There are moments in the long march of international affairs when a summit, otherwise destined for the archives of routine diplomacy, acquires the resonance of a turning point. The BRICS Summit convened
In Cairo, representatives from Hamas held indirect negotiations with Israel for a ceasefire. The sticking point for several of the rounds was the order of events. Israel wanted the hostages to be released before
More
On April 28, 2024, two cadres of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KCNF) were killed during a raid by Army personnel in the remote Baklai Para area in the Ruma Upazila (Sub-District) of the Bandarban
More
A signed article by Chinese President Xi Jinping titled “Carrying Forward the Spirit that Guided the Establishment of China-France Diplomatic Relations, Working Together for Global Peace and Development” was published Sunday in
More
Managing our emotions is said to be one way of improving the quality of our life. How much we really know about ourselves, according to psychologists, is a measure of our personal
More
A 60-year-old son was at the bedside of his elderly father and saw him breathing his last. The son was thoroughly anguished and shouted at the top of his voice, “Dad, be
More
Brown University’s cost of the Afghan war project just concluded that America’s longest war cost an estimated $US 2.2 trillion dollars – that’s ‘trillion dollars.” If we add in George W. Bush’s
More
On April 3, 2024, Disney CEO Bob Iger officially fended off the attempt by institutional investor Nelson Peltz and his hedge fund Trian Partners to secure two board seats. During the affair, Disney faced pressure from
More
We see that there really isn’t a day when illegal immigrants to Britain are not dying in the English Channel, having been coerced, most often forcibly, into small rubber boats by criminal
More
Alongside the slogan ‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,’ chants calling for ‘intifada’ have become among the most controversial aspects of the protests being held in support of
More
When I was in graduate school, a small group of my peers and I spent considerable time examining the circumstances under which it would be possible for one nuclear power to launch
More
China has been generally missing from election manifestoes and campaigning so far. Former Army Chief Gen Naravane at a literary festival in Ajmer recently called China India’s primary threat adding confrontation along
More
“Good Night Malaysian Three Seven Zero” final voice transmission from the cockpit of Flight 370. Ten years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on March 8, 2014, operated with a
More
The proliferation and dissemination of false information, commonly referred to as fake news, has emerged as a formidable challenge to democratic societies worldwide, and India is not immune to its impacts. This
More
As India is now passing through a parliamentary election with more than 950 million citizens having the right to exercise their franchise, what is unique about this election is the widely believed
More
There is a lot to contend with when you are climbing the political career ladder these days. No longer is it a case of head down, work hard, deliver on your promises
More