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...
Issue Brief on “India-Sri Lanka Relations: Trying to Counter the Middle Kingdom”
India and Sri Lanka share common historical ties, more so because of geographical proximity. They have always enjoyed close political and economic relations. However, this...
Issue Brief on “Iran-North Korea Relations: Friends in Isolation?”
A recent visit of a high-level North Korean delegation to Iran for attending President Hassan Rouhani’s swearing-in ceremony has raised many eyebrows in the...
Issue Brief on “Societal Change in Saudi Arabia: Changing the Norms”
On May 4, 2017 King Salman of Saudi Arabia passed a decree to repeal the male guardianship system in the country. According to MahaAkee...
Issue Brief on “Russia in the 50th ASEAN Summit”
Seeking to build on its Permanent Mission to ASEAN and further strengthen its interaction with ASEAN, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov attended the...
Issue Brief on “Expanded US Sanctions against Russia and Expulsion of US Diplomatic Staff”
“Over 1,000 employees — diplomats and technical workers — worked and continue to work today in Russia; 755 will have to stop this activity,”...
Issue Brief on “G-20 Summit 2017: Shaping an Interconnected World”
The 12th G20 summit was held from July 7-8, 2017 in Hamburg. In the Messehallen convention centre more than 20 heads of states including...
Issue Brief on “A Cold War of Words: Escalating Diplomatic Row between Washington and...
US-Russia tensions are nothing new but the recent diplomatic row between the two has opened up a new venue of confrontation. Bilateral relations between...
