NGO Statement: Improving Interactions between Civil Society and the OPCW

NGO Statement: Improving Interactions between Civil Society and the OPCW

Animesh Roul, Aayushi Sharma & ICANKurdistan | November 28, 2024

Mr. Chairman, Director-General, Distinguished Delegates, Civil Society Colleagues:

NGO Statement: The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Chemical Weapons Regulation

NGO Statement: The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Chemical Weapons Regulation

Animesh Roul & Emad Kiyaei | November 28, 2024

Mr. Chairman, Director-General, Distinguished Delegates, Civil Society Colleagues:

Targeted Elimination of Hassan Nasrallah: Strategic Deployment of Technology in Modern Day Counterterrorism

Targeted Elimination of Hassan Nasrallah: Strategic Deployment of Technology in Modern Day Counterterrorism

Ajey Lele | October 1, 2024

Israel faced a major setback on October 7, 2023, when Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups launched a successful attack. After this successful terror attack, many questions were raised concerning Israeli technological superiority and robust defence mechanisms in place. Despite Israel's technological superiority, Hamas managed to bypass these defences.

End the Violence, Unveil the Truth: The Quest for Justice in the World Uyghur Congress Controversy

End the Violence, Unveil the Truth: The Quest for Justice in the World Uyghur Congress Controversy

SELENA GREEN & MAHESH RANJAN DEBATA | September 21, 2024

Four months ago, on May 10, 2024, the global Uyghur movement received a massive shock by serious allegations of sexual harassment involving two of its prominent leaders: Dolkun Isa, Executive President of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) headquartered in Munich, Germany, and Nury Turkel, Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom and Board Member of the Uygh

Reemergence of Terror Networks in Jammu and Kashmir: Evaluating the State's Response Mechanisms

Reemergence of Terror Networks in Jammu and Kashmir: Evaluating the State's Response Mechanisms

R. BHANU KRISHNA KIRAN | September 11, 2024

Following major crackdown on terrorists in the Kashmir Valley and the redeployment of troops from the southern Pir Panjal range to Ladakh due to the ongoing border standoff with China, terrorists have shifted their base from Kashmir to the Jammu region.

Riding the Technological Wave: India's Digital Diplomacy and Global Engagements

Riding the Technological Wave: India's Digital Diplomacy and Global Engagements

SONAKSHI GARG | August 27, 2024

In the 1850s, upon receiving the first telegraph messages, the flummoxed British Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, Lord Palmerston, famously exclaimed, "My God, this is the end of diplomacy!" His reaction reflected the skepticism and surprise that often accompany shifts in public diplomacy.

The Beijing Declaration: Path to Genuine Palestinian Unity or an Illusion of Consensus?

The Beijing Declaration: Path to Genuine Palestinian Unity or an Illusion of Consensus?

HARSH KUMAR UPADHAYAY | August 23, 2024

Since the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas on Israel, West Asia has become the epicentre of geopolitical strife. Each day brings new sensational developments that quickly overshadow previous events. However, amidst the ongoing war in Gaza, a notable development has garnered the attention of geopolitical analysts, security experts, and Middle East observers.

The World Uyghur Congress at 20: Navigating Leadership for Global Advocacy

The World Uyghur Congress at 20: Navigating Leadership for Global Advocacy

Mahesh Ranjan Debata | August 16, 2024

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC), a global umbrella organisation of the Uyghur people headquartered in Munich (Germany), completed two decades of its creation in April 2024.

Sweltering Struggles: Navigating India's Heatwave Health Risks

Sweltering Struggles: Navigating India's Heatwave Health Risks

SONAKSHI GARG | July 23, 2024

Every summer, news of people dying due to the scorching rays of the unforgiving sun circulates in popular media. Though the size of the published articles keeps decreasing in width and breadth as the season goes by, do not mistake its miniature manifestations as a sign of reduced importance.