Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)

What is the current situation of the Saudi-Houthi conflict? As of the second half of September 2026, the Saudi-Houthi conflict has intensified significantly, with cross-border missile/drone strikes and ground fighting in Yemen. What do we know so far from different reports? Courtesy: Al Jazeera Network Yemen’s Houthis claimed they launched […]

What do we know about the latest on the Saudi-Houthi Conflict in the Middle East? The Saudi-Houthi conflict has sharply escalated in recent weeks, ending years of relative calm under the 2022 UN-brokered truce and tying into the broader US-Iran war. Here are some key recent developments in the escalation. […]

What NSBRRI M&E Team assess? More than two months ago, the NSBRRI Monitoring and Evaluation Team assessed that the separatist elements are targeting N-40 by design to disrupt communication between Iran and Pakistan. On 2nd July 2026, the following assessment was made by our team. “This concentration of terror activities […]

The recent tragedy along the Nepal-China border was a natural disaster that also served as a stark reminder to the global community of the growing risks posed by climate change. While the world is well aware of China’s substantial contributions to addressing these challenges—particularly its leadership in renewable energy deployment […]

Despite sustained Western efforts to drive a wedge between India and China—by casting New Delhi as Beijing’s primary regional rival and urging it to assume a leading confrontational role—China’s diplomatic team has successfully countered these pressures through patient, consistent engagement on the boundary question. By prioritising structured dialogue, confidence-building measures, […]

What is in the report? The Monitoring Team’s comprehensive six-monthly report (covering roughly mid-December 2025 to 9 June 2026) to the UN Security Council’s 1267/1989/2253 Committee on ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated entities. Overall threat levels remained broadly stable in the short term but intensified in the Sahel and South […]

What is the deal? On 7 August 2026, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in the Saudi city of Mecca. The pact states that an armed attack on any one of the three shall be treated as an attack on all. It emerges amid the […]

Swat is a picturesque valley located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Long celebrated as one of the country’s premier tourist destinations, it possesses a natural beauty that has drawn visitors from around the world. Its verdant landscapes, snow-capped peaks, rivers, and historical sites once made it a favoured […]

The conflicts in the Middle East and Afghanistan have long drawn Bangladeshi citizens. Radicalised youth continue to travel to these theatres to join various militant groups. Bangladesh has a documented history of nationals fighting in Syria and Afghanistan; these experiences are now feeding back into domestic radicalisation and militant activity. […]

On 2 August 2026, a suicide bomber detonated himself near a police station in the Swat region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The attack claimed more than a dozen lives, the majority of them police personnel. Swat had been a major hub of terrorism in 2008. Following a military operation […]