Eerishika Pankaj

Dec 16, 2024 | thediplomat.com | Eerishika Pankaj

The rise of minilaterals – smaller, issue-specific coalitions that aim for pragmatic problem-solving – has been a defining characteristic of international politics in a multipolar 21st century. Arguably, minilaterals have risen in response to the growing inability of multilateral institutions to address complex governance issues, especially at regional levels.

Jul 12, 2024 | southasianvoices.org | Jagannath Panda |Eerishika Pankaj |Ashu Maan |OORJA TAPAN

In June 2024, former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi minced no words in criticizing the Chinese government and President Xi Jinping for the persecution of Tibetans, including attempts to erase their culture. Pelosi was part of a U.S. delegation that met with the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, India, where he has been living in exile since he was forced to flee Tibet in 1959 after an uprising against China’s repressive rule was brutally suppressed.

Jul 5, 2024 | thediplomat.com | Jagannath Panda |Ryohei Kasai |Eerishika Pankaj

In June 2024, former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi minced no words in criticizing the Chinese government and President Xi Jinping for the persecution of Tibetans, including attempts to erase their culture. Pelosi was part of a U.S. delegation that met with the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, India, where he has been living in exile since he was forced to flee Tibet in 1959 after an uprising against China’s repressive rule was brutally suppressed.

Jun 2, 2023 | isdp.eu | Jagannath Panda |Eerishika Pankaj

The shift toward showcasing South Korea as a proactive stakeholder in the global arena—beyond its foreign policy limitations that have thus far centered on Northeast Asian security—has unlocked the potential for wider regional engagement and the growth of ‘like-minded’ pivotal states with global ambitions such as Australia, India, France, Germany, and Japan.

May 9, 2023 | thediplomat.com | Eerishika Pankaj

China Power | Politics | East Asia Why does the Chinese Communist Party leader make a point of celebrating China’s most famous protest movement? The May Fourth Movement – named for the protests of May 4, 1919, although the movement itself spanned a longer time frame – was one of the most monumental intellectual revolutions and socio-political reform movements in China’s history.