A couple of weeks ago, I left my car in the hands of an Arab mechanic. He repaired what the garage described as potentially life-threatening faults in the braking system. It never
Bellingcat’s investigation of two US charities, Sewa International USA and Ekal Foundation, finds “no evidence” of wrongdoing, yet it is built to leave the opposite impression by invoking the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
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Yemen’s civil war reignited in early October, as Saudi Arabia brought in Turkish and Pakistani military support to fight the Houthi rebels, who have governed much of northern Yemen as a de
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Five years after the Taliban’s return to power, emerging resistance groups are reporting attacks across Afghanistan, including in the south. Political exclusion, abuses against former security personnel and fragmented opposition sustain the
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The Taliban’s suspension of BBC World Service FM broadcasts highlights mounting pressure on independent journalism in Afghanistan. Against a documented record of arrests, intimidation and censorship targeting media workers, the move threatens
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China and North Korea will officially open the New Yalu River Bridge on Thursday, ending a 12-year delay that left the major cross-border infrastructure project unused despite its completion in 2014. The
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With talks stalled since 2021 and NSCN (IM) leader Thuingaleng Muivah warning against surrender, India faces a narrowing window to rescue the Naga peace process. The failure to build trust, disclose the
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India’s diplomatic efforts during the Russia-Ukraine war appear impressive from a distance but have yielded limited tangible results. While India aspires to be recognized as a rising power and credible peacemaker, its
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Israel’s E1 settlement project is facing opposition from governments with markedly different forms of diplomatic and economic influence. Pakistan and seven Arab and Muslim partners have rejected the plan, while twelve Western
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The latest campaign on Balochistan in Geneva shows how easily a complicated conflict can be reduced to a few emotionally powerful words. Occupation, repression and freedom carry immediate political weight. The Baloch
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When Politics Fills the Cells. Since 5 August 2024, Bangladesh has been mired in a profound democratic crisis, characterised by mass arrests, overflowing prisons, and mounting concerns over civil liberties, the administration
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The article challenges the growing reliance on disruptive street protests as a means of forcing political change, arguing that public grievances should be addressed through lawful debate, constitutional procedures and elections rather
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Infrastructure that carries a nation’s data, finance and emergency communications is strategic infrastructure. We would not hand over a port, a power grid or a strategic petroleum reserve on the strength of
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Jeffrey Isaac Jarquin was deported from the U.S. by ICE and upon arrival in Managua was sent to prison by Nicaraguan authorities. Corporate media has decried the detention of a “torture victim”
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by Luxman Aravind Rajapaksas are in trouble. As our columnist Durga Velayudham noted in yesterday’s column, a confrontation is unfolding between politically motivated Buddhist monk groups and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP),
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Brazil’s position is decisive. As Latin America’s largest economy, a founding BRICS member, and a leading participant in Mercosur, it possesses industrial, scientific, and political capacities that could strengthen independent development across
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