Al Qaeda module in India, Naga Peace talks and the Polio problem in Pakistan

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Al Qaeda module in India, Naga Peace talks and the Polio problem in Pakistan

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Bibhu Prasad Routray, Sourina Bej and D Suba Chandran

India: NIA arrests al-Qaeda operatives from West Bengal and Kerala

In the news
On 19 September 2020, simultaneous raids carried out in several locations in Ernakulum (Kerala), and Murshidabad (West Bengal) by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) led to the arrests of nine members of an al Qaeda module.

The NIA said that the arrested men had been radicalized by Pakistan-based al-Qaeda terrorists on social media platforms and had been motivated to carry out attacks at multiple locations, including in the National Capital Region (NCR). Finances had been raised, and some members of the module were planning to travel to New Delhi to procure arms and ammunition. Ongoing investigations may unravel additional details on the planning and mobilization aspects.

Issues at large
First, the lingering impact of jihadist messaging. Regular appeals by global jihadist outfits seem to be having an impact on the Muslim population in the country. Despite the reversals faced by these outfits in the past years, reach of these appeals, issued through recent Jihadist publications, especially to exploit the chaos brought about the Covid-19 pandemic, is receiving sympathetic ears. The quantitative impact of these appeals could still be low, but its subjective reverberations are significant enough to be dismissed or underplayed.

Second, thinning divide between radicalization and violence: The recent arrests further point at the growing ability of radicalized individuals to establish cross-regional networks, which is possible only through the internet. While online radicalization and mobilization for terrorist violence have been a source of a major threat to national security for the past several years, their various manifestations—lone wolves as well as organized self-sufficient modules— are an indication of a gradual step forward towards overcoming the limitations that novice terrorists encounter, of not being able to perpetrate actual violence.

Third, the danger of falling between the cracks: Ability of the security and intelligence agencies to track the jihadist activity on the web has perceptibly increased. Regular arrests of (potential) terrorists, in various stages of inflicting violence across the country, have been reported. The counter-terrorism (CT) cooperation with the major countries, including the US resulting in the sharing of intelligence has further enhanced the capacities of Indian agencies. This possibly could have led to a Jihadist strategy to exploit the cracks that exists in between the centre and the states, by establishing multi-state networks.

Fourth, the Pakistan plus factor. The recent arrests have further vindicated India's position that Pakistan is indeed the epicentre of global terrorism. Using the web, non-state actors with varying degrees of nexus with state agencies, have been attempting to expand Jihad, beyond the known theatres such as Kashmir. However, given the fact that such mobilizations mostly take place on the web—on social media platforms or in the dark web, the CT efforts have to remain broad-ranging, multi-dimensional, and not necessarily focused on a single country.

In perspective
Search for an enduring solution to the challenge of terrorism is oxymoronic. This has been the trend across the world where the Jihadists are engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with the CT agencies. Hence, these arrests are important in unravelling some of the intricacies of terrorist mobilization and psychology of the radicals, even while providing only transitory setbacks to jihadist aspirations.

India: In the northeast, grim road ahead in Nagaland peace talks as NSCN(I-M) resolute on flag and constitution
In the news
On 18 September 2020, in its joint council meeting, the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah, unanimously adopted a resolution reiterating its stand that the Naga "national flag" and Yehzabo (constitution) "must form a part" of the political solution "in order to qualify" it as "honourable and acceptable" amid the ongoing peace talks with the Centre.

The NSCN (I-M) statement after the council meeting also stated that the Centre "must" seek a final pact based on the Framework Agreement of 3 August 2015. The agreement, according to NSCN (I-M) and its general secretary Muivah recognizes the sovereignty of the Nagas and "inclusive, peaceful coexistence of the two entities sharing sovereign power."

Issues at large
First, NSCN (I-M) hardens its demand for separate flag and constitution. The strong-worded resolution only signifies that the peace talks now hinge on respecting the spirit and principles of the 2015 Framework Agreement that agrees to preserve the "historical and political rights" of the Naga people and in it, the flag and constitution has more than symbolic meaning. NSCN(I-M) has interpreted the 2015 agreement as Centre's recognition of the sovereignty of the Naga people that agrees in principle the Nagas will co-exist but not merge with India. This understanding of coexistence has in turn, given way for the demand for separate flag and constitution as a cultural and political pathway to preserve the Naga identity.

Second, Article 371A as the principle of coexistence. The principle of coexistence interpreted in the 2015 Agreement draws on the legal connotation of the Article 371A. The article was enacted in the Indian Constitution to preserve Naga identity, the root cause of the insurgency and opened the channel for peace negotiations. A modified version of the principle with additional concessions or safeguards is seen as the likely key to the final Naga Accord. However, after scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the NSCN (I-M) have become increasingly suspicious and hardened its stand on a constitution and flag, and even threatened to walk out of negotiations. The Centre has responded by roping in six other armed Naga outfits under the banner of Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) for the negotiations. Home Minister Amit Shah also gave assurances on the sanctity of Article 371A and in turn sought to preserve the agreements that have been signed with various Naga groups including NSCN(I-M).

