On August 16, 2023, a mob provoked by allegations that several desecrated pages of the Quran were found in a Christian neighborhood attacked five churches, a cemetery, and the homes in the neighborhood. The mob, which was led by Islamists from Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a group that has been using street power in recent years to pressure the Pakistani government,[1] […]

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 marked a pivotal shift in global geopolitics. With the Taliban’s unexpected yet rapid return to power, the international community watched with bated breath, concerned about Afghanistan’s reemergence as a potential nexus for international terrorism. This transition has profound implications, not only for Afghanistan’s internal sociopolitical dynamics but also for the larger regional security […]

On the morning of August 18, the branches of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) at the provincial and city level officially came into operation. This reform is in line with the deployment outlined in the institutional reform plan released in March this year. According to the plan, the PBoC would abolish its regional branches, branch operation management departments, headquarters’ […]

One of the most predictable domains for crystal-gazing China’s belligerent state behaviour is the South China Sea (SCS). More so now, as growing Chinese state power and influence coincide with its global aspirations of gaining a competitive edge over the United States (US). The multiple conflicts that China has with the countries in the SCS have, in many ways, become […]