US Contractors Allegedly Fire on Palestinians as they Seek Aid in Gaza
Last Updated on July 3, 2025 American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza have used live ammunition, stun grenades,…
ASEAN’s solution to Myanmar is at a tipping point
Myanmar's growing isolation, coupled with improving ASEAN unity, is making a solution to the Myanmar crisis increasingly possible. ...
India’s free food policy dilemma
Authors: Debashis Chakraborty, IIFT and Ripudaman Bhardwaj, RIS The COVID-19 pandemic caused not only a health crisis but an even…
Why is India rolling back COVID-19 food aid?
Author: Jose Ma Luis Montesclaros, NTU Since 2013 India has allocated subsidised grains for its poorer populations under the National…
The past year’s crisis will weigh on Sri Lanka for years to come
Author: Neil DeVotta, Wake Forest University Economically, 2022 will rank as Sri Lanka’s worst year ever. The immediate reason for…
Pinning the TICAD along the idealism and realism axis
Author: Shinichi Takeuchi, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies The Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) tends to be understood…
Pakistan’s troubled ties with the Taliban
Author: Ahmed Waqas Waheed, Roads Initiative In the immediate aftermath of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Pakistan appealed to the…
Gender on the agenda for Indonesia’s social protection policies
Author: Citra Handayani Nasruddin, Jakarta Inflation cuts across social and economic groups. But it leaves deeper wounds on those from…
Taiwan’s hands-on aid approach keeps Haiti close
Author: Tawanda Sachikonye, University of Cape Town Taiwan is widely renowned as one of the world’s most advanced and highly…