Third, mistrust and intragroup fault lines push peace talks to the brink of breakdowns. NSCN(I-M) has hardened its stance also because of its differences and mistrust against the interlocutor RN Ravi, whom they see as one who will not support their demand for a separate flag. At the same time, other groups in the peace talks like the NNPGs have backed Ravi to resolve the Naga problem. As NSCN(I-M) remains firm on demand for flag and constitution as the bedrock of the 2015 agreement, the same cannot be said for the other groups in the peace negotiations. NNPGs and other tribal heads groups have maintained that a final agreement may or may not depend on a separate flag and constitution, an agenda that could be acceptable to the public in the long run. It has become increasingly clear that constitutional and statutory position do not favour the allocation of a flag rather the right of the Nagas could be preserved through their own insignia, emblem and Naga Federal Hoho. This view runs opposite to that of NSCN(I-M), who remains one of the largest groups negotiating in the peace process.

In perspective
As the September deadline nears to clinch for a final solution to the question of peace in Nagaland, an alternate reality should be considered that of a peace deal without NSCN(I-M). Through the 2015 agreement with the NSCN(I-M), Centre had in the past kept the option open for a separate flag and constitution. But time has shown that in the short term even if signing the 2015 framework was important in countering the violence and bringing the largest group to the negotiating table, in the long run, a separate flag and constitution will not be something the Centre will hinge the peace talks on. While the other groups looking for a federal solution with an administrative refashioning, keeping the demand for a separate flag alive will only push the NSCN(I-M) further in the peace table. Or it is what the group wants. To return back to being an armed group.

Pakistan: The persisting polio problem
In the news
On 22 September 2020, Dawn reported the recovery of five polio workers, who were kidnapped earlier, while they were administering polio vaccine in Kohlu district in Balochistan. According to the report, the five men were kidnapped earlier by armed men.

On 21 September 2020, in another report, Dawn said so far in 2020 alone, there have been 73 cases of polio reported. In 2019, it was 147.

On 20 September 2020, another report published in Dawn referred to a larger problem relating to Polio in the province of Punjab. Titled, "63pc of environmental samples in Punjab test positive for the poliovirus," the report said: "The initiative for the eradication of polio from the country seems to have hit a snag in Punjab as the crippling disease is on the brink of an outbreak apparently due to the apathy of the government, risking the health and lives of millions of vulnerable children across the province. An official report has exposed the efforts of the health authorities and the programme managers after Punjab reported a 63 per cent positive rate of the environmental samples collected from across the province." Recently, in August, the World Health Organization declared Africa Polio free. However, in Asia, it remains a problem for Pakistan and Afghanistan.

On 20 September, the Chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council addressed a press conference to state: "Pakistan Ulema Council, Darul Afta Pakistan, Wafaq-ul-Masajid, Madaris-i-Pakistan and leading ulema and mashaikh have already termed polio drops not only halal but also beneficial for people and decrees have been issued that there is nothing harmful or haram in polio drops."

Issues at large
First, the issue of governance and the spending on health – at the national and provincial levels. The issue of polio cannot be seen in isolation and should be viewed as a part of a larger governance issue facing the health sector both at the national and provincial levels. Many critics within, say that the awareness campaigns need an effective strategy.

Second, the reluctance at the societal level, especially in rural areas. A section within the society is reluctant to see polio as a health problem; unfortunately, they see it as a part of a conspiracy aimed at reducing the population. Another issue is - whether vaccination was halal or not. The conservative section, especially at the rural areas look at the vaccination from non-health perspective. In this context, awareness campaigns become important. Like that of the statement from the Pakistan Ulema Council, more such statements from the religious, political and health sectors need to be a part of a larger campaign.

Third, the threats against the polio health workers. As happened in Balochistan last week, kidnapping and attacking the polio workers have become a security issue for those who are working hard. Given the size of Pakistan and the need to carry out vaccination, the State needs to provide better security to the polio workers. They have become an easy target for the militants; and the last few many years, many polio workers have lost their lives not only to the militants but also to societal miscreants.

In perspective
Pakistan needs a larger campaign to create better awareness to address the polio problem. It needs to find innovative ways to increase awareness, and also address the apprehensions at the societal level.

Pakistan also needs to invest more in the health sector. The issue is just not finding polio workers to do a job, but to strengthen the health sector at the grassroots level and to provide institutional support to the workers – not only working on polio.

Third, security for the polio workers. The State will have to work towards not only providing better security but also better travel and accommodation arrangements.

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Thailand: Plaque installed by pro-democracy protesters near palace removed
Protests for reforms against constitutional monarchic system in Thailand gathered momentum after a plaque featuring a hand giving the three-fingered salute, adopted by the protest movement, was dug into the ground on 20 September after a weekend rally by tens of thousands of people. The plaque signifies the calls that "Thailand belongs to its people" thereby making a symbolic gesture in wanting reforms to the monarchy of King Maha Vajiralongkorn. The plaque has however been removed less than 24 hours after it was installed. Protesters have grown ever-bolder during two months of demonstrations against Thailand's palace and military-dominated establishment, breaking a long-standing taboo on criticizing the monarchy, which is illegal under the country's stringent laws.

Chinese warships breach Taiwan straits; President calls it 'threat of force'
Taiwan's President has accused Beijing of purposefully inflaming tensions in East Asia, after Chinese warplanes crossed the sensitive median line across the narrow strait that separates the mainland and the self-governing island almost 40 times on 18 and 19 September. The repeated incursions, which came from multiple directions and involved a combination of sophisticated fighter jets and heavy bombers, is without modern precedent and marks a significant escalation in cross-strait tensions. The Chinese military activity came as Keith Krach, the United States under secretary of state for economic, energy and environmental affairs, held meetings in Taipei, ahead of a memorial service on 19 September of Taiwan's former President Lee Teng-hui.

