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Mangolia: Hard choice between China and Russia
Mongolia is walking a tightrope. President Khurelsukh’s nuclear ambitions may push this East Asian nation into the arms of age-old rivalry of big and competing powers. Already, Khurelsukh has been accused of turning the nation into heavy militarisation fully funded by the Communists in Beijing. Considering the recent pledges made...
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Belarus vs Poland: Migrants heading nowhere
21 November 2021 | Makhan Saikia -
AUKUS: A new Cold War against China
14 November 2021 | Makhan Saikia -
Task of redefining nationalism in Thailand
07 November 2021 | Makhan Saikia -
Sudan slipping into abyss
31 October 2021 | Makhan Saikia -
Farewell to Duterte! Many a slip ‘twixt cup & lip
10 October 2021 | Makhan Saikia -
Myanmar Army: No sign of relinquishing power
03 October 2021 | Makhan Saikia -
Abraham Accords for peace in West Asia a misnomer
19 September 2021 | Makhan Saikia
China in Afghanistan: The secret game plan
The Taliban leaders are desperately looking for global recognition and ties with world powers, while China under Xi aims to exploit the war-ravaged country for its economic interests. Therefore, the China-Taliban relationship seems symbiotic. However, looking at the Taliban’s past, the future of this new-found bonhomie looks bleak China is in...
Time to settle Assam-Mizoram border once for all
The border conflict between Assam and Mizoram is the legacy of the historical blunder. Only bureaucratic exercises and simply putting the issue on the back burner might escalate the face-off into a larger ethnic crisis in the near future The festering border dispute between Assam and Mizoram, which a few days...
South Sudan — A decade of Independence
This month South Sudan is celebrating its first decade of Independence, but there is not much to rejoice. Since its separation from mainland Sudan, it has been experiencing continued violence, endemic corruption, poverty and underdevelopment. However, the 10th anniversary of country’s historic achievement of Independence provides an opportunity to inject...
President’s assassination plunges Haiti into turmoil
During the Moise rule, two major scandals rocked the presidency of the slain leader. One is regarding his presidential terms and the other is the multi-billion-dollar corruption scandal called ‘Petrocaribe Scandal’. Haitians’ demand for economic justice and fair governance has not been heeded for decades. To instil public trust in...
Lungs of the world going up in smoke
Unlike last year when Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro refused to accept his own Government’s data on Amazon forest fires, this time he has declared 120 days ban on unauthorised outdoor fires as annual burning season in the Amazon region is coming up. However, his half-hearted efforts in preventing and stopping...
China’s meteoric rise against all
China is rising. More than its political statecraft, the economic system is aggressively encircling the world. This year will complete China’s two decades in the World Trade Organization (WTO). Now the moot point is whether China’s economic strength and multinational projects abroad are threatening the very existence and dominance of...
China’s new population policy a long shot
China’s current demographic structure is bringing a new reality to the forefront. The seventh National Census conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBSC) in 2020 records the slowest population growth in decades since 1950s. As per the census, China’s population stands at 1.41 billion. It’s an increase...
