Synergia Foundation

Category: Geopolitics

  • The Future of Security : Afghanistan

    The Future of Security : Afghanistan

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    On 18 Aug 2019, a suicide bombing claimed the lives of 63 people at a wedding party in Kabul and left 180 injured. Would this breach in security affect the status quo of the current peace negotiations in Afghanistan?

  • China’s options for Aksai Chin

    China’s options for Aksai Chin

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    At the UNSC closed consultations on 16th Aug, China claimed that the unilateral action by India in J&K had challenged China’s sovereign interests and violated bilateral agreements, with particular reference to Aksai Chin. 

  • The Guatemalan Immigration Crisis

    The Guatemalan Immigration Crisis

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    The security implications of Guatemala’s immigration crisis may have consequences that extend far beyond its geographical borders. The legacy of Alejandro Giammattei’s presidency will depend largely on how he navigates through this quagmire. 

  • North Korea goes ballistic again

    North Korea goes ballistic again

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    For the fifth time in two weeks, Pyongyang had tested an increasingly sophisticated short-range missile system, which can wipe out South Korean and Japanese cities.

  • Pakistan’s options for Kashmir

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    Following India’s scrapping of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh into two Union territories, Pakistan has severed bilateral trade and downgraded diplomatic relations with India. What are the other options available to Pakistan?

  • India- Sri Lanka in soft conflict

    India- Sri Lanka in soft conflict

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    Fishing is the main lifeline for fishermen in Northern Sri Lanka. Limited stock of fish and total dependence on fishing has put local Tamil communities of Sri Lanka at loggerheads with India.

  • Sahel: Latest Global Terror Hub?

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    The Sahel region has been particularly vulnerable to the shift of global terrorism away from the battlefields in the Middle East to its unstable areas in sub-Saharan Africa. What can be done to nip this in the bud in the hope for a more peaceful and more prosperous future for the people of this increasingly…

  • The Future of Conflict: Ukraine

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    The conflict in Ukraine has engendered the most serious crisis between Russia and the West since the end of the Cold War. It has subverted European security, raised questions about NATO’s future and put an end to one of the most exacting projects of US foreign policy – building a partnership with Russia. Will we…

  • The Future of Conflict: Lebanon

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    After close to nine months of a political stalemate that further worsened the nation’s economic situation, Lebanon characteristically formed a unity government earlier this year. What are the primary challenges that Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his government will face while attempting to stabilise the political, economic and environmental situation? What measures need to be…

  • India and RCEP: The way forward

    India and RCEP: The way forward

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    Months before the conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement by the end of 2019, India finds itself in a predicament trying to negotiate a deal that protects its domestic manufacturers; integrating itself with the regional trade. What are the implications, if the deal concludes without India?