Peace and Conflict in South Asia
Sri Lanka: 20th Amendment to the Constitution presented in parliament amid protests
In Sri Lanka, the Minister of Justice Ali Sabry presented the bill entitled "Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution" to amend the Constitution of Sri Lanka to Parliament on 22 September amid the protests from the opposition. The main opposition party, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) protested the bill which grants more powers to the President repealing the 19th Amendment which strengthened the role of the parliament and curbed the powers of the executive President.

India: Parliament passes Jammu and Kashmir languages bill; calls to include Punjabi and Gurjari
In India, parliament on 23 September passed a bill for the inclusion of Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi in the list of official languages in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to the existing Urdu and English. The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020 was passed by Rajya Sabha through voice vote after Lok Sabha cleared the legislation on 22 September. In response, the calls have intensified to include Punjabi in the list as well as more than 13 lakh Punjabis live in Jammu and Kashmir. Simultaneously demands have also been raised for the inclusion of Gurjari and Pahari in the bill.

India, China agree to stop sending more troops to the Ladakh frontlines
India and China have agreed to stop sending more troops to the frontlines in Ladakh, refrain from unilaterally changing the situation on the ground, and avoid taking any actions that may complicate the situation, the countries said in a joint statement on 22 September. The statement was issued after senior Army officials of the two sides held the sixth round of commander-level talks on 21 September as part of the countries' first military-diplomatic dialogue. The two sides had decided to keep talking, disengage fast, and keep distance as part of a five-point agenda that served as the basis for this round of the meetings.

Amid talks, 70 Afghan government troops killed in Taliban attacks
More than 70 government security forces have been killed across Afghanistan in Taliban attacks during the past two days alone, officials said on 22 September, even as negotiators from both sides engage in direct peace talks to end decades of war. "The Taliban have increased their raids since the start of the talks and, as the defense minister said recently, the reason for it is to seek concessions at the negotiation table which is impossible to gain through violence and killing. The Taliban in response has blamed the government for the escalation of attacks, accusing it of building new posts in regions close to Taliban-controlled areas, and dispatching additional troops in nine provinces.

Peace and Conflict in the Middle East
The US announces new sanctions against Iran, calling it part of UN arms embargo
The US has imposed a slew of new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear weapons programme, claiming that it is enforcing a UN arms embargo – and demanded that the European Union must follow suit. The Trump administration on 21 September named 27 individuals and entities, including officials at the Iranian ministry of defence, nuclear scientists, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and anyone found trading in conventional weapons with Iran. The UN has asserted that the decision is not up to Washington, and the European powers have warned that the US does not have the legal power to do so.

Peace and Conflict in Europe and the Americas
RIP Justice Ruth Bader.
Legacy and fight against sexism will continue in America
The death of Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg on 18 September has indeed left a void but especially holds strong for all American feminists. Even before her death, Ginsburg was not just a Supreme Court Justice but a visionary who not just created the pathway for equal gender norms but died trying to challenge herself and fight the gender discrimination in America. She was a feminist for today's young women to imagine and emulate. She wasn't one full of words blinded by the sanctity of her propagated norms but a quite dissident trying each day to push and refine the innate challenges of what she visioned. To create a world for equals, Judge Ruth sort to instill among women a belief that they are equal. As a judge she decided, some of the most important gender discrimination cases in American history, including one that held that the Virginia Military Academy's male-only admissions policy was unconstitutional. Today, Judge Ruth rests in power as her legacy will inspire us all.

EU likely to unveil details of the migration pact
The European Union has unveiled a long-awaited migration pact, aiming to streamline the asylum process among member states to fix what EU leaders acknowledged was an ineffective system. The new pact aims to better share the burden of relocating asylum seekers by allowing member states to contribute by instead returning individuals who do not qualify for asylum or providing logistical support. Migration policy has historically been a thorny issue in EU politics, and it's possible the new migration pact will be a hard sell for the European Commission. The process has been a delicate balancing act of getting countries who have been averse to mandatory quotas like Poland, Hungary and Austria to accept migrants, and supporting southern countries like Greece, Italy and Malta in dealing with people arriving on their shores from the Mediterranean.

Belarus: Alexander Lukashenko sworn in as President in a silent ceremony amid protests
Riot police clashed with protesters in Minsk on 23 September evening, using water cannon and stun grenades, hours after the inauguration of Alexander Lukashenko for another term as President. Lukashenko held the ceremony without announcements or publicity earlier in the day, in all likelihood to avoid it becoming a magnet for protesters. Opposition leaders and European politicians immediately denounced his inauguration as illegitimate.

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IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

A ceasefire in DRC and a report on the repatriation from Syria's detention camps

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 335
IPRI Comments

Debangana Chatterjee

Mapping Gender: Iran and its â€˜Burningâ€™ Hijabs

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 333
IPRI Comments

Sindhu Radhakrishna

Peace and Conflict in Human Wildlife Interactions

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 332
IPRI Comments

Padmashree Anandhan

Europe: Ukraine War and the Nordic

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 331
IPRI Comments

Porkkodi Ganeshpandian

Haiti: Five issues fueling gang violence

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 330
IPRI Comments

Sruthi Sadhasivam

Latin America: Four implications of War in Ukraine

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 329
IPRI Comments

S Shaji

Africa: A war and truce between Ethiopia and Tigray

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 328
IPRI Comments

Anu Maria Joseph

Africa: Ethiopia-Tigray ceasefire, and the complex roadmap for peace

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 327
IPRI Comments

Poulomi Mondal

Africa: End of Operation Barkhane, and future implications for France and Sahel

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 326
IPRI Comments

Devjyoti Saha

Africa: The Wagner Group, exploitation of conflicts and increased dependency on Russia

