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Ten Years After the Rana Plaza Disaster, South Asia’s Garment Workers are Still Not Protected
This year marked a decade since the collapse of the Rana Plaza in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which resulted in over 1,100 deaths. On the morning of 24…
Analysis
Summit of The Sanctioned Leaders: Kim Jong Un’s Visit to Russia
North Korea has been a lone wolf for a long time as it lacked true allies and faced sanctions from multiple countries. Although North Korea had…
Analysis
From BRICS to G20: India’s Growing Global Influence
The G20 was established in 1999 after the Asian financial crisis to discuss global economic and financial issues and provide a platform for Finance Ministers and…
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North Korea’s Newfound Confidence Is a Dangerous Thing
The isolated regime is seeking to exploit a fractured geopolitical landscape, increasing the nuclear threat in the process. The split in the global community over Ukraine…
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Era of ‘Middle Powers’?
ARE ‘middle powers’ more important today in geopolitics? Which countries are middle powers and why do they have rising clout in the present era? How do…
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China, Nepal and the BRI Dilemma
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s visit to China beginning September 23 has generated considerable interest as it will be a significant opportunity to strengthen Nepal-China ties.…
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Schrodinger’s Banks: The Immediate Need for Policies to Ensure Financial Stability
At the end of 2022, banks provisioned between 10-30% for USD-denominated government securities (ISBs and SLDBs), though this figure could rise to 60% by the end…
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China’s ‘Beautiful Xinjiang’ Continues to Oppress Uighurs
As Beijing tries to convince the world that the Xinjiang region has moved on, its Uighur residents continue to suffer. During his visit to the Chinese…
Analysis
Bharat: Why The Recent Push to Change India’s Name has A Hidden Agenda
The invitations to a state dinner to mark India’s hosting of this year’s G20 came not, as you’d expect, from the office of the president of…
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A Nation in Metamorphosis
As we go through the mundanity of our day-to-day lives, it becomes easy to forget that the nation we are part of evolves at a rapid…
Analysis
Trump Indictment in Georgia – All Publicity is Good Publicity?
The first Republican Presidential debate on August 23rd was most likely one of the Party’s few televised discussions where the leading candidate was not present on…
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On Trump, No One is Changing Their Mind. So What Do We Do Now?
Our divisions have become so calcified that efforts to change opinions on former president Donald Trump, whether through logic or emotion, are hopeless — as evidenced…