When the historically bloody conflict in his disputed homeland reignited once again, one Kashmiri citizen said: “Whenever India and Pakistan fight, we are the first ones to suffer.” (Yasir & Gettleman 2019, para. 27) Residents of Kashmir have long remained the forgotten victims of the … Continue readingTHE SILENT SUFFER IN KASHMIR
In June, I wrote with some caution about the Trump-Kim Summit in Singapore. Warning readers not to be overly optimistic, I took into account the realities of Trumpian politics and the contrasting attitudes of the Kim regime. Although many saw the meeting as a sign … Continue readingTRUMP V KIM PART II: THE SINKING OF THE SUMMIT
Huawei is a multinational company which has become the world’s largest supplier of telecommunication network equipment and second-largest smartphone producer coming trailing only Samsung. In 2018, Huawei reported a 21% increase in revenue growth compared to the previous year, surpassing $100 billion for the first … Continue reading‘HUAWEI’ WHO? WHY HAS THIS TECH GIANT CAUSED SO MUCH CONTROVERSY?
By Russell Reader – This series aims to examine a potential war with China, exploring precedents for mutually destructive wars, what might precipitate a conflict, how it might unfold, and what the long-term consequences would be. When one begins to compare our contemporary global political … Continue readingWAR WITH CHINA? PART 1: PRECEDENT FOR CATASTROPHE
By Meghna Prasannan Ponganam – *Please note: This is a sensitive issue. If you are not comfortable, please do not read on. Despite the introduction of tougher laws, violent crimes against women have been steadily rising in India. A recent Thomson Reuter Foundation Poll even … Continue readingGROWING VIOLENCE IN INDIA
The Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation is not known for producing controversy. Former Australia Senator Gareth Evans neatly captured many people’s view of the multilateral forum in 1993 when he described APEC as ‘four adjectives in search of a noun.’ But as the sun set on this … Continue readingAPEC 2018: GREAT POWERS TRADE BLOWS AS EYES TURN TO G-20
By Anonymous – Just like any relationship, China’s relationship with Australia has always been a curious one. The push and pull dynamics of their economic and security relationship has stumped many International Relations scholars (including my tutors) and it comes to the grand question of: … Continue readingTHE RISE OF CHINA: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE CHINESE?
By Hamah Hosen – Over a year since the mass influx of Rohingyas fleeing to Bangladesh, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided to conduct a preliminary investigation into Myanmar’s actions against the Rohingyas. While this can be seen as a step to opening up … Continue readingUNLOCKING THE DOOR TO ADDRESS THE ROHINGYA REFUGEE CRISIS
Varying degrees of animosity have characterised the relationship between Taiwan and China. However, Taiwan (officially the Republic of China) has in recent decades become confronted with a particularly outwardly aggressive push toward unification. However, it too is pushing against the tide that China is riding. … Continue readingROUGH SEAS AHEAD: TAIWAN STRAIT CRISIS
The British Raj – Jewel of the Empire, was given independence on August 15th 1947. This included the divisive partition of the subcontinent into the Hindu-majority India and the Muslim-majority West Pakistan and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). 71-years on from this split, the ramifications are … Continue readingINDIA & PAKISTAN – PARTITION AND ITS PROLONGED EFFECT