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Understanding the Taliban’s neighbourhood approach
Terrorism Aug 21, 2024

Understanding the Taliban’s neighbourhood approach

The Taliban's failure to address regional issues like security and migration has hindered their recognition, highlighting the need for multilateral solutions ...

Chinese notion of cyber sovereignty: Building an alternate digital order
International Affairs Aug 20, 2024

Chinese notion of cyber sovereignty: Building an alternate digital order

Through domestic censorship and global initiatives like the Digital Silk Road, China aims to create an alternative digital order, challenging the U.S.-led multi-stakeholder approach to internet governance ...

Delhi-Malé: Beginnings of a welcome recalibration
International Affairs Aug 20, 2024

Delhi-Malé: Beginnings of a welcome recalibration

EAM S Jaishankar's visit to the Maldives marked a pivotal moment in India-Maldives relations, focusing on economic aid, developmental projects, and defense cooperation. ...

Avian flu alert: Understanding the circulating influenza virus H5N1's threat
Healthcare Aug 17, 2024

Avian flu alert: Understanding the circulating influenza virus H5N1's threat

Although the current public health threat posed by the avian flu is low due, the virus’s genetic changes and cross-species infections raise concerns ...

Addressing climate change challenges for transgender individuals and sex workers
Climate Change Aug 17, 2024

Addressing climate change challenges for transgender individuals and sex workers

Transgender individuals and sex workers are highly vulnerable to climate change. Recognising their unique risks and tailoring policies to address their needs is imperative. ...

The message from the UK riots: The government needs to keep its ear to the ground
International Affairs Aug 16, 2024

The message from the UK riots: The government needs to keep its ear to the ground

The anger of White Britain is a reality and Brexit in more ways than one was a response to this fury but things have continued to grow worse for this demography ...

Surya Ghar: The tyranny of small details
Energy Aug 16, 2024

Surya Ghar: The tyranny of small details

The Surya Ghar scheme will provide 10M households with solar rooftops by 2027, aiming for significant emissions reductions. ...

Contributors

Harsh V. Pant

Harsh V. Pant

Professor Harsh V. Pant is Vice President – Studies and Foreign Policy at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. He is a Professor of International Relations with King's India Institute at King’s College London. He is also Director (Honorary) of Delhi ...

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Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy

Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy is an Associate Fellow with the Strategic Studies Programme’s Neighbourhood Studies Initiative.  He focuses on strategic and security-related developments in the South Asian region, with a specific interest in Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Bhutan.  His research work ...

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