International Affairs

Envisioning a Common Currency: Brazil and Argentina

During his first trip outside of Brazil since taking office on January 1st, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...
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/ Politics and Diplomacy

Are Democracies at threat? Analyzing the Democracy Index 2023

The world's (almost) eight billion people live in various political and cultural environments. The Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Democracy Index ...
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/ Politics and Diplomacy

Why is Interstate War Increasing in the World?

Interstate wars are the greatest threats to world peace and security. Historically, wars between countries have taken millions of lives, ...
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/ Energy, Geostrategy, interstate war, Ongoing Interstate Wars, Politics and Diplomacy, QUAD, Thucydides Trap, Ukraine, War

Is UAE a New Front in the Yemen War, and Why Do the Houthis Attack UAE?

The Houthi group, Iran's ally in Yemen, has become a security threat to the Middle East provinces. Considering the growing ...
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/ Conflicts, War and Peace, Houthis, International Affairs, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, Yemen war

How does Drug Trafficking in the Notorious Golden Triangle Threaten India’s Security?

While the covid-19 pandemic slowed the global economy, organised criminal groups in Asian markets skyrocketed. They started using new methods ...
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/ drug trafficking, Golden Triangel, India, International Affairs, Northeast India, Politics and Diplomacy, Security

Return of the Pink Tide in Latin America

Latin America is undergoing a profound political shift when the entire world is focused on China, Russia and the US ...
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/ Bolsonaro, Brazil, Chile, Elections, International Affairs, Latin America, Lula, Mexico, Pink tide, Politics and Diplomacy

Privatisation of the Indian Space Sector

In the past 50 years, India's space exploration has increased immensely and diversified. The program's primary objective was to build ...
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/ Digital regime and Technology, India, International Affairs, privatisation, space sector

RISING STAGFLATION AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE WORLD ECONOMY

Stagflation is an instance of inflation during which a nation's gross domestic product shrinks. For months, economists have warned that ...
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/ Covid-19, Economics, Development & World Trade, economy, food price, Inflation, International Affairs, oil price, Russia-Ukraine war, stagflation, Unemployment

Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment

Recently, the United Nations General Assembly recognised the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a universal human ...
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/ Biodiversity, Biodiversity & Agriculture., Climate Change, Environment, Environment, Energy and Climate, Human right, International Affairs, Pollution, sustainability, UNGA

Effectiveness of FONOPs in Preventing Chinese Expansionism

Over the past few years, the South China sea (SCS) has developed as an arena for US-China strategic rivalry. The ...
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/ china, Defense and Strategy, Expansionism, FONOPs, International Affairs, South China Sea, US

How the Bush Doctrine Contributed to the Failure of the US Military Campaign in Afghanistan?

In August 2021, the departure of the last evacuation flight from the Bagram Airfield marked the chaotic end of an ...
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/ 9/11, Afghanistan, Bush doctrine, Conflicts, War and Peace, George W. Bush, International Affairs, Taliban, War on Terror

Analysing the Evolving Illegal Migration in South East Asia

South East Asia is home to one of the biggest migration 'loops'. The eleven countries of the region - all ...
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/ Human Rights in Crisis, illegal immigrants, International Affairs, migration, South East Asia

Artificial Intelligence in Maritime Security

Artificial intelligence marks the next step in the evolution of things in this data-driven world. It is seeping into our ...
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/ AI, Digital regime and Technology, International Affairs, machine learning, marine security, sea

‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’: A Feminist Perspective

The novel 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' by Khaled Hosseini, set against the backdrop of Afghanistan, portrays the dreadful problems a ...
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/ Afghanistan, Book Review, Gender equality, Khaled Hosseini, Perspectives in Gender Studies, Taliban, Women's rights

IRAN IN THE CREATION OF A NEW POWER CENTRE WITH RUSSIA AND TÜRKIYE

West Asia has become a phenomenal hotspot for political powerplays between countries. Amidst the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the visit of Russian ...
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/ International Affairs, Iran, Politics and Diplomacy, Putin, Russia, Syria, turkey

BREXIT: What Does It Mean for Northern Ireland’s Future?