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 325
IPRI Comments

Apoorva Sudhakar

Africa: An overview and reasons behind persistence of conflicts

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 324
IPRI Comments

Athar Zafar

South Caucasia: Prospects for a stable peace

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 323
IPRI Comments

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

Afghanistan: The Taliban, women, and how history repeats itself

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 322
IPRI Comments

Vijay Anand Panigrahi

Pakistan: TTP, failed peace negotiations, and violence in Swat

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 321
IPRI Comments

Sourina Bej

India: Protracted Talks and Elusive Peace in the Naga ceasefire agreement

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 320
IPRI Comments

Mahesh Bhatta

Nepal: An impending economic crisis

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 319
IPRI Comments

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Sri Lanka: Significance of Aragalaya as a unifying factor

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 318
IPRI Comments

Bibhu Prasad Routray

Myanmar: Resilience of the Oppositionâ€™s Armed Uprising

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 317
IPRI Comments

Sandip Kumar Mishra

East Asia: North Koreaâ€™s Missile Provocations

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 316
IPRI Comments

Avishka Ashok

China: Global Focus and its impact on Xinjiang and the Uyghurs

Conflict Weekly Special Issue

November 2022 | IPRI # 315
IPRI Comments

Mallika Joseph

The struggle to frame peace

Conflict Weekly

November 2022 | IPRI # 314
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Special Edition: 150th Issue of Conflict Weekly

Conflict Weekly

November 2022 | IPRI # 313
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Assassination attempt on Imran Khan and Russiaâ€™s withdrawal from Kherson

Conflict Weekly

November 2022 | IPRI # 312
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Permanent ceasefire in Ethiopia and a report on the supply chain behind war crimes in Myanmar

Conflict Weekly

October 2022 | IPRI # 311
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Protests and violence in Chad

Conflict Weekly

October 2022 | IPRI # 310
IPRI Comments

Haiti's Gang Violence, Venezuelan Migrants and the US, and Global Hunger Index

Conflict Weekly

October 2022 | IPRI # 309
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

UNHRC proceedings on Xinjiang and the Oxfam report on reducing inequality

Conflict Weekly

October 2022 | IPRI # 308
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

North Korea's missile tests and Russia's annexation of four territories

Conflict Weekly

September 2022 | IPRI # 307
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Protests in Iran

Conflict Weekly

September 2022 | IPRI # 306
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Clashes betweenÂ Armenia-Azerbaijan

Conflict Weekly Cover Story

September 2022 | IPRI # 305
IPRI Comments

Bibhu Prasad Routray

Another Peace Accord in Indiaâ€™s Northeast: A review of the new agreement between New Delhi, Assam government and Adivasi insurgent groups

Conflict Weekly

September 2022 | IPRI # 304
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Ukraine's counter-offensive, North Korea's legislation on preemptive nuclear strike, and a report on Modern Slavery

Conflict Weekly

September 2022 | IPRI # 303
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

The UN report on Xinjiang: Four Takeaways

Conflict Weekly

September 2022 | IPRI # 302
IPRI Comments

Violence in Baghdad and Renewed fighting in Ethiopia

Conflict Weekly

August 2022 | IPRI # 301
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Six months of War in Ukraine

Conflict Weekly

August 2022 | IPRI # 300
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Breaking from the past in Kenyan elections, a year under the Taliban in Afghanistan, and merciless heatwaves in Europe

Conflict Weekly

August 2022 | IPRI # 299
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Precarious ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, fresh rounds of violence in Gaza, and the new US bill supporting climate change

Conflict Weekly Cover Story

August 2022 | IPRI # 298
IPRI Briefs

Chrishari de Alwis Gunasekare

100 Days of Peopleâ€™s Protest in Sri Lanka: Whatâ€™s Next?

Conflict Weekly

August 2022 | IPRI # 297
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Zawahiri's killing, Pope's apology to the indigenous people in Canada, Iraq's political crisis, and Senegal's disputed elections

Conflict Weekly

August 2022 | IPRI # 296
IPRI Briefs

Bibhu Prasad Routray

Myanmar Military: Annihilation as a Domination Strategy

Conflict Weekly

July 2022 | IPRI # 295
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Ukraine grain deal, the Monkeypox emergency, and the US wildfires

Conflict Weekly Cover Story

July 2022 | IPRI # 294
IPRI Comments

Amit Gupta

Killing Roe will hurt the US Soft Power

Conflict Weekly

July 2022 | IPRI # 293
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Russiaâ€™s gas warning to Europe, and Sudanâ€™s intra-tribal clashes

Conflict Weekly

July 2022 | IPRI # 292
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

President Rajapaksaâ€™s resignation and the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, and the military's withdrawal in Sudan

Conflict Weekly

July 2022 | IPRI # 291
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Political Stalemate in Libya, and the Fall of Luhansk in Ukraine

Conflict Weekly

June 2022 | IPRI # 290
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Attacks on Europe's pride marches, the Morocco-Spain migration, and the intensifying Russia-Ukraine war

