Issue Brief on “From ‘Howdy Modi’ to ‘Namaste Trump'”
US President Trump was hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the city of Ahmadabad marking his first official visit to India since taking...
Issue Brief on “UN Secretary General’s Visit to Pakistan”
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Pakistan for a 4-day visit on February 16, 2020. This was his first official visit to Pakistan...
Issue Brief on “Trump’s India Visit: Optics vs Substance”
US President Donald Trump led a 12-member delegation to India on a 36-hour long visit from February 24-25, 2020 at the invitation of Indian...
Issue Brief on “Trump’s Peace Plan: Pathway To Privation”
President Trump unveiled his so-called “Deal of the Century” on January 28, 2020 to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Both the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Issue Brief on “Kashmir Finds A Voice at UNSC Once Again”
For
the second time during past six months, United Nations Security Council deliberated
on the Kashmir issue at its forum. The recent meeting was held on...
Issue Brief on “Trump’s Impeachment”
In a turn of events, the United States Senate cleared Donald Trump of the charges that he was held accountable for, making him the...
Issue Brief on “US-Taliban Talks: Hurdles in the Way of Peace”
July 2018 marked the beginning of the first official and direct US-Taliban talks in Doha, Qatar, igniting hopes for a peaceful settlement to end...
Issue Brief on “Protests in Iraq: An Assessment”
In October 2019, large-scale protests erupted across Iraq. Tens of thousands of people, angry over corruption, maladministration and rising unemployment (which reached 8% in...
Issue Brief on “India’s Massive Military Acquisitions”
The turbulent 2019 saw a number of regional and international developments that have left a lasting impact on the geopolitical structure of South Asia....
Issue Brief on “Future of Muslims Under India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)”
On December 11, 2019, the Indian parliament passed the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) which allows persecuted minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who...
