For more than seven decades, the region of Jammu and Kashmir has been a point of agitation between Pakistan and India; two ideologically and religiously different neighbors with nuclear arms. Yet the situation in Kashmir has become much more complex, especially after the rise of Hindutva ideology in India which impacted the rights of minorities, especially Muslims. It is one of the most complex and controversial issues in South Asia.
With the Arctic sea ice melting much faster than ever before, the changes to the world’s geopolitics are enormous and complex. Due to the process of climate change the Arctic region which for centuries was virtually untouched becomes an area of interest and activity international.
nternational politics is anarchic in nature. As such there is no supreme authority present to ensure moral recompense for any offenses committed. Thus every state must help themselves to power in order to survive.
Globalization can be said to have soared the popularity of the far right and populists by highlighting the economic disparities and cultural anxieties. In the past few decades, a rise in popularity of the right-wing parties in Europe has been witnessed.
Another apparently dominant phenomenon that continues to define the political processes and relations within and in the context of the Middle East is energy politics.
China's global influence has grown significantly in the past two decades. China's “Going Out policy”, which has resulted in the negotiation and signing of multilateral and bilateral trade agreements globally, is one of the key drivers of this expansion.
In Bangladesh, microfinance has been an effective instrument for supporting female entrepreneurs, especially throughout the transition to the post-Hasina regime.