FOCAC

September 5, 2024

China-Africa: United for Modernization and a Shared Future

The following article based on the author’s remaraks at the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). To quote a Chinese poem, “True friends always feel close to each other,

China-Africa: United for Modernization and a Shared Future

September 5, 2024

The following article based on the author’s remaraks at the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). To quote a Chinese poem, “True friends always feel close to each other,

Europe’s Refugee Crisis: Merkel’s Humanitarian Gamble

The then German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the floodgates to

India: LoC Infiltration Attempts Persist

Indian security forces have foiled at least ten infiltration attempts

Baloch Insurgency Intensifies as BRG Escalates Attacks

The Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) have sharply escalated their operations

Is Gen Z a Cover For Anarchists?

The article questions whether protests conducted under the banner of

Kabul’s Denials, Pakistan’s Demands

Repeated negotiations have failed to bridge the divide between Pakistan’s

India’s Global Power, Its Accountability Problem

India’s growing global influence faces a difficult test as international

Is Bangladesh Shaping the Region—or Being Shaped?

As South Asian diplomacy evolves, Bangladesh faces a fundamental question:

Puerto Rican Communities Bear the Brunt of the Water Crisis

As a child, visits to my grandmother’s home in the

What China’s Global Initiatives Offer the World

The fires of war burn from Palestine to Ukraine and

Belling The Bellingcat

Bellingcat’s investigation of two US charities, Sewa International USA and

Pakistan’s Power Struggle Turns Violent as Terrorism Surges

Pakistan’s imposition of governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has triggered

How Non-State Alliances Are Reshaping the Global Order

Yemen’s civil war reignited in early October, as Saudi Arabia

Afghanistan’s Resistance Is Spreading

Five years after the Taliban’s return to power, emerging resistance

Taliban Silences the Airwaves

The Taliban’s suspension of BBC World Service FM broadcasts highlights

China-North Korea Bridge to Open After 12-Year Delay as Ties Warm

China and North Korea will officially open the New Yalu