South Asia and Beyond

A Guide To Contemporary China

Heath System Can’t Cope With Rising Dementia Cases As China’s population rapidly ages, tens of millions of families are confronting the life-altering challenge of caring for relatives with Alzheimer’s disease — often with little or no outside help. China’s elderly population is projected to grow by more than 100 million over the next two decades, […]Read More

G20: U.S.-China ‘Tango’, Putin’s Absence, Shifts In World Order & India Inherits Troubled Times

NEW DELHI: On ‘Talking Point‘, Ambassador Pankaj Saran, India’s Former Deputy National Security Adviser, Current Member of the National Security Advisory Board(NSAB), Former Envoy to Russia and as Former Joint Secretary(Prime Minister’s Office), the PM’s Ex-Pointsperson for the first 6 G20 Summits, in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. This episode is […]Read More

Jammu and Kashmir: Rewind 2022

NEW DELHI: A short explainer on the current conditions prevailing in the valley and the military preparedness in disputed areas bordering Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir. Click on link below to watch our full-length documentary on the Abrogation of Article 370 and where the valley stands today.Read More

‘China Wants To Weaponise Space, Set Up Nuclear Station There’

NEW DELHI: The otherwise opaque Chinese system is quite open about its space ambitions, about the bits it wants the world to know rather. Its space programme comes under the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), therefore having a strong military element as well, says Ajey Lele, consultant with Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses […]Read More

Nepal Elections: Old Faces, No Buzz

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s general election is less than a week away and its only in the last few days that campaigning has got going. There is a level of public disaffection given the lack of any new faces, which is why there is an expectation that the Nepali Congress-Maoist Centre alliance will return to power. But […]Read More

The G20 Summit: StratNews Global In Bali

BALI (INDONESIA): As the G20 leaders’ summit gets underway in Bali, Indonesia, attended by U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi among others, StratNews Global Editor Surya Gangadharan reports from the ground.Read More

“Academia’s Efforts To Indict India Likely To Spread To Defence Tech Sharing, Investment, Quad, UN”

NEW DELHI : On ‘The Gist‘, Professor Salvatore Babones, Political Sociologist, Associate Professor at the University of Sydney and Author of the ‘Quadrant’ article, ‘Indian Democracy at 75: Who Are the Barbarians at the Gate?’ in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi, during his Delhi visit last week. Professor Babones discusses his […]Read More

After Lean Patch, Why U.S. Is Resetting Ties With Pakistan

NEW DELHI: The U.S.-Pakistan relationship, which was on the rocks till Imran Khan was ousted as Pakistan’s PM in April this year, has seen a reset of sorts ever since. There have been clear indicators of a new-found affinity between the two countries. The tottering Pakistani economy has somewhat stabilized due to revival of a […]Read More

Constitution To Be Followed In COAS Appointment: Pak PM

The issue of the appointment of the next army chief continues to occupy centrestage of Pakistan’s political discourse, with the government saying that it would be done according to the Constitution. The extended stay of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif along with his key advisers in London purportedly to discuss the appointment and other issues of national […]Read More

Probe Army Officer’s Role In Attack: Imran To Pak Chief Justice

As Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) long march resumed after a week from Wazirabad, party chairman Imran Khan addressed the participants from his Lahore residence through a video link, reiterating his accusation that a senior army officer was behind his attempted assassination. He said “army officer Maj. Gen. Faisal Naseer masterminded and monitored my assassination plan” and demanded […]Read More

Diplomatic Passport For Nawaz Sharif

The Pakistani government has issued a diplomatic passport to PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif after clearance from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The passport has been issued for a period of five years and was sent to the PML-N leader through the Passport and Immigration Office, sources told The Express Tribune. The former government headed by Imran Khan […]Read More

Strike-Hit Myanmar Regime Advertises Thousands Of Jobs

The junta has advertised around 4,000 job openings in less than six weeks since the beginning of October—a sign that the mass strike by civil servants has had a huge impact and that the regime is still struggling to run its administrative mechanism including education and healthcare services. More than 3,000 job vacancies were advertised […]Read More

A Guide To Contemporary China

China Boosts Its Book Diplomacy China seems to be relying far more on books to promote a positive image of itself across the world. The trend which was noticeable at the Frankfurt Book Fair, one of the largest events of its kind, saw more than 1,000 different kinds of publications exhibited at the Chinese booths. […]Read More