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Africa Now – (01-15 March, 2025)

OVERVIEW This edition of Africa Now looks at significant developments across the African continent, focusing on security, politics, economy and foreign policy. Security challenges continue to persist with officials in Ethiopia's Tigray region asking...

Current Geopolitical Trends and Impact on South Asia

(Given below is the presentation made by Dr. Arvind Gupta at the South Asia University on 12th March 2025) Introduction International politics is never static. A new geopolitical environment, based on a new balance of power is shaping up. Stresses...

Neighborhood News Digest- 13 March 2025

Afghanistan UN to hold meeting on Opium Cultivation and Drug Trafficking in Afghanistan-The Khaama Press The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is hosting a meeting to examine drug trends in Afghanistan. This session, scheduled for...

Greenland, Geopolitics and Global Power Shifts- The Run for Resources

Even though Donald Trump’s recent withdrawal from the Paris Agreement was not a surprise, the language used in a flurry of executive orders along with announcing “national energy emergency” has been anachronistic to his presidential campaign. The...

Neighborhood News Digest- 28 February 2025

Afghanistan Trump: Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan should have been retained for strategic reasons-The Khaama press Donald Trump, the President of the United States, stated during a cabinet meeting that the U.S. should have kept Bagram Airbase in...

Trump’s Tech Agenda and Implications for the Indo-Pacific

The re-election of Donald Trump has been marked by bonhomie with Silicon Valley leaders, notably Elon Musk. A common rhetoric that has been proclaimed during the election campaign focussed on Big Tech and Freedom of Speech, antitrust legislation,...

Neighborhood News Digest- 21 February 2025

Afghanistan Afghanistan revokes membership in the Rome Statute-The Khaama Press The Taliban government has announced the termination of Afghanistan’s membership in the Rome Statute following a request from the Chief Prosecutor of the International...

The Resurgence of M23 Rebel Group in Democratic Republic of Congo

February 12, 2025, marked an important shift in the activities of the M23 rebels. The situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) turned grim after the M23 rebels resumed their offensive against Congolese government forces just two days...

Africa Now – (01-15 February, 2025)

OVERVIEW This edition of Africa Now looks into significant developments across the African continent, focusing on security, politics, economy and foreign policy. The continent mourns the passing of Namibia's founding father, Sam Nujoma who played an...

Neighborhood News Digest- 17 February 2025

Afghanistan UNSC Grants 23-Day Travel Exemption to Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar-Tolo News The United Nations Security Council sanctions committee has announced a 23-day travel exemption for Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, deputy prime minister for...

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