Issue Brief on “US Mid-Term Elections 2018: The Race for Congress”
Mid-term elections in the United States are the general elections held in November every four years, near the midpoint of a president's four-year term...
Issue Brief on “Yemen: Saudi Coalition Struggles to Retake Hodeidah Port”
On July 21, 2018 the Yemeni government struggled to take back control of the Hodeidah port as the Saudi-led coalition had failed to occupy...
Issue Brief on “Syria-Operation Manbij: A Complex Decision for US and Turkey”
On June 4, 2018, after a month of long negotiations, Washington and Ankara finally agreed on an alliance over a military operation against the...
Issue Brief on “Crisis in the Maldives: The Beginning of an Indo-Chinese Chess Match”
Maldives has been thrust into a major political crisis on February 2, after the Supreme Court in a surprise development ordered the government to...
Issue Brief on “Sushma Swaraj’s Visit to Kathmandu: Renewed Hopes of Cementing New Alliances”
Indian Minister for External Affair Sushma Swaraj’s paid an unexpected visit to Kathmandu from February 1-2, 2018. Swaraj’s visit took place at a time...
Issue Brief on “SAARC: Delhi’s Continued Marginalization Agenda”
On January 2, 2018, India has excluded Pakistan from the list of SAARC member countries with which it will be connecting its state-of-the-art National...
Issue Brief on “Hambantota: Changing Hands”
Sri Lanka formally handed over the strategic port of Hambantota to China on a 99 year lease on December 9, 2017. The port, and...
Issue Brief on “Tenth South Asia Economic Summit”
The tenth South Asia Economic Summit commenced in Nepal on November 14, 2017 with the aim of strengthening economic integration in the sub-region for...
Issue Brief on “38th SAARC Council of Ministers Meeting: Setting the Notch for the...
The South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Council of Ministers gathered in an informal session in New York on September 21, 2017 on...
Issue Brief on “BRICS Summit 2017: Turning Tides?”
The 9th BRICS Summit concluded on September 4, 2017 in Xiamen, China. The three-day gathering began on September 3, 2017. It essentially brought together the...