The world witnessed the United Kingdom's citizens' decision to withdraw the nation from the European Union through a nationwide referendum ...
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/ BREXIT, EU, International Affairs, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Politics and Diplomacy, UK

The US’s Strong Involvement in Taiwan and the Escalating Hostilities Between the Superpowers

Since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, when the Communists, led by Mao Zedong, surged to power ...
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/ Biden, china, Conflicts, War and Peace, International Affairs, Nancy Pelosi, Politics and Diplomacy, Taiwan, US, Xi Jinping

An Overview of the Rising Right-Wing Extremism in Europe

Right-wing extremism is one far-right ideology that has grown globally over the past few decades. It emerged due to seeming ...
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/ Asylum-seekers, Discrimination, EUROPE, immigration, International Affairs, Political parties, Politics and Diplomacy, Right-wing extremism

Artificial Intelligence in the Indian Defence Sector

Killer robots and machines that haunt down and terminate humans have caught the public imagination in science fiction, cyberpunk, and ...
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/ AI, Defence, Defense and Strategy, Digital regime and Technology, Indian army, International Affairs, War

The Ultimate Soft Power of Korean Wave: Effect on Indo-Korean Relations

With the Korean wave sweeping the world, it has influenced the South Korean economy and created its own new identity ...
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/ Embracing Cultures, India, International Affairs, K-drama, K-pop, Korean wave, Politics and Diplomacy, Soft power, Soft Power Diplomacy, South Korea

Tunisia: A New Constitution, Presidential Powers and the Future of Arab Spring Achievements

On the 25th of July, the only democracy in the Arab World, Tunisia voted and endorsed its new constitution in ...
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/ Arab Spring, Civil Society, Constitution, International Affairs, Kais Saied, Politics and Diplomacy, Referendum, Religion, Tunisia

Disability Sports in India-Inclusion and Adaption of the Differently Abled

As per World Health Organisation's (WHO) estimate, about 650 million (about 10%) of the world's population are differently abled. Out ...
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/ Differently abled, Disability sports, India, Law & Society, Paralympics

Democratic Republic of Congo and the UN Peacekeepers: A Strained Relationship

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as it is officially known, is a landlocked nation with a 25-mile Atlantic Ocean ...
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/ Conflicts, War and Peace, Congo, DRC, International Affairs, MONUSCO, UN Peacekeeping

Analysing the Significance of the Co-education System in the Present Scenario

School provides us with the basic foundation of knowledge and from where we learn how to socialise with the people ...
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/ co-education, Education, Gender equality, gender-neutral, Law & Society, Perspectives in Gender Studies, Schools

US-Mexico Border Wall: The Visual Representation of a Political Separation

Images shape our understanding of global politics. Any phenomenon, for instance, a terrorist attack, ecological disaster, or protest demonstration, reaches ...
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/ Images, International Affairs, Photography, Politics and Diplomacy, US-Mexico border Wall

The Fukushima Clean-Up: A Threat to the Environment?

Fukushima, Japan, is the most radioactive place on earth. Now, authorities plan to dump over a million tons of treated ...
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/ Biodiversity & Agriculture., earthquake 2011, Environment, Energy and Climate, Fukushima, International Affairs, Japan, nuclear disaster, nuclear waste, radioactive water, TEPCO

Indians Quitting India: Analysing the Surge in Citizenship Renunciation

Indians travelling overseas for work or study is not a new phenomenon. However, the pace with which Indians relinquish their ...
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/ citizenship, immigration, India, International Affairs, Law & Society, renunciation of citizenship

China: Ethnic Minorities and the Dilemma of Pluralism

China, the most populous country, is also home to the largest ethnic group in the world. As per the national ...
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/ china, ethnic minorities, Genocide, Human Rights in Crisis, International Affairs, Uyghurs, Xi Jinping

Cyberspace: An Emerging Security Issue in Global Politics

Information technology runs the major domains of our lives, such as transport, communications, global markets, and national security. Evidently, IT ...
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/ Cyber security, cyber threat, Cyberspace, Digital regime and Technology, information tecnology, International Affairs, national security

Heatwaves in Europe: Soaring Temperatures and Unfurling Wildfires

Ferocious heatwaves have exhausted the European continent, which has only experienced a mild climate until now. This summer from June ...
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/ Climate Change, Drought, Environment, Environment, Energy and Climate, EUROPE, Heatwaves, Mediterranean region, Wildfire