The Nuclear Conundrums in South Asia

The BrahMos missile, a nuclear-capable, land-attack cruise missile.

May of 1998 is interesting in the history of South Asia, as two of its major powers, Pakistan and India undertook series of nuclear tests that would veer the strategic imbalance in South Asia. India took precedence when it carried out its Pokhran II tests in the Rajasthan desert from 11-13 May of 1998. Pakistan […]

Kashmir – Seven Decades Under Occupation

Kashmir - Seven Decades Under Occupation

The present-day Kashmir conflict is a consequence of the ill-planned partition of India. As a result to which two neighbours have been antagonistic to each other. This antagonism did not remain limited to mere altercations.

18th May 2009 – The End of the Sri Lankan Civil War

Sri Lanka witnessed a lethal civil war from 1983 to 2009. The Sri Lankan civil war was due to frictions that persisted among two ethnic groups: a majority Sinhalese and a minority Tamil population in the island nation. The war was primarily between the government of Sri Lanka and a Tamil insurgent group, Liberation Tigers […]

CPEC Threat Matrix

Gwadar port is crucial to CPEC

The threats to CPEC emanate from internal issues such as the Baloch insurgency to administrative lapses and political upheavals in the region.

India on US Treasury Department\’s Currency Watchlist

According to a trade ministry official, India does not see the rationale in the US placing it on a watchlist of currency manipulators. According to India\’s commerce minister, Anup Wadhawan, this decision makes little economic sense, as he told reporters. He also mentioned that the Reserve Bank of India follows a strategy that allows for […]

Caribbean Volcanic Emissions have Reached India Raises concerns about acid rain

Sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from a volcanic eruption in the Caribbean entered India on April 16, 2021. This has raised concerns about increased contamination and acid rain in the country\’s northern regions. Sulphur dioxide mixes with water to produce sulphuric acid, which can be washed away by rain. La Soufriere Volcano Eruption: “Sulphur dioxide (SO2) […]