Tajikistan pleads poverty, spends money on unneeded luxuries
The government of Tajikistan is so cash-starved that it can barely afford to feed its people or provide them with drinking water. It does,...
Quad should ask ASEAN to a diplomatic dance
In early 1979, fearing the growing security cooperation between Hanoi and Moscow, China invaded Vietnam. A year earlier, the then-Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping met...
Germany Labels Youth Wing of Far-right AfD Party as Extremist Group
Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has reclassified the far-right Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) youth wing as an extremist entity that...
Russia ‘Weaponising Religion’ and Persecuting Churches in Ukraine
A new report claims that Russia is ‘weaponizing religion’ in its conflict with Ukraine and is persecuting churches in the occupied areas. The report,...
Modern solutions to countering violent insurgencies
Countering violent extremism in Africa is complicated and nuanced. It requires a multi-faceted intervention to address the socio-economic issues that permit an insurgent group...
South-East Asian nations mobilise to secure their interest at South China Sea
As tensions continue to rise in the South China Sea, members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) face increasing pressure in balancing...
Why Looking for the ‘Eid ka Chaand’ Turned into a Controversy in Kashmir
Srinagar — A decades-old controversy over the sighting of Eid crescent refuses to die in Kashmir, with a top Islamic jurist forced to issue...
Tajikistan’s Policy of Suppression Continues in Pamir Region
Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon recently was in New York to speak with the UN Secretary General and King of the Netherlands. Whilst the Tajik...
Countries call for Eid ceasefire in Sudan as fighting continues
Khartoum was rocked by further shelling on Friday after several international leaders called Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, urging him to agree...
Kazakh president says country’s foreign policy strategy must be ‘updated’
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday said his country’s foreign policy and national security strategy must be “updated.” “We need new ways to ensure...