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Sri Lanka in 2025: Navigating Systemic Change, a Natural Disaster, and a Political Test for the NPP Government
The fallout from Cyclone Ditwah represents a major challenge for the NPP administration's governance reform agenda.
India and the Debate on Explosive Nuclear Testing: Strategic Opportunity or Costly Mistake?
Recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump about the necessity to resume explosive nuclear testing have sparked a global debate on the legacy of Cold War-era nuclear testing and the crumbling global nuclear order. Trump’s claim that several countries—including Pakistan—have…
Protecting Critical Infrastructure in South Asia: Cyber Threats and Solutions
Today our lives are inextricably linked to the digital space; cyber governs almost everything we do. From simple text messages and email to booking a gym class or accessing health information via an app to controlling critical infrastructure, our interaction…
Nurturing Mizoram’s Role in India’s Foreign Policy: Refocusing From Security to Development
Earlier this month, Indian security forces captured a large stash of heroin in the state of Mizoram along the India-Myanmar border. The operation exemplified New Delhi's longstanding concerns regarding drug trafficking and border security in the state, which shares boundaries…
The Manipur Conflict: Internal Discontent, Policy Gaps, and Regional Implications
On June 9, 2024, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his newly elected Union Council of Ministers took their oaths in New Delhi, violence erupted in Manipur’s Jiribam district. Homes were burned, and many people were displaced. The Manipur conflict, which…
جنوبی ایشیا میں آب و ہوا کی بنیاد پر ٹیکنالوجی تعاون کی ضرورت
سال ۲۰۲۳ کے اوائل میں نیپال کے کوشی صوبے میں مون سون کی بارشوں نے شدید تباہی مچائی۔ آبشار نما سیلاب نے پن بجلی گھرکے بنیادی ڈھانچے کو نقصان پہنچایا اور پن بجلی گھر کےمتعدد کارکنان کی جان لے لی۔ غیر معمولی گرمی کی…