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Elections as a Tool for Military Rule in Myanmar
Executive Summary Elections have been scarce in Burmese history, but they have been a symbol of hope and political reform. Following almost fifty years of brutal…
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Trade, Data Exclusivity and Access to Biologics: The EU-India FTA and its Implications for LMICs
Executive Summary Access to biologics remains sharply unequal across global income lines, with low and middle-income countries (LMICs) facing chronically high prices and delayed access to…
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The War in Ukraine and the Potential Weakening of Russia’s Greyzone Capabilities
While negotiations over the war in Ukraine between the US and Russia appear to be back on the table this week, following the leak and subsequent…
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India’s Backyard Problem: China’s Expanding Partnership with Pakistan
Executive Summary China and Pakistan have held 22 high-level meetings, just this year. In September, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met at the…
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The New Great Game: Crafting a Western Strategy for the Caucasus and Central Asia
Executive Summary The term “soft underbelly” has been used to describe the Soviet Union and, more recently, Russia’s potential weaknesses on its southern flank. This region…
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The New Space Race: India’s Efforts in China’s Shadow
Executive Summary India launched its Naval communications satellite CMS-03 aboard its homegrown LVM3 rocket successfully on 2nd November. It is also set to launch the third…
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The Optics of a Golden Age: US-Japan Bilateral Summit
Executive Summary As part of his East Asia visit, President Trump met with newly-elected prime minister Sanae Takaichi on the 28th of October in Tokyo. The…
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Trump’s H-1B Move and Its Impact on US–India Relations
On September 19th, Trump administration announced the largest increase in the H1B visa fees since their inception in 1990. The announcement caused significant confusion among US…
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Two Fronts, One Crisis – Pakistan’s Strategic Overstretch
Executive Summary Recent clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan have exposed yet another faultline in a volatile region. Ending in hundreds of casualties on both sides and…
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The Afghanistan-Pakistan Conflict: Analysing Mediation Diplomacy
Executive Summary The Foreign Ministry of Turkey recently announced the agreement to maintain the ceasefire between Pakistan and Taliban-led Afghanistan, following the earlier peace talks in…
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India’s Independent Foreign Policy Shifts from 2018 to 2025
5 Oct 2025 As the first long-form publication emerging from a CISES working group, this white paper represents a significant step forward in our mission to…
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Conceptualizing a Global Conflagration that Remains Below the Threshold of War
The 2020 invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh and the 2022 invasion of Ukraine have, in some circles, been viewed as signalling the end of hybrid and unconventional warfare.…