Topics Archive
An Overdose of Opioid: Johnson & Johnson
Does the landmark judgement of a US Court against Johnson & Johnson for promoting excessive opioids lay bare the complicity of large pharmaceutical corporations in placing profits before social…
Indian Soft Power Grab in The Gulf
India PM Narendra Modi’s recent visit to India’s traditional allies in the Gulf Region-UAE and Bahrain- as a precursor to the G7 summit- was a strong projection of India’s economic and soft power…
Social Media: Instrument of State Policy?
Beijing and Hong Kong are making extensive use of popular social media platforms to influence public opinion internally and to change perceptions globally, in the ongoing protests in Hong Kong -…
Iraq’s Dying Rivers
Iraq is in a fragile state, rapidly running out of water. The water crisis has grown in magnitude because it does not control the flow of its rivers. To what extent is this crisis undermining Iraq’s…
The Undying Amazon Fire
Brazilian Amazon forests, devastated by innumerable fires have shrunk by 1345 square km rendering homeless countless species of flora and fauna and raising concerns about President Bolsonaro’s…
China's options for Aksai Chin
At the UNSC closed consultations on 16th Aug, China claimed that the unilateral action by India in J&K had challenged China’s sovereign interests and violated bilateral agreements, with…
The Future of Security : Afghanistan
On 18 Aug 2019, a suicide bombing claimed the lives of 63 people at a wedding party in Kabul and left 180 injured. Would this breach in security affect the status quo of the current peace…
Amazon snoops on US immigrants
Amazon's warehouse workers, including various Jewish groups, are demanding that Amazon Web Service's (AWS) cut ties with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and data company Palantir…
The Removal Of J&K’s Special Status
When India and Pakistan gained Independence in 1947, the Princely state of J&K had not joined either country. On 22 October 1947, tribal militias from Pakistan invaded the state, intending to…
Ladakh: The New Union Territory
Ladakh, for the most part, is a sparsely populated, semi-arid, high-altitude desert. It lies in the Himalayas, between the Zanskar and Karakoram mountain ranges. The mighty Indus River and its…
The Guatemalan Immigration Crisis
The security implications of Guatemala’s immigration crisis may have consequences that extend far beyond its geographical borders. The legacy of Alejandro Giammattei’s presidency will depend largely…
North Korea goes ballistic again
For the fifth time in two weeks, Pyongyang had tested an increasingly sophisticated short-range missile system, which can wipe out South Korean and Japanese cities.
Escalation to super-power conflict?
The dispute is between six maritime nations, who share shorelines with the South China Sea. The conflict is over territorial claims and economic zone rights. The six nations are Peoples Republic of…
Sun sets on globalisation?
Beijing has accused the US of ‘deliberately destroying international order’ with ‘unilateralism and protectionism’. The US-China feud has advocated for a shift from globalization.
Pakistan’s options for Kashmir
Following India's scrapping of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh into two Union territories, Pakistan has severed bilateral trade and downgraded diplomatic relations with India…
White nationalism : A growing force?
In the age of instant communication, with world-wide reach, nationalist groups target communities of colour and also religious minorities through the available social platforms.
The Protests in Russia
Over 60,000 Russians staged the country’s biggest political protest, defying a clampdown to demand free elections to Moscow’s city legislature. What does the biggest political protest in Moscow in…
India- Sri Lanka in soft conflict
Fishing is the main lifeline for fishermen in Northern Sri Lanka. Limited stock of fish and total dependence on fishing has put local Tamil communities of Sri Lanka at loggerheads with India.
Animal-Human hybrid in the making
After the development of human - monkey in China, the Japanese government has approved stem cell experiments to create animal-human hybrid disregarding the species barrier and other ethical issues.
Modi’s bold Kashmir gamble
The withdrawal of special yet temporary provisions granted to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) biggest political gamble in the five…