By Dr. Satoru Nagao and Dr. A Adityanjee Image courtesy: Fortune Introduction: Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae of Japan won decisively the mid-term elections for Lower House of Japanese parliament on February 8th, 2026. She had taken a political gamble in calling for midterm elections prematurely after being sworn in as the PM on October 21 st , 2025. It is the first time in history that Japan has had an elected female Prime Minister. There is a high possibility that she will reform Japan's...

By Harsh Sinha   Image courtesy: UN News Recent developments, including the foiled ricin terror plot in India, highlight an uncomfortable truth: biological threats are no longer abstract risks discussed only in arms-control circles. They are real, evolving, and increasingly shaped by technological diffusion and non-traditional security dynamics [1]. While the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) established a foundational global norm against biological weaponisation, advances in synthetic...

By Balaji Chandramohan Image courtesy: X/ @PiyushGoyal India has steadily expanded its global trade partnerships to strengthen economic growth, create jobs, and enhance its global standing which has got highlighted with the recent signing of the Free Trade agreement with New Zealand. 1 After signing six Free Trade Agreements in the last five years, India and New Zealand have just concluded negotiations for a forward-looking FTA,  marking a historic milestone in bilateral economic relations....

CAS launched its Issue Brief initiative. An issue brief is a summary of the knowledge surrounding an issue or a problem. It summarizes...