NIAS Africa Studies

June 2022 | IPRI # 289
IPRI Comments

Apoorva Sudhakar

DRC-Rwanda tensions: Latest developments and issues

NIAS Africa Weekly

June 2022 | IPRI # 288
IPRI Comments

Apoorva Sudhakar

Africaâ€™s displacement crises: Three key drivers

Conflict Weekly

June 2022 | IPRI # 287
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Heatwave in Europe, rise of the Left in Colombia and the UNHCR report on Forced Displacement

Russia-Ukraine War

June 2022 | IPRI # 286
IPRI Comments

Sruthi Sadhasivam

Limiting Ukraine War to Ukraine: The US foreign policy strategy

Conflict Weekly

June 2022 | IPRI # 285
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

The new UK new bill on Brexit, Turkey's NATO concerns on Finland and Sweden and the SIPRI report on nuclear arsenal/weapons

Conflict Weekly

June 2022 | IPRI # 284
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

North Korea's Missile Tests and Sanctions on Mali

Conflict Weekly

June 2022 | IPRI # 283
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Denmark's referendum on EU defence and interstate tensions in Africa

Conflict Weekly Cover Story

May 2022 | IPRI # 282
IPRI Briefs

Chrishari de Alwis Gunasekare

Sri Lankaâ€™s Economic Crisis: Structural issues and impacts

Conflict Weekly

May 2022 | IPRI # 281
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Another school shooting in the US, and EU-UK tussle over Northern Ireland protocol

NIAS Africa Studies

May 2022 | IPRI # 280
IPRI Comments

Poulomi Mondal

Communal Tensions in Ethiopia: Five drivers

Conflict Weekly

May 2022 | IPRI # 279
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Another racial attack in the US, Divide within the EU over the Russian oil ban, and violence in Israel

Conflict Weekly Cover Story

May 2022 | IPRI # 278
IPRI Comments

S Shaji

Sudan, three years after Omar al Bashir

Conflict Weekly

May 2022 | IPRI # 277
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Intensifying political crisis in Sri Lanka, Communal tensions in Ethiopia, and 75 days of Ukraine war

NIAS Africa Studies

May 2022 | IPRI # 276
IPRI Comments

Mohamad Aseel Ummer

Wagner Group: Russia's Proxies or Ghost Soldiers?

NIAS Africa Studies

May 2022 | IPRI # 275
IPRI Comments

Anu Maria Joseph

Mali ends defence ties with France: What does this mean

Conflict Weekly

May 2022 | IPRI # 274
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Mali-France tensions and anti-UK protests in the Virgin Islands

Conflict Weekly

April 2022 | IPRI # 273
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹UK-Rwanda asylum deal, Mexico's continuing femicides, and Afghanistan's sectarian violenceÂ

Conflict Weekly

April 2022 | IPRI # 272
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

The battle for Donbas, Violence in Jerusalem, Riots in Sweden, Kyrgyzstan- Tajikistan border dialogue, and Chinaâ€™s military drills

Conflict Weekly

April 2022 | IPRI # 271
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Violence in Nigeria, and Russiaâ€™s new military strategy in Ukraine

Conflict Weekly

April 2022 | IPRI # 270
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Political Crises in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Tunisia; Ceasefire in Yemen; and the Battle for Mariupol

NIAS-IPRI Brief

April 2022 | IPRI # 269
IPRI Briefs

Sourina Bej

Ceasefire trails in Naga conflict: Space for peace parleys and violent politics

NIAS-IPRI Brief

April 2022 | IPRI # 268
IPRI Briefs

Mohamad Aseel Ummer

Failing Peace in Darfur: Multiple Actors, No Outcome

NIAS-IPRI Brief

April 2022 | IPRI # 267
IPRI Briefs

Jeshil Samuel J

The 2014 Gaza Ceasefire: A Stopgap to Peace dividend

NIAS-IPRI Brief

April 2022 | IPRI # 266
IPRI Briefs

Dincy Adlakha

The 1999 Lome Peace Agreement: Issues and failed aspirations

NIAS-IPRI Brief

April 2022 | IPRI # 265
IPRI Briefs

Anju C Joseph

Ceasefire in Moro Conflict: No lasting solution in sight

Conflict Weekly

March 2022 | IPRI # 264
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

30 days of War in Ukraine

Conflict Weekly

March 2022 | IPRI # 263
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Sri Lankaâ€™s worsening economic crisis

Conflict Weekly

March 2022 | IPRI # 262
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

The end of Denmarkâ€™s Inuit experiment

Conflict Weekly

March 2022 | IPRI # 261
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

International Womenâ€™s Day: Gap between policies and realities on gender equality

Conflict Weekly

March 2022 | IPRI # 260
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Russiaâ€™s Ukraine Invasion: One Week Later

Conflict Weekly

February 2022 | IPRI # 259
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Russiaâ€™s Ukraine salami slicing and Canadaâ€™s freedom convoy protests

Conflict Weekly

February 2022 | IPRI # 258
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Unfreezing the Afghan assets, Tunisiaâ€™s judicial crisis and Libyaâ€™s new political deadlock

Conflict Weekly

February 2022 | IPRI # 257
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Freedom convoy protests in Canada, and a de-escalation over Ukraine

NIAS Africa Monitor

February 2022 | IPRI # 256
IPRI Comments

Apoorva Sudhakar

Coup in Burkina Faso: Five things to know

Conflict Weekly

February 2022 | IPRI # 255
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

One year of the coup in Myanmar, Taliban meetings in Oslo, and the Global hunger report

Conflict Weekly

January 2022 | IPRI # 254
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Coup in Burkina Faso, Continuing violence in Yemen, and an ISIS attack in Syria

