Since the beginning of the new era, China’s policy of fostering amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in neighborhood diplomacy has significantly advanced its relations with neighboring countries. China has reached a
Mon dieu! La France has run out of politicians. The Republic of this great democracy has hundreds of professional politicians. In fact, 577 in its National Assembly. Yet it can’t seem to
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There is an unending debate all over the world about which is the best form of governance. Arguments abound in favor of communism, dictatorship, military rule, feudalism, and democracy. Yet, among thought
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The Galápagos Islands harbor some of the most unique ecosystems on the planet. Their isolated location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean has allowed species to evolve independently from their relatives
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The latest US-Indian fracas over Russian oil has been rather odd with Trump attributing to PM Modi explicitly that India has terminated its imports of Russian oil. Why would Trump bluff? One possibility that
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The surrender of Mallojula Venugopal aka Abhay aka Bhupati aka Master aka Sonu (69), a ‘Politburo’, ‘Central Committee (CC)’, and ‘Central Military Commission (CMC)’ member who served as official ‘spokesperson’ of the
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The mood in the Caribbean grows increasingly tense, as the United States intensifies its military threats. Beneath the deceptive shroud of the “war on drugs,” the United States is actively executing a
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Slowly, a full picture of the devastation of Gaza by Israel is becoming clear. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) released a report around the time of the ceasefire that began to lay
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Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Harini Amarasuriya, has made her first official visit to New Delhi. She previously remarked that Sri Lanka lacks a coherent foreign policy: “We do not seem to have a
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It was a seemingly ordinary Monday morning on 16th October 2006, but the calm of that day would soon be shattered in a way none of us could have imagined. As the
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After its partial victory against Pakistan in Operation Sindoor 1.0, India’s political and military leadership has been emboldened to the brink of bravado — a stance that is both risky and dangerous.
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