In recent years the phrase “Global South” has become an increasingly common fixture of international policy debates. For example, India’s 2023 “Voice of the Global South” virtual summits convened over 100 nations from Asia, Africa, Latin America and beyond to discuss common challenges like food security and climate change. These gatherings underscore how leaders from
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China’s transformation from a largely agricultural economy to the world’s second-largest economy represents one of the most remarkable success stories in modern economic history. Since opening up to foreign trade and implementing free-market reforms in 1979, China has maintained an average annual GDP growth rate of 9.5% through 2018, described by the World Bank as
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China’s military expansion represents one of the most significant developments in contemporary international security, fundamentally transforming Beijing from a regionally focused power to a global military presence. Over the past decade, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has achieved unprecedented power-projection capabilities through established military bases, dual-use facilities, and strategic partnerships that extend across multiple continents.
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War of 1812 (1812–1815): Americans vs. British Empire The young U.S. declared war on Britain over maritime rights and frontier tensions. British forces (supplemented by Canadian militia and Native American allies) invaded U.S. territory. American strategic mistakes – such as underestimating the British naval blockade and failing to defend Washington D.C. – led to
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The United States a founding UN member and permanent Security Council (UNSC) vetopower – has repeatedly clashed with UN decisions or mandates. Over decades it has takenunilateral actions contrary to Security Council or General Assembly resolutions, drawinginternational criticism. This article examines ten well‑documented cases: militaryinterventions without UN authority, unilateral sanctions flouting international consensus, USvetoes of
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PART – 4: BALOCHISTAN INDEPENDENCE AND INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT United Nations 37. While Balochistan meets all the criteria for nationhood at the UN, international support for recognition of its independence has been subdued. On 16 May 2025, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Aziz Haq said, “Well, we just refer you back to the UN Charter, including the
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PART 3 : RECENT DEVELOPMENTS DRIVING BALOCH INDEPENDENCE 19. Having understood the contextual background, genesis and composition of the Baloch Independence Movement, we are now in a position to determine the reasons for its recent acceleration and the urgency which now propels it towards attainment of its stated goal of independence. It is the aggregate
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Ancient India lay at the crossroads of Asia’s great overland and maritime trade routes. From the high mountain passes of the Karakoram to the bustling ports of the Bay of Bengal, goods, ideas and faiths flowed into and out of the subcontinent for more than a millennium. UNESCO’s Silk Roads Programme identifies four principal corridors
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PART – 2 : GENESIS OF THE BALOCHISTAN INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT 10. From the Baloch perspective, as explained by Dr Tara Chand, President of the Baloch American Congress, the genesis of the problem lay in the fact that “—- Pakistan, an artificial state created by the British Empire after the partition of India in 1947, occupied
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