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Places in News: Conflict Features & Geographic Mapping ​

This section tracks the high-fidelity geographic and political profiles of regions currently shaping global dynamics.

1. Conflict Features (Exhaustive Mapping) ​

Conflict Features (Exhaustive Mapping) ​

Conflict Features (Exhaustive Mapping)
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  • Status: Country in North Africa facing internal military conflict (SAF vs RSF).
  • Boundaries: Egypt (North), Libya (NW), Chad (West), Central African Republic (SW), South Sudan (South), Ethiopia (SE), and Eritrea (East).
  • Water Bodies: Coastline along the Red Sea.
  • River Systems: The Blue Nile and White Nile converge at the capital, Khartoum, to form the Nile River.
  • Regions: Darfur (divided into 5 states) in the West; Port Sudan as the primary maritime hub.
  • Mountains: Marrah Mountains (Darfur).
  • Status: Second-largest country in Europe (largest completely within Europe).
  • Boundaries: Russia (East/NE), Belarus (North), Poland, Slovakia, Hungary (West), Romania, Moldova (SW).
  • Maritime: Coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov (separated by the Crimean Peninsula).
  • River Systems: Dnipro River (longest).
  • Strategic Locations: Snake Island (Zmiinyi Island) in the Black Sea; Donbas (East); Crimea (South - occupied).
  • Status: A 180-km wide strait separating the island of Taiwan from continental Asia (China).
  • Geography: Connects the East China Sea to the South China Sea.
  • Features:
  • Pescadores Islands (Penghu): Located in the strait.
  • Strategic Outposts: Kinmen and Matsu islands (controlled by Taiwan, close to the Chinese coast).
  • Significance: One of the world’s busiest shipping lanes; centerpiece of US-China tensions.
  • Red Sea & Gulf of Aden Crisis (2025–2026):
  • Threats: Houthi drone and anti-ship missile strikes against international shipping.
  • Operation Sankalp: Expanded from the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Aden and Central/North Arabian Sea. Indian Navy deployed guided-missile destroyers (INS Kolkata, INS Visakhapatnam), frigates, P-8I Neptune patrol planes, and MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones to create safe merchant shipping corridors and conduct anti-piracy operations.
  • Geography: Connectors: Gulf of Suez & Gulf of Aqaba (North); Bab el-Mandeb strait (South - connects to Gulf of Aden).
  • Chagos Archipelago Sovereignty:
  • Treaty (2025): The UK officially transferred sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, conforming to UN General Assembly and ICJ advisory opinions.
  • Diego Garcia Lease: Under the treaty, the joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia is secured via a 99-year lease to preserve operational capability.

2. Infrastructure & Pipelines in News ​

Infrastructure & Pipelines in News ​

Infrastructure & Pipelines in News
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  • Druzhba (Friendship) Pipeline:
  • Scale: One of the world's largest crude oil networks.
  • Route: Starts in Russia, transits through Belarus and Ukraine to reach Slovakia and Hungary.
  • Power of Siberia 2 (PoS 2):
  • Legacy: Formerly known as the Altai pipeline.
  • Route: Transits gas from West Siberia to northern China via eastern Mongolia.
  • Goal: Diversify Russian gas exports away from Europe.
  • Great Green Wall Initiative:
  • Launch: 2007 by the African Union.
  • Goal: Restore 100M hectares of land, sequester 250M tons of carbon, and create 10M jobs by 2030.
  • Focus: Sahel Region (edge of Sahara) to combat desertification.
  • Awaza Programme of Action (APoA) 2024-2034:
  • Genesis: Adopted at the LLDC3 Conference in Turkmenistan.
  • Focus: Infrastructure Investment Finance Facility and Agricultural Research Hubs for Landlocked Developing Countries.

3. Global Indices (2025 Updates) ​

Global Indices (2025 Updates) ​

Global Indices (2025 Updates)
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  • Global Peace Index (2025): Rank 1: Iceland | India: 115th | Source: IEP (Institute for Economics & Peace)
  • Henley Passport Index (2025): Rank 1: Singapore | India: 77th (Last: 85th) | Source: IATA Data
  • Corruption Perceptions Index (2025 - released Feb 2026): Rank 1: Denmark | India: 91st (Last: 96th) | Source: Transparency International
  • World Press Freedom Index (2025): Rank 1: Norway | India: 151st | Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
  • Global Hunger Index (2025): Rank 1: Belarus | India: 102nd (Score: 25.8 - Serious category) | Source: Concern Worldwide & Welthungerhilfe
  • > [!NOTE]
  • > Global Peace Index Fact: Russia (163rd) is ranked as the least peaceful country in the 2025 edition.

Conclusion ​

Conclusion ​

Conclusion
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  • These places and indices reflect the shifting centers of strategic friction and economic connectivity in the 2025 IR landscape.

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