Category: Op-eds
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Cold Currents & Hot Ambitions: China’s Arctic Play and What it Means for Global Maritime Strategies
As China continues to steer clear of U.S. operations, shipping routes have become a point…
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People Power: Lessons From Korea’s Martial Law One Year Later
Korea has recently marked the one-year anniversary of former president of the Republic of Korea…
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Transformation of the Indian National Congress’s Freedom Struggle: Shifting Political Discourse and Objectives to Reflect the Gandhian Interpretation of Swaraj
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as Mahatma Gandhi, is “often called the ‘father of India’…
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Pop Culture is the New Political Language: Gen Z Resistance in Southeast Asia
From Thailand to Indonesia to Timor-Leste, a new wave of Gen Z resistance is spreading…
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Role in Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations
In October 2025, clashes broke out along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.[1] These came…
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Landmark Opposition to India’s Caste System: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in the 1930s
Understanding Ambedkar’s Views through His Essay “An Annihilation of Caste” Introduction Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar,…
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ASEAN’s Climate Ambition Problem and The Bold Action Needed Now
The ASEAN region currently faces a multitude of climate related challenges such as rising sea…
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Gen-Z and Political Power in South Asia: Youth-led Movements
Introduction Over the course of history, there have been many dramatic shifts in societal values…
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Beyond the Bechdel Test: The Development of Girls Love in Thailand
From the 2010s to the early 2020s, boys’ love media (BL) dominated the Southeast Asian…
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Trafficking Resolved? The State Power Interplay of Myanmar-Thailand Border Scam Centres
Introduction On January 3, Chinese actor Wang Xing was lured to a fake casting opportunity…
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