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Violence & Election Interference Ahead of Pakistan’s 2024 Election

By Josh Bowes, Research Associate SAFN With Pakistan’s parliamentary election coming up, the tension-riddled country is due for a tumultuous period.  Election interference and the potential for violent outbreaks will leave a chaotic mark on Pakistan’s start to 2024. “The country’s all-powerful military will inevitably play a pivotal role in the decision of a new Prime Minister..“ Ahead…

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Balochistan Security Profile An assessment of the security processes in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province – Joint Publication LondonPolitica/SAFN

SAFN Research Assistant Josh Bowes and researchers at London Politica published the Balochistan Security Profile, analysing an uptick in #militant and #separatist violence in #Pakistan’s largest province. A rising trend of violence threatens regional security as well as #Chinese investment under the banner of #CPEC. Download the report from here.

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Bangladesh Elections 2024: An Overview

By Md Salman Rahman Introduction On January 7th, 2024, Bangladesh conducted its 12th parliamentary election amidst intense political tensions gripping the nation. Awami League’s victory for the fourth consecutive term has managed to clinch the victory. The period leading up to the polls was characterised by clashes between opposing factions. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami,…

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Asanga Abeyagoonasekera Appointed as a Senior Research Fellow to CPG in Thailand

November 22nd 2023, Washington DC. Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, the Executive Director at the South Asia Foresight Network (SAFN) under the Millennium Project in Washington DC, was appointed on the 17th of November, 2023, as a Senior Research Fellow(Honourary) by the German Southeast Asian Center for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG) at Thammasat University – Faculty of Law…

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SAFN at Chanakya Defence Dialogue in India

(Pic: SAFN Executive Director Asanga Abeyagoonasekera presents at Chanakya Defence Dialogue) SAFN Executive Director Asanga Abeyagoonasekera was initiated by the Indian Army and Centre for Land Warfare Studies(CLAWS) for the Chanakya Defence Dialogue in New Delhi, India. Mr.Abeyagoonasekera presented a paper on “Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy: Navigating India and China” at the inaugural session. New…

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Building a Shared Future from BRI : Revisiting the Asian Regional Order

At the 3rd Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, SAFN Executive Director Asanga Abeyagoonasekera presented a research paper on ‘Building a Shared Future from BRI: Revisiting the Asian Regional Order with Sustainability & Synergy’. Mr Abeyagoonasekera said “Spirit of Bandung could be revisited with ‘Shared Future’ and ‘Vasudhaiva kutumbakam’ concepts to draw an Asian regional…

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