Korea’s Response to Russia–North Korea ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’

The signing of a ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ agreement between Russia and North Korea for mutual defence assistance has raised serious concerns in South Korea.

August 14, 2024

Ranjit Kumar Dhawan

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Bolivia between Military Coup and Democracy

The coup attempt by Zúñiga highlights the fragility of the Bolivian state and democracy due to the impact of a regressive history and political culture.

August 14, 2024

Saurabh Mishra

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Cambodia’s Funan-Techno Canal Project and Regional Concerns

Regional countries such as Vietnam have expressed environmental and security-related concerns as regards the Chinese-funded Funan-Techno Canal in Cambodia.

August 09, 2024

Temjenmeren Ao

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Hits and Misses of United States’ Africa Policy under Biden

The Biden administration’s Africa policy had to contend with military interventions, complex electoral transitions, fragile peace agreements and humanitarian crises.

August 08, 2024

Abhishek Mishra

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Calling TTP by Another Name: Would It Diminish the Threat It Poses to Pakistan?

Declaring the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as Fitna al Khawarji will neither delegitimise the TTP nor diminish the threat it poses.

August 07, 2024

Ashish Shukla

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Assessing Azm-i-Istehkam

Pakistan has re-evaluated its counter-terror strategy in the aftermath of the visit of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Asif Munir to China in June 2024.

August 02, 2024

Saman Ayesha Kidwai

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