Conflict Weekly

January 2022 | IPRI # 253
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Threat of War over Ukraine, a Syrian trial in Germany, and Protests in France

Central Asia

January 2022 | IPRI # 252
IPRI Comments

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

The unrest in Kazakhstan: Look beyond the trigger

Conflict Weekly

January 2022 | IPRI # 251
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Unrest and crackdown in Kazakhstan, Another jail term for Aung San Suu Kyi, Two years after Qasem Soleimani, and Canada's reconciliation with the indigenous people

Conflict Weekly

January 2022 | IPRI # 250
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Conflicts in 2021 : Through Regional Prisms

NIAS-IPRI Workshop

January 2022 | IPRI # 249
IPRI Briefs

Dr Shreya Upadhyay

State of Peace and Conflict in North America in 2021

NIAS-IPRI Workshop

January 2022 | IPRI # 248
IPRI Briefs

Dr Aparaajita Pandey

State of Peace and Conflict in Latin America in 2021

NIAS-IPRI Workshop

January 2022 | IPRI # 247
IPRI Briefs

Dr Shaji S

State of Peace and Conflict in Africa in 2021

NIAS-IPRI Workshop

January 2022 | IPRI # 246
IPRI Briefs

Dr Stanly Johny

State of Peace and conflict in the Middle East in 2021

NIAS-IPRI Workshop

January 2022 | IPRI # 245
IPRI Briefs

Dr Athar Zafar

State of Peace and Conflict in Central Asia in 2021

NIAS-IPRI Workshop

January 2022 | IPRI # 244
IPRI Briefs

Dr Anshuman Behera

State of Peace and Conflict in South Asia in 2021

NIAS-IPRI Workshop

January 2022 | IPRI # 243
IPRI Briefs

Dr Bibhu Prasad Routray

State of Peace and Conflict in Southeast Asia in 2021

NIAS-IPRI Workshop

January 2022 | IPRI # 242
IPRI Briefs

Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra

State of Peace and Conflict in East Asia in 2021

NIAS-IPRI Workshop

January 2022 | IPRI # 241
IPRI Briefs

Dr Anand V

State of Peace and Conflict in China in 2021

Conflict Weekly

December 2021 | IPRI # 240
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Top 15 Conflicts in 2021

Conflict Weekly

December 2021 | IPRI # 239
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

New reports on the Omicron threat, and lifting sanctions on humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

Conflict Weekly

December 2021 | IPRI # 238
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

West warns Russia over Ukrainian aggression and South Korea and North Korean agree on end-of-war declaration in principle

NIAS Africa Monitor

December 2021 | IPRI # 237
IPRI Comments

Harshita Rathore

Famine in Ethiopia: The government's refusal to acknowledge, worsens the crisis

Conflict Weekly

December 2021 | IPRI # 236
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Conflict Weekly: 100th Issue

Conflict Weekly

December 2021 | IPRI # 235
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Unrest in the Solomon Islands, and the 12 million missing children in China

Conflict Weekly

November 2021 | IPRI # 234
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Anti-lockdown protests in Europe, Farmers' protests in India, and Continuing instability in Sudan

Conflict Weekly

November 2021 | IPRI # 223
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Europe's other migrant crisis, and Protests in Cuba and Thailand

Conflict Weekly

November 2021 | IPRI # 222
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

The migrant threat to Europe from Belarus and Ceasefire with the TTP in Pakistan

Conflict Weekly

November 2021 | IPRI # 221
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

One year of Ethiopian conflict and UK-France fishing row

Conflict Weekly

October 2021 | IPRI # 220
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Coup in Sudan, Pressure on Myanmar's military regime, and the Migrant game by Belarus

October 2021 | IPRI # 219
IPRI Comments

Vandana Mishra

The Texas abortion law: Five reasons why it is draconian

Pakistan Reader Comments

October 2021 | IPRI # 218
IPRI Comments

Apoorva Sudhakar

No honour in honour killing

Conflict Weekly

October 2021 | IPRI # 217
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

One year after Samuel Paty's killing, Kidnapping in Haiti, and Instability in Sudan

Conflict Weekly

October 2021 | IPRI # 216
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

ISIS violence in Afghanistan, and Targeted killings in J&K

Pakistan Reader Comments

October 2021 | IPRI # 215
IPRI Comments

Apoorva Sudhakar

Rising child abuse in Pakistan: Five reasons why

Pakistan Reader Comments

October 2021 | IPRI # 214
IPRI Comments

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

Hazara Persecution in Pakistan: No end in sight

Pakistan Reader Comments

October 2021 | IPRI # 213
IPRI Comments

D. Suba Chandran

Talking to the Pakistani Taliban: What did Imran say? And what does it mean? Is the rest of Pakistan ready for the same?

Pakistan Reader Comments

October 2021 | IPRI # 212
IPRI Comments

D. Suba Chandran

Protests in Gwadar: Who and Why

Conflict Weekly

October 2021 | IPRI # 211
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Anti-Bolsonaro protests in Brazil, UK-France fishing row, Talks with the TTP in Pakistan, and the anti-abortion law protests in the US

Conflict Weekly

September 2021 | IPRI # 210
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

The Chinese White Paper on Xinjiang, and the Haitian migrant crisis in the US

NIAS-IPRI Brief

September 2021 | IPRI # 209
IPRI Briefs

Apoorva Sudhakar

Africaâ€™s Stolen Future:Child abductions, lost innocence, and a glaring reflection of State failure in Nigeria

Afghanistan

September 2021 | IPRI # 208
IPRI Comments

Vineeth Daniel Vinoy

Who is who in the interim Taliban government? And, what would be the government structure?

