The video of George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer caused a flood of emotions that has pushed people all around the globe to take to the streets and the internet to make their demand for racial justice. ...
It should be a priority for South Asian nations to bridge the growing asymmetries by working on long-term synergies from informal networks such as the South Asia Foresight Network, dedicated to finding synergetic thinking beyond the present ‘zero sum’ thinking. ...
Community radio is one of the lowest-cost mediums that ensures to promotion and protect the cultural linguistic and ethnic diversity of the region. Its focus on local concerns, aspirations and involvement of the local population makes it a powerful medium for development. ...
During EAM's visit, the foreign minister of Cyprus invoked India's partition to oppose the "two-state" solution to the Cyprus problem. "As we have seen in the case of India, the country's division was only the beginning of a treacherous path, not its conclusion. ...
Professor Fei Xiaotong proposed a framework of “a pluralist-unity structure of the Chinese nation” which was adhered to in the 3 pillars of ethnic policy in 1947, and soon SEAC was established which was to implement such policies, but the vision of ‘pluralism’ is being eroded and is being replaced by a much darker notion of ‘Han chauvinism.’ ...
Certain changes in laws may also be required to institutionalise meritocracy in politics including the minimum qualifications required to be a member of the parliament or the central member of the political party and the political meritocracy should also be inclusive meaning that the representation of marginalised and underrepresented sections of society is ensured. ...
After China's takeover of Tibet in 1949 and after the uprising in Tibet in 1959, the US concern increased in Nepal. Moreover, after the Araniko highway was built under the Chinese Government assistance, the US had high concerns about the Araniko highway and that was perhaps the times of great geopolitical dilemma for Nepal. ...
India and Israel have been collaborating on military equipment since 1993, when Israel’s foreign minister, Shimon Peres, visited India and signed an agreement. It was a direct scientific and technology cooperation agreement between the two countries. ...
By fostering mutual trust and easing the flow of information for effective transboundary water governance and the preservation of natural systems, River Basin Organisations have the potential to dramatically lessen the severity of conflicts. ...
Unilateralism in US Foreign Policy and Global Response
A consensus exists about how 9/11 and, subsequently, George W. Bush’s proclamation of the war on terrorism profoundly made the unilateral option more pronounced than ever for the US political establishment. ...