New Delhi, India

Human Capital for India’s High Growth Demographic Dividend

India, the world's most populous country, has a demographic dividend of 68% working-age individuals aged 15 to 64. This demographic structure can generate high economic growth if India can create productive employment opportunities for its large working-age population. However, data...
Malaysia

Malaysian Special Branch: Challenges and Opportunities

In 2019, the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) found that Amri Che Mat and Pastor Raymond Koh were victims of enforced disappearance by members of the Special Branch. Both abductions were conducted by a professional force, indicating extra-judicial action above...
Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s Demographic Time Bomb: The Threat to Stability and What Can Be Done

Kazakhstan's population is set to surpass 20 million for the first time, with over 70% of its residents being ethnic Kazakhs. This growth is accompanied by developments that threaten the country's stability and could be exploited by outside powers. Some...
children

How Japan’s Family Law Reform Prioritizes Child Welfare

Japan's Ministry of Justice has published an outline recommending several changes to its civil codes, focusing on issues related to children's interests after divorce. The Family Law Subcommittee, formed in March 2021, has debated issues such as parental authority, adoption,...
Palestinians with dual citizenship walk at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the hope of getting permission to leave Gaza,

Gaza Crossing Opens for Foreign Passport Holders and Wounded Amidst Israeli Strikes

Gaza Strip After three weeks of siege, the first Palestinians, dozens of dual passport holders and seriously injured, were allowed to leave Gaza, where Israeli airstrikes pounded a refugee camp for the second day. Despite the bombings driving tens of...
Israel Defense Forces (IDF), take position during ground operations at a location given as Gaza

Israeli Offensive Intensifies, First Evacuees Flee Gaza for Safety

A group of injured evacuees from Gaza crossed into Egypt under a Qatari-mediated deal, as Israeli forces battle Hamas militants in the Palestinian enclave. The evacuees were transported via ambulances through the Rafah border crossing, with a deal allowing foreigners...
Dhaka-Chittagong Highway

Bangladesh: Opposition Leaders Conceal Themselves After Violent Weekend Protests in Bangladesh

Bangladesh experienced mass demonstrations and strikes, resulting in at least seven deaths and hundreds of opposition activists in jail. This is a sign of increased political violence ahead of upcoming polls. Senior leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have...
UNRWA-Gaza

Gaza’s Desperate Plea: Thousands Seek Safety in UN Warehouses Amidst Weeks-Long Siege

Relief agencies have warned that civil order is beginning to break down in Gaza after thousands of desperate people stormed UN-operated warehouses and aid distribution centers, taking wheat flour, hygiene supplies, and other basic survival goods. The incidents follow a...
Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Opposition Demonstrations Turn Violent and Fatal

Bangladesh police reported one officer and a protester killed and dozens injured during rallies by opposition political parties in the country. The Awami League and the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party held planned rallies, while BNP ally Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami defied a...
Indonesian President Joko Widodo

Can Jokowi Swing the Vote in Indonesia’s Presidential Election?

Prabowo Subianto has chosen Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the current mayor of Solo and the son of President Jokowi, as his running mate for the 2024 presidential race. The Constitutional Court relaxed the age limit for vice presidential candidates, and Kaesang...
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