China's local government debt crisis
May 23, 2023, at 11:13 pm
China's local governments are grappling with worsening financial conditions, as their debt ratios continue to escalate, posing significant challenges in effectively managing financial risks.
Odisha: Kalahandi - Elusive Goal
May 23, 2023, at 12:19 am
Research Associate,Institute for Conflict Management
May 22, 2023, at 11:43 pm
On May 21, 2023, Border Security Force (BSF) shot down a Pakistani drone along the International Border (IB) near Dhanoe Kalan village in Amritsar District of Punjab. In the subsequent search, it recovered a drone along with a consignment of three packets containing three kilograms of narcotics attached to it with an iron ring, from the fields adjacent to the village.
Vitality and vibrancy of Indian democracy on display in the recent elections in Karnataka state
May 21, 2023, at 12:08 am
India witnessed an affirmative reassertion of the strength and power of its deep-rooted democratic essence when elections for the Legislative Assembly of the southern state of Karnataka were held on 10 May.
May 15, 2023, at 11:04 pm
The chronic political disorders in Pakistan turned into a full-blown crisis with the arrest of former Prime Minister (PM) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on May 9, 2023, in one of the 143 ongoing cases against him.
Current Foreign Policy of Uzbekistan and Constitutional Reform
Apr 23, 2023, at 02:14 pm
Over the past two-plus decades, significant changes have taken place in international relations and world economy. These are characterized by increased interconnectedness and interdependence of countries in the global processes.
Jammu and Kashmir scales new heights, PoK sans basic amenities
Apr 10, 2023, at 03:31 pm
Jammu and Kashmir is flourishing and moving towards scaling new heights.
Apr 08, 2023, at 09:52 pm
As per a study titled The China Index 2022 conducted by the China in the World (CITW) network of the Taiwan-based anti-disinformation group Doublethink Lab, Pakistan stands at the top of a list of 82 countries over which China exercises most influence.
Regression, Repression, Incoherence
Apr 03, 2023, at 11:43 pm
On April 1, 2023, Taliban Director for Information and Culture in Badakhshan Province, Moezuddin Ahmadi, confirmed that the country’s only women-run radio station, Sadai Banowan (Women’s Voice), had been shut down as the station violated the "laws and regulations of the Islamic Emirate [of Afghanistan]" several times, by broadcasting songs and music during the Islamic month of Ramadan.
Pakistani Government’s attempt to muzzle Freedom of Speech
Mar 28, 2023, at 04:28 am
According to media reports in Pakistan, the ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) coalition government is seriously considering the creation of a specialised “task force” to scrutinise social media campaigns that are detrimental to the army’s image.
Jammu and Kashmir: Tense Peace
Mar 27, 2023, at 10:48 pm
On March 24, 2023, Security Forces (SFs) foiled an infiltration bid and killed one terrorist in the Jabdi area of Tangdhar village, along the Line of Control (LoC), in Kupwara District.
Here's all you need to know about flagship 'Pradhan Mantri Nai Manzil Yojana'
Mar 20, 2023, at 02:36 am
According to the 2001 census, about 20% of the 102.8 crore population of our country is of minorities.
Arunachal Pradesh: Corridor Insurgencies
Mar 13, 2023, at 09:53 pm
On March 9, 2023, a militant of the Niki Sumi-led faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K-NS), Jangwang Tangjang, surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) in the Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh.
Muslim Manifesto: Bandage wounds, and walk into future
Mar 06, 2023, at 09:35 pm
In India, it’s always time for Muslims to awaken from dogmatic slumber. However, it’s never been as urgent as it is today.
Fate of ancient Hindu temple in Peshawar tells a tale
Mar 01, 2023, at 05:17 am
On 10 February 2023, the Peshawar High Court expressed its displeasure that after more than three years, the issue of the Panj Tirath, a place of pilgrimage and prayer for Hindus in Pakistan had not been solved and hinted that corruption among local officials was the main reason for the delay in settling the issue.
