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COVID-19 has undone much of the progress made by the LAC countries in its education sector
Since the mass exodus of the Muslim Rohingya people from Myanmar’s Rakhine state in 2017, close to a million of them have been residing in Bangladesh. While the country has offered them sanctuary, there are massive gaps in seeing to their welfare, including the lack of formal, basic education for the children. In 2020, the Bangladesh government announced the launch of the Myanmar Curriculum Pilot (MCP) to provide the displaced Rohingya
Adequate policy interventions need to be put in place to undo the inimical impact of the pandemic on children’s psychosocial development
The overwhelming rejection of the utopian draft constitution indicates the growing discontent amongst the Chilean population.
A focus on UN 2.0 and bureaucratic cushioning from state influence need to be high on the agenda of the Summit of the Future as allegations of countri
While Nepal has signed up for a rail link with Tibet, it stands to gain more from projects with the Indian Railways.
Although converting coast guard ships to warships may not be effective, they can be used to ferry troops.
Taiwan’s civil society has hit the streets to register their displeasure against what they perceive as Beijing’s moves to get a backdoor entry into Taiwan’s democratic process.
For decades since 1932, after the Chakri dynasty gave up absolute power, Thailand has lived under the shadow of military coups.
Chinese reports in the ‘Global Times’ have portrayed MILAN as an inflammatory tactic, aimed at ‘spreading tensions from the land to the sea’, a blatant Indian attempt to undermine Chinese influence in South Asia.
Ultimately, the power of example counts, and the Chinese has matched this with an extremely sophisticated, worldwide propaganda and misinformation cam
In the hope to achieve autarky and counter the US semiconductor-control curbs, China is luring Chinese tech talent back home
The response to the country’s new defense budget suggests that Beijing continues to be tone deaf to regional anxieties.
Galwan valley has never before been the centre of face-offs between India and China
Amidst student discontent, a plan to create influencers for Gen X is being undertaken
In 2015, China decided that officials at all levels, courts and procuratorates should take a public oath of allegiance to the constitution.
The demographic effects of China's one-child policy is more pronounced, a survey has found.
Nepali PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal opined that China, Nepal and India can forge a successful trilateral partnership and other roundups
The absence of the rule of law in China has been a constant refrain. Beijing benefits from free global markets without making the necessary changes wi
A new Pew Research Survey indicates that the US still continues to be perceived in positive light and that a conflict between China and its neighbours over territorial disputes is likely. A new Pew Research Survey indicates that the US still continues to be perceived in positive light and that a conflict between China and its neighbours over territorial disputes is likely.
It appears that China would continue to augment its growing cyber warfare capabilities. And when complimented with an "Informationised" military and technologies like the ASAT weapons, it becomes a great concern not only for the U.S but also for India.
A military base in Djibouti is a useful asset for China, as it denotes both geopolitical heft and economic stakeholdership in the Indian Ocean.
The China Dream of a strong military "with Chinese characteristics" will give it a great power status by 2049.
In the Chinese defence paper, though nothing is directly indicative of India, the implications are quite clear with the focus on open seas protection and unbending approach to territorial disputes. Urgency and imagination will be key in tackling Chinese ambitions in what is considered New Delhi's backyard.
With China aiming to develop a "world-class" military by 2050 that can fight and win wars across all theatres, Indian conventional and nuclear thinking will also have to evolve
Trade and investment promotion policy of China was largely driven by mercantilism — promoting exports more than imports by adopting protectionist po
Chinese Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan's tri-nation goodwill tour started with Pakistan on March 22, 2004 and ended with Thailand, with an in-between five-day visit to India from March 26 to 30.
The recent visits by Chinese military delegations to Nepal suggest a deepening of China's engagement in the region, which could have implications for
China's relation with Pakistan has become one of the most comprehensive one that Beijing has with any country. The strategic imperatives of developing Pakistan as a bulwark against India has been among Beijing's overriding objectives in influencing the balance of power in South Asia.
Beyond symbolism, the substance behind the latest iteration of exercises between the two countries also deserves emphasis.
The hope that these drills will result in the deepening of strategic ties between the two nations remains highly unlikely, given Beijing’s unwilling
The speed at which China has escalated its assertive manoeuvres in the West Philippine Sea aligns with the broader context of contemporary internation
The ‘great divide’ between Washington and Beijing that had simmered for many years before Trump came to office, has crystallised into open hostili
This year’s defence budget marks an increase of 8.1 percent from last year. China has justified its defence budget by arguing that its defence spending is less than 1.5 percent of its GDP, but that argument is not going to go down well with its neighbours.
As the challenges facing China’s BRI multiply, the initiative’s links to international financial institutions, such as the World Bank and the AIIB
The recent military drills along the Myanmar border reflect China's growing concern regarding the intensification of conflict in the Shan state in Mya
China’s growing presence in India’s immediate neighbourhood is concerning
