Pakistan’s Investment Climate: The FDI Problem
Since entering office, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government has attempted to increase Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), especially in Pakistan’s tourism and agriculture sectors. The PTI […]
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The Farmers’ Movement and “Anti-National” Messaging in India
The ongoing farmers’ movement against recent agricultural reforms they believe threaten their livelihoods has gained nationwide traction and holds a great deal of political significance. […]
Understanding China’s Post-Galwan Media Campaign
Several days after the Chinese and Indian governments announced the beginning of the disengagement process along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Chinese media outlets […]
Hot Takes: Political Gamesmanship in Pakistan
On March 6, 2021, Prime Minister of Pakistan and leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-Insaaf (PTI) party, Imran Khan sought a vote of confidence in the […]
Tweet, Retaliate, Repeat: Social Media, Dissent, and Celebrity in Modern India
The Rihanna Effect It was the tweet read around the world: on February 2, pop star and business mogul Rihanna linked to a CNN article […]
India Must Move Towards a Feminist Foreign Policy
In a significant diplomatic victory, India was elected to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member on June 18 2020. As it […]
Can India-Canada Relations Move Beyond Sikh Separatism Concerns?
For the past few months, tens of thousands of farmers primarily from India’s agriculture-dependent northwestern states of Punjab and Haryana have gathered on the outskirts […]
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The Rising Trend of Internet Shutdowns in India
In September 2020, India passed three agricultural reforms which have led hundreds of thousands of farmers to demonstrate peacefully on the outskirts of New Delhi […]
The Indian Premier League and the Indianizing Effects of Franchise Cricket
No dates or venues have yet been confirmed for the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the sporting and commercial poster child of […]
Political Instability and Uncertainty Loom Large in Nepal
Nepal’s domestic politics have been undergoing a turbulent and significant shift. On December 20, 2020, at the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, President […]
Kashmir in 2020: A Year of Deepening Distress
When Jammu and Kashmir was stripped of its semi-autonomous status in August 2019, the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) government had termed the step […]
Hot Takes: Farmers’ Protests Turn Violent in New Delhi
Show of Strength by Indian Farmers After more than two months of camping in the outskirts of Delhi as a mark of protest against the […]
Climate, Water, and Conflict in Pakistan
Water has now become a commodity in many parts of the world. This is a problem in and of itself, as water is essential for […]
Why India’s Farmers are Protesting the New Farm Laws
Tens of thousands of farmers from northern Indian states are camped outside the capital New Delhi to oppose the three farm laws passed by the […]
CPEC and the PTI: A Complicated Relationship
On December 25, 2020, the Joint Working Group on International Cooperation on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) met for the second time in Xinjiang Province, […]
Policy, Diplomacy, and Aid: Carving a Space for India in the Global Arms Market
In its first term, the Modi administration decided to turnaround India’s defense manufacturing and exports with its “Strategy for Defence Exports,” which was unveiled in […]
Sri Lanka 2020 Year in Review: The Impact of COVID-19
Following considerable instability during the two preceding years, highlighted by the October 2018 Constitutional Crisis and the 2019 Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks, 2020 was expected […]