Month: March 2022

In a key development, BCCI felicitated the Tokyo Olympics 2020 medallists for India, ahead of the IPL 2022 season opener on Saturday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. BCCI took to their official social media handles and shared a video where President Sourav Ganguly, Secretary Jay Shah, alongside other officials […]

In 2017, around 40 freight routes connected China to Europe. Today, the number has almost doubled to 78 lines , reaching 180 cities in 23 European countries. Not only has the number of routes and cities increased but also the number of trips. In 2016, there were only 1,900 trips […]

If we care about Ukraine, our immediate goal should be to end the war before even more damage is done. There are thoughtful pieces by Thomas Graham and Rajan Menon , Michael O’Hanlon , Anatol Lieven , and others that begin to wrestle with this difficult topic, but they all […]

For teenage girls who’d been anticipating their return to school, the last-minute reversal was too much to bear. Tears turned to anger, and on Friday and Saturday, dozens of female students braved the very real possibility of arrest and beatings to put on their uniforms, march in the street, and […]

But this March, the threats expanded, when a letter arrived from the Hong Kong Police Force. They accused Rogers of “collusion with foreign forces to endanger national security,” a punishable crime under the draconian national security law. If Rogers returns to Hong Kong, he could face three years in prison. […]

Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan delivered a lengthy address from Islamabad on Sunday where he vowed to complete his 5-year tenure and defeat the no-confidence motion. In his nearly 2 hour-long speech, which was riddled with lofty claims and extensive religious references, the Pakistan Premier elaborated on the ‘achievements’ […]

Three decades later, however, through strategic myopia, promiscuous use of power, and a flawed Russian transition, Bush’s “ new world order ” has come undone. There’s plenty of finger-pointing on all sides, but no matter who gets blamed, the world needs a new global order that avoids the mistakes of […]

If you would like to receive South Asia Brief in your inbox every Thursday, please sign up here . The highlights this week: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan faces a no-confidence vote , the Taliban renege on their pledge to let older girls return to school, and India-China competition brings […]

In its western borders of Tibet and Xinjiang, China is modernising its military facilities to address internal and external security challenges. Construction or upgrades of new airports are underway in the regions. As per the reports of Tibet Press, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is supplementing its aviation capabilities with […]