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How Can We End The Hunger Pandemic?
We need a new approach that seeks to reinforce, not replace, national and local systems. As 2022 comes to a close, we are facing a food…
Analysis
America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Runs Through Ukraine
Over the past year, Washington has helped rally Europe to support Ukraine’s heroic defense of its sovereignty. Yet amidst the enthusiasm that this has generated, some…
Analysis
Can The Military Stay Out of Politics?
If the army is, in fact, serious about reshaping its image, it will need to undertake certain reforms. Days before he hung up his spurs after…
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Moscow Shifts Its Focus to The Muslim World
Two weeks ago the Russian state bank Sberbank opened a branch in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, a republic with a Muslim population, following a strategy…
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From Climate Justice to Climate Liability
The recent COP27 climate conference in Sharm El-Sheikh was a disappointment on many counts. But by securing the developed world's acknowledgement that it bears some responsibility…
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The Tough Security Outlook for The Indo-Pacific
Here’s the ‘darkening’ security outlook for the Indo-Pacific for 2023. The US worries, ‘Will China let us have peace?’ Japan finds itself at the security crossroads…
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How Much Should Inequality be Reduced?
Most people agree that inequality is too extreme and needs to be reduced. More than a decade after Occupy Wall Street, inequality remains a major political…
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2023: A World of Uncertainty
THE world is in strategic flux and in the midst of an intensely unsettled period. Looking ahead at key geopolitical trends and challenges in 2023, their…
Analysis
Constant Screening for Enemies Within Undermines Indians as Citizens
The spectre of terrorism and national security is being frequently raised to disenfranchise certain people. I had not thought about my citizenship until December 12, 2019,…
Analysis
In Defense of Sri Lanka’s Defense Budget
Reducing allocation for defense will require retrenching soldiers. Cutting loose angry youth with weapons skills is not what the crisis-ridden island needs now. Defense spending is…
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China, The US, and South Asia’s Connectivity Gap
South Asia is considered as the least integrated and internally interconnected area in the world. Moreover, it is a divided realm when it comes to contemporary,…
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China’s Proposed Super Hydropower Dam on Brahmaputra River is a Mega Concern for India
In November 2020, China’s state-owned media shared plans to build a huge 60-gigawatt “super hydropower dam” on a section of the Brahmaputra River (Yarlung Tsangpo river)…