Balochistan: Cycles of Repression and Reaction
Feb 20, 2023, at 09:28 pm
On February 10, 2023, two Army personnel were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in the Kohlu area (Kohlu District) of Balochistan.
Feb 13, 2023, at 11:59 pm
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management
Jharkhand: Plunging Insurgency
Feb 06, 2023, at 09:50 pm
Jan 16, 2023, at 10:19 pm
On January 8, 2023, Mohammad Salim, deputy leader of Block B, Rohingya Camp-8 West, in the Ukhiya Sub-District of Cox's Bazar District, was killed by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).
Energy Transitions and Geopolitics in South Asia: The Contest for Hydro-Hegemony on the Brahmaputra
Jan 05, 2023, at 05:36 am
The centrality of oil and gas in shaping the international relations of the 21st century have long created an academic and public policy focus on the relationship between energy and geopolitics.
Jan 02, 2023, at 10:34 pm
In a dramatic, though expected, development in Nepal’s politics, on December 26, 2022, Maoist veteran Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda took the oath as Prime Minister of Nepal for the third time. He had earlier served as Prime Minister in 2008-2009 and 2016- 2017.
Balochistan rises in revolt, reminds Pakistan of its Bangladesh loss
Dec 30, 2022, at 06:28 am
Fifty-one years on, Pakistan gets sharp reminders of its Bangladesh loss as yet another province, Balochistan, rises in revolt.
Bannu Division: Terrorist Ferment
Dec 26, 2022, at 11:07 pm
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management
Chen Xiangrong: A martyr or another of CCP’s propaganda tactics
Dec 21, 2022, at 03:17 pm
As the anti-COVID protest swept through China in Nov 2022, frustrations against the draconian Zero COVID policy as well as the Xi government also came to surface.
Indigenous peoples and digital rights: The future of India’s northeast borderlands
Dec 21, 2022, at 12:42 am
Ravi Shankar Prasad argues that “The Digital India Programme (Digital Northeast vision 2022) is designed to transform India into a knowledge-based economy and a digitally empowered society by ensuring digital services, digital access, digital inclusion, digital empowerment and by bridging the digital divide.”
Borders and Borderlands: Integration vs Assimilation
Dec 21, 2022, at 12:12 am
Borders are artificial constructs drawn on paper by the powers that be to serve their interests under the Westphalian State system and have been further legitimised by the excesses of colonialism from the fifteenth to the twentieth century C.E., as well as the subsequent decolonisation process.
The Islamization of Bangladesh by General Ziaur Rahman
Dec 19, 2022, at 05:23 am
The creation of Bangladesh delegitimized the “two nation theory,” and soon after its emergence, new country Bangladesh adopted the four-pronged state ideology of nationalism, democracy, socialism and secularism.
Dera Ismail Khan: Reviving Terrorism
Dec 13, 2022, at 01:20 am
On December 6, 2022, three terrorists were killed and another was injured in an exchange of fire during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Girah Mastan area of the Daraban tehsil (revenue unit) in the Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
Dec 11, 2022, at 12:34 am
Last week marked the formal taking charge of Pakistan’s 17th Chief of Army Staff (COAS), four-star General Asim Munir, who replaced the now-retired Qamar Javed Bajwa as head of the Pakistani Army. Munir has become COAS at a time when Pakistan faces various political challenges, ranging from the escalating insurgency of the Pakistani Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan - TTP) along the border with Afghanistan, continued loan negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), economic downturn, the political standoff between the Sharif government and Imran Khan-led opposition, and the prevailing humanitarian response issues linked to the floods of the summer.
Dec 05, 2022, at 11:24 pm
In a statement released on Umar Media, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP’s) official web site on November 28, 2022, Mufti Muzahim, the TTP’s ‘Minister of Defence’ announced an end to the seven months-long ceasefire. Muzahim “ordered” TTP forces throughout Pakistan “to launch attacks anywhere in the country” in response to Pakistani military operations. The outfit claimed that it chose to end the ceasefire after “the army and intelligence agencies continue to raid and attack” its forces. “And now our revenge attacks will continue in the whole country,” the TTP statement concluded.