Date
Marco Respinti, Director-in-Charge, Bitter Winter, visited International Centre for Peace Studies (ICPS) on 14 December 2022 and interacted with the scholars of the Centre.
Issue Briefs
Fall of Bashar Al-Assad: What it Means for the Region and India
The fall of Bashar al-Assad's government marks a significant turning point in the Western Asia region. Assad was overthrown by a quick onslaught by opposition troops commanded by Ahmad al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, following more about 13 years of civil war and international sanctions.
Emergence of Terrorism in Central Asia: Roots, Drivers, and Implications
Central Asia, which includes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, has always been regarded as a stable and safe region, but the recent incidents of terrorism, linked to this region and perpetuated by ISIS-Khorasan (IS-KP), have caused significant concern both regionally and globally.
How will Trump Impact Europe in his New Term?
The election of Donald Trump as the President of the United States of America (US) for the second time poses manifold challenges to the continent of Europe, which is already going through a major war, sluggish economic recovery after the pandemic and a myriad of issues from migration, to rise of the Far-Right.
Books/Journals
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On the occasion of Kashmir Accession Day International Centre for Peace Studies (ICPS)
organised Book Launch of The Two Kashmirs authored by Sheikh Khalid Jehangir
Date
ICPS organised a talk by Umit Alperen, Director of the Centre for Asia-Pasific Studies at the Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey on 02 September 2022. He focussed on Turkey's foreign policy in general and also its relations with India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Comments
Global South’s New Playbook: Balancing Power and Trade in a Fragmented Era
Ajay Kumar Mishra, Shraddha Rishi
This comment explores the Global South’s evolving role amid competing US and Chinese leadership...
Exile as Erasure: Pakistan trying to delete its Afghan Memory
Syed Eesar Mehdi
Pakistan’s forced deportation of over 860,000 Afghan refugees under the 2023 Illegal...
PTI: A Divided House – Implications for Politics in Pakistan
Syed Eesar Mehdi
Will PTI continue to fracture under the weight of its internal strife, or can it reimagine itself and become a unified force once more? The future of the party, and consequently of Pakistan's civilian democracy, is at stake. PTI's ability to overcome its differences or its decline into political insignificance...
Between Political Relevance and Marginalisation: The BNP's Struggle in Post-Hasina Bangladesh
Mohmad Waseem Malla
BNP's success in navigating this complex political landscape will depend on its ability to exhibit political maturity, which involves distancing itself from reactionary and punitive politics while positioning itself as a defender of democratic principles and institutional integrity.