M.K. Narayanan is a former Director, Intelligence Bureau, a former National Security Adviser, and a former Governor of West Bengal of the Government of India
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BRICS is seeking to reshape the international balance of power through new development finance, alternative payment systems and greater use of national currencies. Yet its ambitions face formidable obstacles, from Western financial influence and internal disagreements to uncertainty over Brazil’s
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Across the world, there is broad agreement, including in the area of politics and diplomacy, that a strong leader can be useful. The term, no doubt, carries more than one interpretation, but
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