Conflict Weekly

September 2021 | IPRI # 207
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Pride marches in Europe, Jail term for Hotel Rwanda hero, and continuing Houthi-led violence in Yemen

Conflict Weekly

September 2021 | IPRI # 206
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Protests in Europe and Brazil, and an impending humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

Latin America

September 2021 | IPRI # 205
IPRI Comments

Lokendra Sharma

Two months of Cuban protests: Is the â€˜revolutionâ€™ ending?

Conflict Weekly

September 2021 | IPRI # 204
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Texas' abortion ban, Return of the Thai protests, the Taliban government, and the Guinea coup

Conflict Weekly

September 2021 | IPRI # 203
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

The US exit from Afghanistan, the Houthi violence in Yemen, and Hurricane Ida in the US

Conflict Weekly

August 2021 | IPRI # 202
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Chaotic evacuation in Kabul, Crimea Summit on seven years of Russian occupation, anti-lockdown protests in Australia, and continuing kidnappings in Africa

Conflict Weekly

August 2021 | IPRI # 201
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Return of the Taliban and the fall of Afghanistan

Conflict Weekly

August 2021 | IPRI # 200
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Protests return to Thailand, Taliban gains in Afghanistan, Pandemic action triggers protests in Europe, and new Climate Change report warns Code-Red

Conflict Weekly

August 2021 | IPRI # 199
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Taliban offensive, New Zealand's apology over the Pacific communities, Peru's new problem, and an inter-State clash in India's Northeast

Conflict Weekly

July 2021 | IPRI # 198
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

France's anti-extremism bill, Canada's burning churches, and Tunisia's new political crisis

NIAS Africa Monitor

July 2021 | IPRI # 197
IPRI Comments

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

Impending famine in Tigray, should make Ethiopia everyone's problem

NIAS Africa Monitor

July 2021 | IPRI # 196
IPRI Comments

Anu Maria Joseph

Too late and too little is Ethiopia's international problem

NIAS Africa Monitor

July 2021 | IPRI # 195
IPRI Comments

Sankalp Gurjar

Africa's Ethiopia Problem

NIAS Africa Monitor

July 2021 | IPRI # 194
IPRI Comments

Apoorva Sudhakar

Ethiopia's Tigray problem is Tigray's Ethiopia problem

Afghanistan

July 2021 | IPRI # 193
IPRI Comments

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

Five reasons why Afghanistan is closer to a civil war

NIAS Africa Monitor

July 2021 | IPRI # 192
IPRI Comments

Anu Maria Joseph

Beyond the apology to Rwanda: In Africa, is France still a 'silent colonizer'?

NIAS Africa Monitor

July 2021 | IPRI # 191
IPRI Comments

Mohamad Aseel Ummer

Migration in Africa: Origin, Drivers and Destinations

NIAS Africa Monitor

July 2021 | IPRI # 190
IPRI Comments

Apoorva Sudhakar

15 of the 23 global hunger hotspots are in Africa:Three reasons why

NIAS Africa Monitor

July 2021 | IPRI # 189
IPRI Comments

Apoorva Sudhakar

Libya: A new unity government and rekindled hope, a decade after the fall of Gaddafi

Conflict Weekly

July 2021 | IPRI # 188
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Floods in Germany, Wildfires in Siberia and the Pegasus Spyware

Conflict Weekly

July 2021 | IPRI # 184
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Anti-government protests in Cuba, Pro-Zuma protests in South Africa, and remembering the Srebrenica massacre

Conflict Weekly

July 2021 | IPRI # 183
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Taliban offensive in Afghanistan, Protests in Colombia, and the Heat WaveÂ

Conflict Weekly

June 2021 | IPRI # 182
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Ceasefire in Ethiopia, Berlin Conference on Libya and the World Drug Report

Conflict Weekly

June 2021 | IPRI # 181
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

The US Juneteenth, UN resolution on Myanmar and Global Peace Index

Europe

June 2021 | IPRI # 180
IPRI Comments

Chetna Vinay Bhora

Spain, Morocco and the rise of rightwing politics in Europe over immigration

Southeast Asia

June 2021 | IPRI # 179
IPRI Comments

Anju Joseph

Timor Leste: Instability continues, despite 19 years of independence

Conflict Weekly

June 2021 | IPRI # 178
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Three new reports on Child labour, Ethiopia and Xinjiang, Tensions in Belfast, and the Suu Kyi trial

Conflict Weekly

June 2021 | IPRI # 177
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

The UN report on Taliban-al Qaeda links, Denmark on relocating refugee camps, Burkino Faso massacre, Arctic melt, and Afghan trilateral dialogue

Israel-Palestine Conflict

June 2021 | IPRI # 176
IPRI Comments

Udbhav Krishna P

Revisiting the recent violence: Three takeaways

Gender Peace and Conflict

June 2021 | IPRI # 175
IPRI Comments

Vibha Venugopal

The return of Taliban will be bad news for women

Nepal

June 2021 | IPRI # 174
IPRI Comments

Sourina Bej

Fresh election-call mean unending cycle of instability

Conflict Weekly

June 2021 | IPRI # 173
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Continuing protests in Colombia, another mass abduction in Nigeria, and a controversial election in Syria

Conflict Weekly

May 2021 | IPRI # 172
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Ceasefire in Israel, NLD ban in Myanmar and a new Belarus crisis

Conflict Weekly

May 2021 | IPRI # 171
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Elusive ceasefire in Israel-Palestine conflict, a migration crisis in Spain, three weeks of protests in Colombia, and the rise of Ransomware reign

The Maldives

May 2021 | IPRI # 170
IPRI Comments

N Manoharan

The bomb attack on Mohamed Nasheed. Is it political or jihadist?

