The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government has announced the cancellation of a series of projects initiated by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which governed Tamil Nadu from 2021 to 2026. Among them
The first serious backchannel talks, or Track-II dialogues, between two countries began in 1987, when India was engaged in Operation Brasstacks, a massive war exercise by the Indian armed forces at the
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In an unprecedented situation, ceasefire prospects have been further complicated, and the risks and regional anxiety of a complete collapse of the ceasefire or of the deal on the table have heightened.
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Guns have fallen silent along the Af-Pak border after deadly clashes between the Taliban and Pakistan, with only limited skirmishes continuing. The ceasefire maintaining this fragile calm along the border remains precarious,
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After the elections in Myanmar, the Generals returned to power through electoral means, consolidating their legitimacy. India’s approach towards Myanmar has a complex political history, but given today’s strategic realities, India requires
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After months of mediation drama and so-called shuttle diplomacy by Field Marshal Asim Munir, there was a desperate attempt to secure strategic depth in the Middle East and rebuild ties with the
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The recent, surprising strikes on Iran’s key missile sites and strategic installations, amid intense negotiations over a deal, perhaps caught Iran off guard, as the US had been engaging in rhetoric and
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The ongoing US-Iran war holds crucial lessons for India to sharpen its war-fighting capabilities, both in the short and long term. A few years ago, the Russia-Ukraine war gave the first glimpse
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After two years, US President Trump faced another assassination attempt during the Annual Correspondents’ Dinner organised at the Hilton Hotel yesterday. The last serious one occurred during his campaign days in June
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The ambitious and promising-looking talks between the US and Iran, especially those in Pakistan, were billed as the “Islamabad talks” or an “accord” that had not even lasted for twenty-four hours, leading
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After nearly 40 days of intense conflict in the Middle East, the guns have at least been silent for two weeks, but this silence hangs by a single thread that can snap
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