Nijeesh N

Nijeesh N joined the Institute in April 2014. Currently he is involved in research and documentation of Conflicts in the North East India. He is pursuing his Ph.D. from the School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, on "State and Expatriates in the Gulf: the Status of Indian Immigrants in Kuwait, 1991-2010".

October 23, 2026

Diplomacy

Japan to Mobilise $6.35bn in Private Investment in Bangladesh Over Five Years

Japan is preparing to arrange 1 trillion yen ($6.35bn) in private-sector investment in Bangladesh over the next five years, marking an effort to expand commercial engagement with one of South Asia’s largest

Diplomacy

Nippon Steel to Invest $3bn in US Steel Plant as It Expands American Operations

Nippon Steel plans to invest about $3bn in a major modernisation of U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley works in Pennsylvania, making the facility the largest target of its planned investment in the United States. The project will replace ageing hot-rolling equipment

October 23, 2026

Musk commits $366 million to US midterms as SpaceX and Tesla face key government decisions

Business

Elon Musk has committed roughly $366 million to the 2026 US midterm elections, directing much of his political spending towards Republican candidates as his

Meta shares fall nearly 7% as AI spending pushes free cash flow into negative territory

Business

Meta shares fell nearly 7% on Thursday after the social media company reported negative free cash flow for the third quarter and increased the

Punjabi Gang Wars Reach the US: Violence Without Borders

October 28, 2025

Columns/Geopolitics

“The transnationalization of crime can itself be the product of state foreign and migration policies.” ~ Michael Ahn Paarlberg (2022) The recent targeted killing in Fresno, California, United States (US), linked to

From Gangster to Global Terrorist: Canada Blacklists the Bishnoi Network

October 7, 2025

Columns/Geopolitics

On September 29, 2025, the Canadian Federal Government formally designated the Indian-origin organized crime group known as the Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a ‘terrorist entity’ under the provisions of the Criminal Code,

Punjab: Chronic Anxieties

May 27, 2025

Columns/Geopolitics

On May 21, 2025, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Bhagwant Singh aka Manna Bhatti from Akalgarh village in Amritsar district, Punjab, for his alleged involvement in the March 15, 2025, grenade attack on