Syria: Bashar al-Assad’s Fall and Its Impact on the Region
Bashar al-Assad’s fall may not be an unmixed blessing. Bashar Al-Assad, the ruler of Syria since 2000, fled from his...
Why Is Crony Capitalism So Strong and Widespread?
Crony capitalism is a term of derision, and rightly so. Yet, it is widespread in the Global South. Stanford Political...
Controversy Has Dogged Anti-Defection Measures in Maldives, India and Sri Lanka
The conflict has been between the need to bring about political stability and order on the one hand, and respecting...
Increasing Incidence of ‘Grey Divorce’ in the West and India
The term grey divorce refers to divorce by couples in the age group 50-plus, often with decades of marriage behind...
Impact of US Court’s Indictment of Adani on Indo-US Relations
What irked the US was that Gautam Adani had brazenly violated US law by using US investors’ money to bribe...
Bangladesh Still Struggling 100 Days After Hasina’s Ouster
The interim government of Prof Muhammad Yunus is assailed by multiple domestic and international challenges Late last week, the post-Hasina...
Sri Lankan Tamils Abandon Ethnic Parties in Favour of Leftist NPP
In the 14 November Sri Lankan parliamentary elections, the minority Tamils broke away from ethnic parties and supported the all-island,...
Maldives Suggests New Financial and Trade Instruments to Help SIDS Face Climate Change
At COP29, President Mohamed Muizzu spoke as a representative of a country most threatened by climate change At the COP29...
Tackling Inequality: Closing the Gap Between Malé and the Atolls
Muizzu’s ambitious plans to stop en masse migration to Malé. Of the 1,192 islands and islets comprising the Maldives archipelago,...
Similarities Between the Electoral Politics of Trump and Modi
Both have used historical grievances of communities with panache Republican Party candidate Donald Trump’s decisive victory over Democrat Kamala Harris...