Conflict Weekly

May 2021 | IPRI # 169
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Escalating Israel-Palestine violence, an attack and a ceasefire in Afghanistan, and the fallouts of Scotland election for the UK

Australia's indigenous communities

May 2021 | IPRI # 168
IPRI Comments

Avishka Ashok

The systemic oppression continues despite three decades of the Royal Commission report

Africa

May 2021 | IPRI # 167
IPRI Comments

Apoorva Sudhakar

15 of the 23 global hunger hotspots are in Africa. Three reasons why

AfghanistanÂ

May 2021 | IPRI # 166
IPRI Comments

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

The US decision to withdraw is a call made too early. Three reasons why

Conflict Weekly

May 2021 | IPRI # 165
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Violent protests in Colombia, US troops withdrawal in Afghanistan, and the battle for Marib in Yemen

Conflict Weekly

April 2021 | IPRI # 164
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Israel-Syria missile strikes, Clashes in Somalia and Afghan meetings in Pakistan

Conflict Weekly

April 2021 | IPRI # 163
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

George Floyd murder trial, Fukushima water release controversy, anti-France protests in Pakistan, Report on the Rwandan genocide and another Loya Jirga in Afghanistan

Conflict Weekly

April 2021 | IPRI # 162
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Riots in Northern Ireland, Sabotage on an Iranian nuclear facility, and a massacre in Ethiopia

Conflict Weekly

April 2021 | IPRI # 161
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Global gender gap report, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam talks failure, Maoist attack in India, Border tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and the Security forces take control of Palma in Mozambique

Conflict Weekly

March 2021 | IPRI # 160
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Bloody Week in Myanmar, a Suicide attack in Indonesia and an Insurgency in Mozambique

Conflict Weekly

March 2021 | IPRI # 159
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Sanctions on China, Saudi Arabia ceasefire in Yemen, the UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka, and a massacre in Niger

Conflict Weekly #62

March 2021 | IPRI # 158
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Gender Protests in Australia, Expanding Violence in Myanmar and Anti-protests bill in the UK

Conflict Weekly # 61

March 2021 | IPRI # 157
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Womenâ€™s Day, Swiss Referendum, Myanmar Violence, George Floyd Trial and Lebanon Protests

Conflict Weekly #60

March 2021 | IPRI # 156
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

From Myanmar and Hong Kong in Asia to Nigeria in Africa: Seven conflicts this week

Conflict Weekly # 59

February 2021 | IPRI # 155
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Continuing Protests in Myanmar, â€˜Comfort Womenâ€™ issue in South Korea and Abductions in Nigeria

Ethiopia

February 2021 | IPRI # 154
IPRI Comments

Apoorva Sudhakar

Five fallouts of the military offensive in Tigray

Afghanistan

February 2021 | IPRI # 153
IPRI Comments

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

The recent surge in targeted killing vs the troops withdrawal

Abortions, Legislations and Gender Protests

February 2021 | IPRI # 152
IPRI Comments

Avishka Ashok

In Argentina, an extraordinarily progressive law on abortion brings the Conservatives to protest

Abortions, Legislations and Gender Protests

February 2021 | IPRI # 151
IPRI Comments

Harini Madhusudan

In Poland, the protests against the abortion law feed into anti-government sentiments

Abortions, Legislations and Gender Protests

February 2021 | IPRI # 150
IPRI Comments

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

In Honduras, a move towards a permanent ban on abortion laws

Abortions, Legislations and Gender Protests

February 2021 | IPRI # 149
IPRI Comments

Sukanya Bali

In Thailand, the new abortion law poses more questions

Myanmar

February 2021 | IPRI # 148
IPRI Comments

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Civilian protests vs military: Three factors will decide the outcome in Myanmar

Conflict Weekly # 58

February 2021 | IPRI # 147
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Anti-Separatism bill in France, Protests in Nepal against a gender-specific law, Surge in targetted killings in Afghanistan, and Instability continues in Ethiopia

Conflict Weekly #57

February 2021 | IPRI # 146
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Anti-Coup protests in Myanmar, a new US strategy on Yemen, and the US-Iran differences on nuclear roadmap

India and Sri Lanka

February 2021 | IPRI # 145
IPRI Comments

N Manoharan and Drorima Chatterjee

Five ways India can detangle the fishermen issue with Sri Lanka

Conflict Weekly #56

February 2021 | IPRI # 144
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Coup in Myanmar and Protests in Russia

Conflict Weekly #55

January 2021 | IPRI # 143
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Farmers' protests in India, Vaccine Wars, another India-China border standoff, and Navalny's imprisonment

Conflict Weekly # 54

January 2021 | IPRI # 142
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

New President in the US, new Chinese Village in Arunachal Pradesh, new Israeli settlement in West Bank, and another massacre in Sudan

Conflict Weekly # 53

January 2021 | IPRI # 141
IPRI Comments

IPRI Team

Trump impeached by the US House, Hazara miners buried in Pakistan, Farm laws stayed in India, and the Crisis escalation in CAR

Conflict Weekly # 52