Abstract This paper will explore factors behind the triumph of guerrilla forces in the Post-Colonial Era of Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) and Sri Lanka. Moreover, it will explore the elements in their respective guerrilla movements […]
Often deemed a rivalry when cricket is in season, hostility between Pakistan and India is an old dog with old tricks. There is no dearth of corrosive division between the two, should the citizenry of […]
On January 20, 2022, the Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs, Belt and Road in Global Perspective Project, and the York Centre for Asian Research hosted a panel discussion on the book […]
Keywords: India, China, Border, Galwan, Truth Conflicting understandings of truth, or at least claims of such, are not without consequence in international affairs. Almost two years have now passed since the events of 15 June […]
In early October 2021, the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s (CUHK) student union disbanded after 50 years of service. The union stated that this decision was made primarily due to the university management’s dissociation from […]
Brisk, smokey, savory and rich. This, alongside its high caffeine content, makes Assam tea the drink of choice for many a morning tea drinker. Sold separately or blended to produce alternate flavors such as Earl […]
While 2020 marked an unprecedented transition into the COVID-19 pandemic, it also saw a resurgence of anti-government protests spearheaded by Thailand’s youth. Over the past ninety years, elected Thai governments have been recurringly supplanted by […]
On April 13, the Centre for the Study of Global Japan, the Asian Institute, and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada hosted a webinar discussing the future of Asian economic and political relations after the […]
Section 1 “Talk about caste system, bring reservation in the private sector. Raise these questions, then I will believe that you have faith in this country.”[1] Just by asking for change through his words, Kanhaiya […]
After being imprisoned and tortured for eleven months,[1] human rights lawyer Chang Weiping was only granted ten minutes to briefly speak to his parents in a police station. “I plead to you and mother to […]
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